Marine Traditions Passed On
Posted in: Boot Camp, FamilyBy Judith Gifford As Marine veterans, my husband and I were thrilled this week to be headed to MCRD, San Diego to see our newest Marines graduate from boot camp. We’d had the pleasure of returning to MCRD, Parris Island two years ago for a base tour and graduation ceremony. It had been nearly 30
Once Upon A Time in the Marine Corps
Posted in: Personal Stories, WWIIBy Clarence Nelson On December 7, 1941 the lives of the young men and women of what has been called the greatest generation of Americans were forever changed. At the time of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, the idea of women in the Marine Corps had not even been considered since WW-I. But, soon after
Ah, Boot Camp!
Posted in: Boot Camp, History, Military, Personal Stories, TrainingWhether you’re a Marine who served in 1918, 1942, 1955, 1968, 1977, 1985, 1999, or 2010, boot camp is a memory no female Marine will ever forget! Think back to that first day when you were herded off the bus in the wee hours of the night. The yelling began almost immediately! You were a
On Iraq’s Front Lines, It’s ‘A Woman Thing’
Posted in: Iraq, VideoDespite ban on women in combat, the front line in Iraq is everywhere Tuesday, June 28, 2005; Posted: 12:00 p.m. ED (CNN) — The Pentagon’s policy banning women in combat is being tested in Iraq, where the lack of a defined front line and insurgents’ guerrilla tactics expose female troops to deadly situations. On
Lessons Learned in Today’s Military
Posted in: Afghanistan, Female Engagement Teams, Personal Stories, Valueshttp://tinyurl.com/2855puu Lt. Col. Diana Staneszewski is a Western woman who communicates with Afghans in their native tongue, bridging the language barrier and gaining the trust of the locals she encounters on patrol. Job/Position Title: Communications Officer/ AFPAK Hand assigned in Regional Command South to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team in support of the 411th Civil Affairs
M-249 SAW Training
Posted in: WMAPhoto by LCpl John M. Raufmann LCpl Celia Davis, 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit Marine Corps integrated maintenance management systems clerk and Lee’s Summit, Mo., native, reassembles a weapon during an M-249 squad automatic weapon class aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sep. 10, 2010. The M-249 SAW class was designed to reeducate the MEU command element Marines
Pepperell Marine teaches martial arts in Guatemala
Posted in: WMABy Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, Correspondent Posted: 09/24/2010 07:32:49 AM EDT PUERTO SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA NAVAL BASE, Guatemala – As sweat drips down their faces, Guatemalan Marines keep their eyes and ears open, ready to learn the next Marine Corps martial-arts technique. For six days, U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise
WWII Marine Betty Ellison
Posted in: WMAFrom KETC’s YOUR STORIES – ST. LOUIS REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II project, veteran Betty Ellison shares her story of enlisting in the Lady Marines to serve in World War II, and how young people back then were different than young people today. http://www.youtube.com/v/_oCNW19fg3E&hl=en&fs=1
For Female Marines, Tea Comes With Bullets | NYTimes.com
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Engagement Teams, USMC, WMACpl. Christina Oliver, center, and other female Marines attached to a male battalion patrolled recently in Helmand Province. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times By ELISABETH BUMILLER Published: October 2, 2010 MARJA, Afghanistan — They expected tea, not firefights. But the three female Marines and their patrol were shot at late on a recent
Marine Excels in training
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Family, Molly Marines, Training, ValuesOctober 5, 2010 By Donna Hales Phoenix Staff Writer The Muskogee Phoenix Tue Oct 05, 2010, 12:02 AM CDT Muskogee native Jessica Pearson is working as a Marine recruiter after receiving numerous awards while in basic training at Parris Island, S.C. Pearson, 19, is the daughter of Stephanie and Sheriff Charles Pearson. Jessica Pearson received
Women recruits with 4th Recruit Training Battalion on Parris Island, South Carolina go through the Rappel Tower training event
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Patrol and explosive dog handler
Posted in: WMAPhoto courtesy of United States Marine Corps Official Flickr Page Cpl. Ashley A. Entrikin, patrol and explosive dog handler, Military Police, I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), bonds with her dog, Hugo, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Entrikin and Hugo have been together for a year and make up the only military working