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Navy Chief Tamara L. Marks, the leading chief petty officer for the Adult Medical Care Clinic, grooms her horse, Kharisma, in preperation to ride her the Outdoor Adventures' stables Oct. 11, 2011. - Navy Chief Tamara L. Marks, the leading chief petty officer for the Adult Medical Care Clinic, grooms her horse, Kharisma, in preperation to ride her the Outdoor Adventures' stables Oct. 11, 2011.

Why the long face?: Stables keep families, horses together

Barracks-dwelling service members can’t keep dogs, cats or even fish in their rooms. However, there is one pet any service member may keep on base. And it weighs more than five times a full grown man. The horse stables at the Combat Center’s Outdoor Adventures facility have been open for 20 years, giving generations of service members the

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Yasma Tanomand, a Marine wife, takes a photo with an Afghan role player during the “A Day in the Life Of” event held on Range 215, Sept. 25, 2011. The program introduces Marine wives to Afghan culture and the field environment. They interact with Afghan women in an environment similar to life overseas.::r::::n:: - Yasma Tanomand, a Marine wife, takes a photo with an Afghan role player during the “A Day in the Life Of” event held on Range 215, Sept. 25, 2011. The program introduces Marine wives to Afghan culture and the field environment. They interact with Afghan women in an environment similar to life overseas.::r::::n::

CROSS CULTURE: Wives experience MOUT town culture

From the moment the ladies stepped off the bus, their heads began to twist and turn as they examined the buildings around them. They closely examined, even at times touching, the buildings and the stone walls separating the buildings and the dirt roads. The wives of the Marines of Tactical Training Exercise Control Group got a taste of their

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A mannequin on display at the new Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center museum models gear worn by Marines throughout the past at MCMWTC. This mannequin is part of the new museum dedicated to MCMWTC Sept. 22, 2011, at the Center's 60th anniversary celebration ceremony. - A mannequin on display at the new Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center museum models gear worn by Marines throughout the past at MCMWTC. This mannequin is part of the new museum dedicated to MCMWTC Sept. 22, 2011, at the Center's 60th anniversary celebration ceremony.

Bridgeport celebrates 60 years of history

Marines, six decades’ worth, gathered at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Sept. 22, 2011, for the installation’s 60th anniversary celebration. Old and new-school Marines alike observed the dedication of a new museum, designed to look like the quonset huts used to house students there. The museum also features uniform and gear

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Marines from Gun 3 of Battery S, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provide support fire during 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines’ Enhanced Mojave Viper pre-deployment training at the Combat Center’s Lava Training Area Sept. 20, 2011.::r::::n:: - Marines from Gun 3 of Battery S, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provide support fire during 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines’ Enhanced Mojave Viper pre-deployment training at the Combat Center’s Lava Training Area Sept. 20, 2011.::r::::n::

5/10 goes hot, supports 3/3 before deployment

“Fire mission!” At the moment the call was made, Marines dropped what they were doing and jumped into their positions without need of further order. Soon radios started to roar with voices and the gun line with fire. Battery S, an artillery unit with 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provided fire support from the Lava Training Area, for 3rd

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DOD cracks down on fraud, waste

Amid public and Congressional demands to lessen government spending, the Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement program was created to ensure individual offices and commands within the Department of Defense are using their resources efficiently. The program’s investigators look into claims of wasteful spending; fraudulent claims, whether it be with money

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A Marine noncommissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion sights in on a target at Range 100, Sep. 9, 2011, during the battalion's monthly NCO challenge. - A Marine noncommissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion sights in on a target at Range 100, Sep. 9, 2011, during the battalion's monthly NCO challenge.

NCOs go back to the basics, land navigation competition

Marine noncommissioned officers returned to the basics in land navigation when they competed against each other for the NCO trophy and the bragging rights as the best land nav. NCO throughout the battalion. The challenge was simple, after receiving their coordinates, Marines plot them on a small map, then travel to the locations, find the

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Combat Center News

Why the long face?: Stables keep families, horses together

CROSS CULTURE: Wives experience MOUT town culture

Bridgeport celebrates 60 years of history

5/10 goes hot, supports 3/3 before deployment

DOD cracks down on fraud, waste

NCOs go back to the basics, land navigation competition

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