Two fallen California Marines to receive Navy Cross for actions in Afghanistan
Two Marines from 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion will be posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.  The awards will be received by the families of Staff Sgt. Sky R. Mote and Capt. Matthew P. Manoukian respectively during a ceremony at 1st MSOB Headquarters on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m.  MORE

 


  I MEF Forward Returns to Afghanistan
Marines and sailors of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) command element began their deployment to Afghanistan as approximately half of the unit said good-bye to their families and friends Saturday, Jan. 4. The next group is expected to leave Jan. 12.The I MEF (Fwd) command element is comprised of approximately 300 Marines and sailors and  MORE
 
Commandant and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Dakota Meyer, Visit 13th MEU In The Arabian Gulf

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps; Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, the 17th sgt. maj. of the Marine Corps; and distinguished guests visited the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Dec. 27, to thank Marines and Sailors assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), MORE

  Recon Marine awarded Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart
Patrolling between a tree line and a row of buildings, Staff Sgt. Timothy Williams and his squad heard the sharp cracks of rifles and immediately realized they were being ambushed. Outnumbered and under heavy enemy fire, Williams, a section leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, found himself relying on his instincts and training to protect himself and his Marines.  Williams, a native of Hudson, Mich., received the Silver Star Medal and the Purple Heart for his actions that day during an award ceremony held at Camp Las Flores here, Jan. 7.  MORE

  Marines utilize shock-absorbing concrete during live fire training
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, swarmed the Combat Center when they conducted live fire training in an urban facility, here, during their Mission Readiness Exercise Dec. 6.  The facility, titled Range 210, resembled an urban environment and was unique because its buildings’ walls were constructed of shock absorbent concrete.  MORE

 

Memorial Service for Jerry 'The Colonel' Coleman to be held Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the San Diego Padres Petco Park
On behalf of the Coleman family, the San Diego Padres today announced a free, public memorial service for Jerry Coleman will be held on Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Petco Park. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m. Fans may enter through the East Village gate on 10th Ave. or the Park Boulevard gate on Park Blvd.  MORE

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