I MEF (Forward) completes Mission Readiness Exercise
First Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) conducted a Mission Readiness Exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., in preparation for their upcoming deployment during early 2014.The MRX is a training event created to develop the responsiveness of the Marines and sailors by putting them through different scenarios they may MORE
                       

BGEN Paul Kennedy delivers remarks on Operation Damayan

BGEN Paul Kennedy, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commander, talks to a Rueters reporter about his mission in the Phillipines with Operation Damayan.
  13th MEU conducts exchange with French Air Force, kicks off Djibouti Sustainment Training
Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) welcomed distinguished visitors from the French Armed Forces aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Oct. 22.  Col. Christopher Taylor, 13th MEU commander, and Capt. Malcolm Potts, commander of Amphibious Squadron 1 and Boxer ARG, MORE          
 

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

                   
    
 
1st MLG senior leadership provides guidance to SNCOs
Sergeant Maj. Richard D. Thresher, Sergeant Major, 1st Marine Logistics Group, briefs staff noncommissioned officers aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 10, 2013. The brief highlighted senior leadership's expectations of SNCOs  MORE
           
 
Miramar motorcycle safety team earns hard-won awards

Out of 132 motorcycle training sites all over California, the one aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., earned five awards – something that the air station’s program instructors had not seen done before.  The California Motorcycle Safety Program awarded MCAS Miramar certificates of merit for exceeding standards in rider coaches,  MORE
 
Field Maintenance Division conducts maintenance at base gates
The Provost Marshall’s Office and Field Maintenance Division will be conducting barrier maintenance at four Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton gates from Nov. 19 to 24. The schedule of the maintenance is MORE

 


DoD/TSA Partner to Provide Military TSA Precheck at 100 Airports
As part of the ongoing effort to move away from a one size fits all security approach and provide more of the traveling public the ability to participate in expedited screening, today the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a partnership to expand TSA Precheck expedited screening benefits MORE

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