Denver native 2nd Lt. Jeremy Dittmer, commander of 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps up radio communications with his platoon during a security patrolling exercise Oct. 5, 2010, while training at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. - Denver native 2nd Lt. Jeremy Dittmer, commander of 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps up radio communications with his platoon during a security patrolling exercise Oct. 5, 2010, while training at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Corporal Carmelo Sierra, a field radio operator with Regimental Combat Team 7, hugs his wife, Obdulia, and daughter, Juliana, during the homecoming of RCT-7’s main body Monday at Del Valle Field Oct. 4, 2010. - Corporal Carmelo Sierra, a field radio operator with Regimental Combat Team 7, hugs his wife, Obdulia, and daughter, Juliana, during the homecoming of RCT-7’s main body Monday at Del Valle Field Oct. 4, 2010.
Staff Sgt. Robert Hofmann, an instructor with the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, also serves as an assistant deputy commander with the Palm Springs, Calif., Civil Air Patrol’s Composite Squadron 11, and was awarded the Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award after completing CAP’s Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members Sept. 26. Hofmann, who joined CAP in 2008, said the best part about receiving the award is now he can use what he has learned to contribute to CAP’s mentoring program for children and young adults ages 12-20. - Staff Sgt. Robert Hofmann, an instructor with the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, also serves as an assistant deputy commander with the Palm Springs, Calif., Civil Air Patrol’s Composite Squadron 11, and was awarded the Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award after completing CAP’s Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members Sept. 26. Hofmann, who joined CAP in 2008, said the best part about receiving the award is now he can use what he has learned to contribute to CAP’s mentoring program for children and young adults ages 12-20.
Paul Crosby, drummer for Saliva, jams while putting on a show for the Combat Center Commuity. The 2010 Sounds of Freedom Rock Festival featured rock groups Seether and Saliva. (U.S. Marine Corps phot by Lance Cpl. William J. Jackson)::r::::n:: - Paul Crosby, drummer for Saliva, jams while putting on a show for the Combat Center Commuity. The 2010 Sounds of Freedom Rock Festival featured rock groups Seether and Saliva. (U.S. Marine Corps phot by Lance Cpl. William J. Jackson)::r::::n::
A Marine training with the Combat Center’s Advisor Training Group signals to his vehicle to pull forward while setting up for convoy operations Sept. 27 here. The motorized operations course is a live-fire training event. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. M. C. Nerl) - A Marine training with the Combat Center’s Advisor Training Group signals to his vehicle to pull forward while setting up for convoy operations Sept. 27 here. The motorized operations course is a live-fire training event. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. M. C. Nerl)
Newly installed solar panels on buildings 1801-1805 and 1210, power the entire 1st Tank Battalion compound. The panels produce renewable energy which helps the base not only go green, but contribute to the self-sufficiency of the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Anderson)::r::::n:: - Newly installed solar panels on buildings 1801-1805 and 1210, power the entire 1st Tank Battalion compound. The panels produce renewable energy which helps the base not only go green, but contribute to the self-sufficiency of the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Anderson)::r::::n::