Tag Archives: Marines

Mock Helicopter Raid to Eliminate Insurgents

Posted on April 15, 2012 by jtozer

Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins From 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and sailors use CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), to eliminate mock insurgents during a helicopter raid as part of their Certification Exercise. The assault …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged assault force, certification exercise, CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, Defense, fast rope insertion, helicopter raid, helicopters, insuregents, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marines, military, mock insurgents, Semper Fi, service members, training, USMC | Leave a comment

Worth a Thousand Words: 23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

Posted on April 15, 2012 by dmoss

Amputees compete in the 23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death was held on 25 March 2012 in the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range. (DVIDS)

Posted in Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, coalition forces, Defense, deployed, DoD, Marine Corps, Marines, military, Navy, services, soldiers, U.S.. Army, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Worth a Thousand Words: Kandahar Province Patrol

Posted on April 14, 2012 by dmoss

Army Sgt. James Bailey, a Cavalry Scout with the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, enjoys his day patrolling local Villages in Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, through the gunners hatch of a …
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Episode #131: Weekly News Roundup for April 13, 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for April 13: This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Joining Forces campaign, a program focused on military families led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force Cross, April 17, Capt. Barry Crawford, crash, Distinguished Service Cross, F/A-18, First Lady, income tax, IRS, Joining Forces, Marines, Michelle Obama, military families, mishap, Month of the Military Child, Morocco, MV-22 Osprey, podcast, Sgt. Felipe Pereira, tax day, The Colbert Report, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF, USMC, Virginia Beach | Leave a comment

Female Engagement Team Deploys, Says Goodbye to Family & Friends

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jtozer

Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young From Marine Expeditionary Force Female Engagement Team 12-1 members say goodbye to their friends and family at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The FET is trained to engage the people of Afghanistan, primarily the females, and build …
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday | Tagged 12-1, Afghanistan, Afghans, Camp Pendleton, Defense, deploying, education, Female Engagement Team, females, FET, friends and family, Marines, medical aid, military, relationships, saying goodbye, service members, USMC, women | Leave a comment