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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. --. September 15th, 2023, was an ordinary Friday evening for Cpl. Nicholas Christensen, who was driving back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and chatting with Lance Cpl. Ethan Feaster. Suddenly, a car turned left into oncoming traffic causing a horrific ...
2006 Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year Staff Sgt. Kent Padmore 4TH TANK BATALLION, MARINE CORPS RESERVE Assignment: Anti-tank missileman, 4th Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Reserve, Hialeah, Fla. Personal: Emigrated to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago at age 22 in 1990. Enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1994.
Three Mile Run Times? Just wondering - what would you guess the 'average' 3 mile run PFT score is in the corps?
Criteria: The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Marine Corps personnel who land on foreign territory, engage in operations against armed opposition, or who operate under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. The MCEM was awarded for 'qualifying service' as far back as 1874.
February 18, 2004 Marine dies as tank plunges into water By Gidget Fuentes Times staff writer OCEANSIDE, Calif. – A Marine corporal drowned Feb. 17 when his M1A1 Abrams tank fell from a Navy landing craft and sank into a Guam, a Marine Corps spokesman said. The accident killed Cpl. Adam S. Lipford, 22, of Madisonville, La., said Capt. Bill Pelletier, spokesman for the 13th Marine ...
Marine Hero to Be Decorated for His Bravery First Sgt. Brad Kasal was badly injured but saved several lives in a firefight with insurgents in Iraq. By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer May 1, 2006 CAMP PENDLETON — It has become one of the iconic pictures of the war in Iraq: blood-soaked Marine 1st Sgt. Brad Kasal, grim-faced and still clutching his service pistol, being helped from a firefight ...
Since October 2008 I've worn my Blues 24 times. Twice for the Ball (including 1 sword detail), twice for Memorial Day ceremonies, once for a Sept 11th ceremony, and 19 times for funeral rifle details for Marines that have passed. Yep, I keep count. Sokol, what uniform you wear and how often you wear it will vary from unit to unit.
Marine faces prison time By Brian Spegele, Times Staff Writer Published Monday, July 27, 2009 LARGO — Tyler Depergola was fresh from basic training and wearing his formal Marine blues when he returned to Osceola High School last year. He chatted with underclassmen and teachers, telling of life in the Marine Corps. He seemed excited about the journey ahead.
My ship date got changed 3 times in two weeks...Do I have any control over it? I enlisted last year, on the 11th of November. My original ship date was supposed to be the 14th of September this year, but it recently got changed to the 24th of August.
It’s finding your game,” Lethin said. Shot placement is becoming a higher priority in weapons training. In late March, the Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program instituted a point system on fixed field targets, with plans to count the point system toward a Marine’s annual rifle qualification later this year.