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A day at the track: SUPERCROSS - Marines off to races as popular extreme sport buzzes through San Diego

Supercross is in the air.The temperature dropped when the sun set, but thousands still gathered in the parking lot to barbeque and party down supercross style. Not even the threat of rain kept these extreme sports fans from getting their fill of excitement Saturday night. Recreational vehicles and roped-off caravans blasting punk rock filled the

A Spry goodbye

Cpl. Blane Spry, directives control chief, Depot Adjutants' Office, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Hugh Henry, deputy G-1, following a ceremony Jan. 23 that marked the end of Spry's term of service in the Corps. Spry, who served his entire enlistment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, received a Navy Achievement Medal during the ceremony for his

Locker Room Turns 1

Dozens of Depot staff members took advantage of happy hour drink prices, free food and karaoke at the Locker Room's anniversary party Jan. 23. The party marked one year of existence for the Depot's sports bar and restaurant.

Jack's Back - Depot's star combat artist to receive award

A Depot Marine has been selected to receive the Col. John W. Thomason Award for best Marine Corps art in 2003. Sgt. Jack Carrillo, a combat illustrator from the Combat Visual Information Center here, was chosen as the award winner by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, according to Gary Solis, the foundation's award committee chairman. "When they

Recruiters honored for filling the Corps' Reserve

Marine Corps Recruiting Command recently announced the Transitional and Prior Service Recruiters of the Year for fiscal year 2003. The Prior Service Recruiter (PSR) of the Year is Staff Sgt. Sean Kennedy, PSR Site Worcester, Mass., 1st District. The Transitional Recruiter of the Year is Staff Sgt. Phillip M. Reimers, 2nd Transitional Recruiting

FFA Student Excels in Corps

As a youth growing up in a rural Northern California community, it was one country boy's dream to experience more of what the world had to offer. It wasn't a surprise to friends and family when, at age 18, Joel Holmes, a Chico, Calif., native decided to become a United States Marine. Eight years have past and today the 6-foot-3-inch Marine

Bobby Hamilton Jr. visits Quantico

Bobby Hamilton Jr., driver of the No. 25 Team Marines car in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, posted the best finish ever for a Marine Corps sponsored team, last year. He placed 4th overall, just 49 points behind champion Brian Vickers. To kickoff the 2004 Busch Series racing season, Major General Christopher Cortez, Commanding General,

Royal descendant finds pride, belonging, brotherhood among Marines

Nigerian-born Kolapo Babatunde is a Marine today after a journey blocked by tribulation, personal loss and learning to be a man early in life. Three ethnic groups occupy Nigeria: the Yoruba in the West, the Hausa/Fulani in the North and the Igbo in the East. Babatunde is a Yoruba. These groups are divided into tribes painted with poverty, promise

Marine Corps presence in Panama fosters teen to join

On Dec. 15, 1989, the National Assembly of Panama declared a state of war against the United States. Two days later, President George H. W. Bush gave the order to execute "Blue Spoon" as Operation Just Cause. The mission was to protect American lives, ensure implementation of the Panama Canal Treaties and remove Gen. Manuel Noriega, Commander of

Riding High - SMP makes fun in snow affordable; Depot Marines hit slopes at Big Bear

A dozen Depot Marines packed two vans heading for the snow-packed hills of Big Bear Mountain Resort Jan. 16 to 18. Britney O'Connor, the Single Marine Program coordinator here, made the trip possible for the Depot Marines who joined Marines, dependants and friends from Camp Pendleton, Calif. and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The Marines

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