Stories - Oct 2011

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Marines

Archive: October, 2011

K-9 Furry Fury: Canine demonstration opens Red Ribbon Week

Mlitary police and local police K-9 handlers visited the students of Condor Elementary for Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24, 2011. Red Ribbon Week is scheduled for the last full week of October every year, as a way to promote drug prevention. Dog handlers brought out their trained canines and demonstrated their skill and obedience. “How much training we put

Storytime connects with kids

Brig. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr., the commanding general for the Combat Center, read ‘Night Catch,’ by Brenda Ehrmantraut, to parents and children at Condor Elementary School Oct. 27, 2011. The story is about a father and son who are separated. The father teaches his son to still feel close by playing a game of catch with the stars. After reading

MWSS-374 gives back to community kids

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. --Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 volunteered their time to play and interact with kids of Joshua Tree Elementary School during recess and physical education at the playgrounds, Oct. 26, 2011. MWSS-374 is one of several units aboard the Combat Center to volunteer at Joshua Tree Elementary as part of the

New truck boosts fire department’s capabilities

After years of service helping stop many fires aboard the Combat Center, it is time for the Fire Department to retire their trusty, old fire truck for a new one. “The truck is old and is a maintenance nightmare to keep it running,” said Firefighter Lt. Steve Frank, with the Combat Center Fire Department. “That truck will be redistributed to another

Motorized madness: Vintage, high-speed vehicles line the streets

Vehicles of all makes, colors, sizes and years stretched from Sturgis Street to Brown Street Men, women and children walked down the center of 5th with their heads swerving to the left and right, absorbing the gallery of metal beasts. The third annual Commanding General’s Car and Bike Show was held Oct. 22, 2011, and hosted classic and modern cars,

Home at Last: ‘Darkside’ Marines back from Afghanistan

Homecomings mean many things, like mission accomplishment and some much-deserved time off. But, mostly, it means finally being with family. When the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment stepped off the buses at Del Valle Field Monday and Wednesday, it was the first time they saw their wives and children in seven months. For other Marines,

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

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