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Single Marine Program members visit VA hospital for the holidays cheer

A smile came across the face of Pearl Harbor survivor as a young Marine gave him a Christmas card at the San Diego VA Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., Nov. 14. A small group of Marines from the depot’s Single Marine Program visited the hospital to pay veterans respect and give them cards to brighten up their holiday season. The Marines got the chance

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Recruit Training Regiment Marines run down Belleau Avenue Friday, during the depot?s annual Marine Corps Community Services Turkey Trot 5K fun run. - Recruit Training Regiment Marines run down Belleau Avenue Friday, during the depot?s annual Marine Corps Community Services Turkey Trot 5K fun run.

More than 700 complete depot’s Turkey Trot run

Service members and civilians aboard the depot started their holiday season off by participating in the annual Marine Corps Community Services Turkey Trot, a 5K fun run, Friday. This year’s Turkey Trot featured a new course, starting and finishing at the Depot Boathouse and Marina. The alteration was done to give the participants a change of

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Ready to Rumble: First-phase recruits smash into Pugil Sticks 1 to learn close-combat skills

Recruits come here expecting combat - something Marines are renowned for. At the beginning of their third week on the depot, combat is what they get in a gladiator showdown circa whoopin' sticks in a coliseum of dirt and painted tires. Senior drill instructor plays Julius Caesar. Pugil Sticks 1 is the training evolution in which recruits apply

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Royal subject: Body-building biker customizing chopper dedicated to troops

The stripped-down, three-wheeled vehicle in his makeshift Lemon Grove, Calif., workshop is the beginning stage of a meaningful restructuring project: a customized motorcycle dedicated to the Marines fighting overseas. Staff Sgt. Jerry Royal, depot operations chief, is the mind and hands behind this creation. The Myrtle Beach, S.C., native said this

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Lillie S. Cannon, a director of the National Military Family Association and Nico Duncan, an NMFA representative hands Mrs. Debbie Paxton and Mr. Bob Past, participants in the Financial Education Fair , a copy of their newsletter entitled "The Voice For Military Families" during the fair at McDougall Hall here, Feb. 8. The NMFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting military families with various issues from education to relocation. - Lillie S. Cannon, a director of the National Military Family Association and Nico Duncan, an NMFA representative hands Mrs. Debbie Paxton and Mr. Bob Past, participants in the Financial Education Fair , a copy of their newsletter entitled "The Voice For Military Families" during the fair at McDougall Hall here, Feb. 8. The NMFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting military families with various issues from education to relocation.

DoD campaign at theater teaches all things money: Workshops, lectures help people learn to get handle on financial future

As the Department of Defense continues to expand and its members become more active in the economy, the need for healthy monetary planning and tutoring on how the actual economy and market works grows too.To help facilitate this, the DoD and the Office of Personnel Management organized a Financial Education Fair Feb. 8 at McDougall Hall here.

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Belts no cinch: Marines in region becoming martial arts instructors through course at depot

Martial arts emphasize the thriving warrior ethos that makes today's Marines, but to teach its fighting skills to other leathernecks, the Corps requires a host of instructors. Several times a year at the depot, Marines from the region's installations undergo a 15-training-day Martial Arts Instructor Course. "We are teaching the foundations of

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School teacher joins to 'make a difference': 29-year-old with career, wife, education joins Marine Corps

Shortly before shipping off to boot camp, he was sent home for a week to decide if living with 18-year-old boys and taking orders from 24-year-old men was really what he wanted to do. "It's a decision my wife and I have thought about for the last two years," said 29-year-old Pfc. Corey J. Stewart, Platoon 1031, Company B.Stewart, who graduates

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Recruiters and poolees from Recruiting Station Richmond gathered st the reserve center in Richmond, Va., for the Warrior's Weekend where they received hands-on training with Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines. - Recruiters and poolees from Recruiting Station Richmond gathered st the reserve center in Richmond, Va., for the Warrior's Weekend where they received hands-on training with Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines.

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After being in class for eight hours, the last thing any student wants to hear an instructor say is, "Not to worry ladies and gentlemen, only 150 more slides to go!" Even though the information being passed at times seemed overwhelming, Dr. Robert Novack, logistics professors at Penn State University, was nonetheless just joking with his class of

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Ron Rivera, abdominals class instructor, explains the next set of exercises to his students. These classes are designed to strengthen the body core and increase overall physical strength and fitness. - Ron Rivera, abdominals class instructor, explains the next set of exercises to his students. These classes are designed to strengthen the body core and increase overall physical strength and fitness.

Abs class offers more than traditional crunches Working on a personal six-pack just got easier for depot Marines, civilians

Think you’re strong? Think again. Service members, government employees and civilian dependents looking to tone up bulging bellies or rock their abdominals should visit the Marine Corps Community "Hard Corps" Physical Training abdominals class held Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays at the depot Fitness Center. The class focuses on

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Pvt. Evan Plunkett, Platoon 2146, Company G, cleans his dress shoes Monday for the battalion commander?s inspection. - Pvt. Evan Plunkett, Platoon 2146, Company G, cleans his dress shoes Monday for the battalion commander?s inspection.

Despite dad’s, best friend’s deaths, recruit presses on to become Marine

Pvt. Evan Plunkett’s eyes welled up and tears rolled down his cheeks when he heard the news during the first week of boot camp. He was called to the company office for a telephone call from his mother, who told him his father and his best friend were both killed in separate incidents on the same day. On the morning of July 24, Plunkett’s best

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Single Marine Program members visit VA hospital for the holidays cheer

More than 700 complete depot’s Turkey Trot run

Ready to Rumble: First-phase recruits smash into Pugil Sticks 1 to learn close-combat skills

Royal subject: Body-building biker customizing chopper dedicated to troops

DoD campaign at theater teaches all things money: Workshops, lectures help people learn to get handle on financial future

Belts no cinch: Marines in region becoming martial arts instructors through course at depot

School teacher joins to 'make a difference': 29-year-old with career, wife, education joins Marine Corps

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Abs class offers more than traditional crunches Working on a personal six-pack just got easier for depot Marines, civilians

Despite dad’s, best friend’s deaths, recruit presses on to become Marine