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Journey through Snow: Part 3

We had to leave Grouse Meadows and head up to Summit, almost 1,000 feet higher in elevation. We filled in the trenches and holes where our tents used to sit, packed up our gear and headed out. The hike to Summit was nothing like the initial hike at the beginning of Basic Mobility. The entire movement was in the snow and the higher we went, the

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Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., talks with Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Pea, hospital corpsman, II Marine Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during the general’s visit to the Combat Center April 11, 2012. Pena is training to deploy as a member of an advisor team that will prepare members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police to keep the peace after the troop draw down. - Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., talks with Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Pea, hospital corpsman, II Marine Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during the general’s visit to the Combat Center April 11, 2012. Pena is training to deploy as a member of an advisor team that will prepare members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police to keep the peace after the troop draw down.

Asst. CMC visits, reviews training

The Advisor Training Group got some personal eyes-on time from very high places when Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., spent his limited time at the Combat Center, reviewing their training tactics April 11, 2012. Dunford, the 32nd ACMC, is making his rounds across the United States to get a first-hand knowledge of

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Preparing for the Homecoming - Spouses use resources available when preparing for the big day

Military marriages are unique. Often times, Marines and their spouses face obstacles that conventional couples may never have to worry about. One of the biggest challenges is distance and long deployments. Having your loved one and partner in raising your children, on the other side of the world in harm’s way, can take a toll on emotions and

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3/7 returns home from Afghanistan

Before dawn broke on the morning of April 1, 2012, Marines and sailors with the advance party, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment returned home to their loved ones during their homecoming celebration. “There is the anticipation that they haven’t seen them in seven months,” said Andrea Tatayon, Family Readiness Officer, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines.

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MCTOG-The school that creates the ‘heartbeat of the unit’

Select officers and staff noncommissioned officers come to the Combat Center’s Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group to learn the ins and outs of operations in an expeditionary environment. The most recent graduates of MCTOG’s Ground Operators Chief Course and the Tactical Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Integration Course are the newest set

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Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marines take a pre-environmental training class at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center April 2, 2012. Field classes familiarize the Marines with their new environment. - Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marines take a pre-environmental training class at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center April 2, 2012. Field classes familiarize the Marines with their new environment.

Journey through Snow (part 2)

Editors note: This is the second of a three-part series written from the perspective of a combat correspondent new to cold weather and high altitude training Our first few days were spent acclimating to the elevation. I had a really bad headache the entire first day. I talked to a hospital corpsman, also known as “doc,” about it. Apparently my

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Journey through Snow: Part 3

Asst. CMC visits, reviews training

Preparing for the Homecoming - Spouses use resources available when preparing for the big day

3/7 returns home from Afghanistan

MCTOG-The school that creates the ‘heartbeat of the unit’

Journey through Snow (part 2)

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