Tenth Marines battery preparing for Fleet Week
May 19, 2004 — The Marines of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, are gearing up for the 17th Annual New York City Fleet Week, which starts May 26. The Marines from A Battery have been preparing for this deployment for a week, getting gear and uniforms ready to show the people what the Marine Corps is all about. “The Marines will be leaving Thursday, MORE
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Base auto body shop provides a sense of home
May 17, 2004 — Amid the sights and sounds of roaring machine tools, oldies music and blow torches coming from the Auto Body Hobby Shop, a simple sign within the building hangs as a justification for the shop's existence. "We believe there's no such thing as a stranger," reads the sign, "only friends we haven't met." The hobby shop serves not only the auto body MORE
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Working together for a Secure Tomorrow
May 16, 2004 — The Marines shield themselves from the buffeting winds of an Army CH-47 Chinnok’s whirling rotors. Although they are clad in flak jackets and Kevlar helmets, the gusts nevertheless punish them, hurling dirt and debris in their direction. One Marine stands in the shadow of the hovering helicopter. With nimble fingers and an agility refined through MORE
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CJTF-Haiti scores with Haitian community
May 15, 2004 — A friendly but competitive game of hoops between Combined Joint Task Force - Haiti personnel and members of the local community was played here May 16 to bridge the gap between the Multinational Interim Force – Haiti and the Haitian populace. The basketball game, ending in a 54 to 37 victory for the CJTF, was intended to do a lot more than MORE
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CJTF-Haiti clears way to south
May 14, 2004 — Marines, sailors and soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force - Haiti, Marine Air Ground Task Force -8 and Combat Service Support Detachment –20 recently cleared a road leading from Port-Au-Prince to the southern region of the country. The road, located in Grand Goave, was washed out by rainwater, creating an obstacle for both local Haitians and MORE
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Safety officials search for missing Lejeune Marine
May 13, 2004 — Officials searched Northeast Creek Thursday afternoon for a Marine reported missing by his wife earlier that morning, base fire officials say. Private first class Thomas C. Rozensky II, assigned with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Food Service Company, 2nd Force Service Support Group, and on convalescent leave, was reported missing to his MORE
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Arabic language class may save lives
May 12, 2004 — Marines of II Marine Expeditionary Force are learning the Arabic language in a 20-day course at the Work Force Learning Center here, May 10. The course teaches basic history and culture lessons so the students may better understand whom they may talk to in the future. “They learn basic conversational Arabic augmented with military terms and MORE
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Haiti: Senior Enlisted visits troops
May 12, 2004 — The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps took time out of his busy schedule May 11 to speak with Marines deployed here in support of Operation Secure Tomorrow.During his brief visit, Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada made a tour of the city to thank as many of the Marines and sailors from Combined Joint Task Force – Haiti and Marine Air Ground Task Force – 8 MORE
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Sustainment training hones combat skills
May 10, 2004 — On the outskirts of the city, just miles from the border of the Dominican Republic, humvees and seven-ton trucks roll down a dusty, tire-grooved road, dodging goats and mules. They pass rows of makeshift farms, their boundaries distinguishable only by the cactus trees that separate one from the other. Cutting across an arid field, the Marines stop MORE
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Program seminar teaches personal and financial responsibility
May 5, 2004 — The Marine Corps Saves program had an informational seminar May 5, at Marston Pavilion here. The program is for the education of Marines, sailors, Department of Defense employees and their families, in the realm of personal financial management, which is sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, Prevention and Education Branch, Health and MORE
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