Corporal Tristen Arnold, amphibious assault vehicle crewman, Echo Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and native of New Cumberland, Pa., kisses his girlfriend, Alison Rombach, before his upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, here, Nov. 12, 2013. Families of the Echo Co. Marines gathered to say goodbye as they left for their six-month deployment. Family day helps the families of Marines get together and support each other while their loved ones are deployed.
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Blue Diamond Marines experience new combat oriented pistol qualification A silhouette target holding a pistol faces toward a Marine, and he only has a split second to determine the threat and engage the target.With the new fast paced course of fire, an individual might consider this re-enacting a combat scenario, but it will shortly become a qualification all Marines must complete to qualify with the pistol.For decades, MORE