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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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Lance Cpl. D.J. Wu tests out his new scuba skills at the Combat Center's Training Tank April 9, 2012, during a Discovery Scuba course hosted by Get Wet Scuba. The Palm Springs-based company offers these free one-day classes about once a month, and is starting up a full scuba certification course soon. This was Wu's first time scuba diving. - Lance Cpl. D.J. Wu tests out his new scuba skills at the Combat Center's Training Tank April 9, 2012, during a Discovery Scuba course hosted by Get Wet Scuba. The Palm Springs-based company offers these free one-day classes about once a month, and is starting up a full scuba certification course soon. This was Wu's first time scuba diving.

The Adventures of Scuba Dave

Let me start off by saying, I’m not a strong swimmer. So when I got pegged to go try out a new scuba program on base, I went into the assignment with apprehension. I think scuba is a neat idea, but the idea of spending an extended amount of time not only in the water, but underwater didn’t sit well with me. This was a first for me, though, and I’m

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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.