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CCX Combat conditioning exercises prepare Company D for battle

Equipped with a load-bearing vest and two canteens, Company D recruits battled fatigue through rain, mud and sweat to conquer the Combat Conditioning Exercise course Dec. 19. The CCX is designed to give recruits a combat mindset by incorporating Marine Corps martial arts techniques while they are exhausted, said Sgt. Mauricio Ramirez, drill

Depot prepares for 2007 tax season

The depot Tax Center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will be opening January 22 to provide taxpayers with free tax advice and preparation. The VITA program is available for active duty, active duty reservists, retirees and their dependants for both federal and state income taxes. One of the main advantages of using VITA is that the

Uncle, nephew graduate Marines Two family members from a small American town enlist in the Corps looking for adventure

Life before boot camp was too simple for two recruits from Platoon 3211, Company I, looking for new experiences in the Marines. Growing up in Locust Grove, Okla., a town with fewer than 1,000 residents and only two traffic lights, Pvts. Russell Kelley and James Ingram hunted animals, chased girls and spent time with their large family living in

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“Attitude is everything” for San Diego recruiter

He is an early riser, out of bed by 3 a.m. and on the road to work by 4. His mission: to find highly-qualified men and women to fill the ranks of the Marine Corps. He reports to his post with razor-sharp creases and a red blood stripe running down the outside of his trousers. Upon his head rests a white cover displaying a golden eagle, globe and

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Marine Band San Diego holiday concert

The 2007 Holiday Concert and Tree Lighting Ceremony, held at the depot Dec. 15, featured innovative and jazz-infused Christmas music performed by Marine Band San Diego, and was open to the public for the first time. The annual event began after the sun went down with the official tree lighting by Brig. Gen. Angie Salinas, commanding general of

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India Company conquers boot camp changes

Company I is the first recruit training company here to complete the new training regimen, which includes a schedule change in which the Crucible becomes the culminating event of training. The start of the new year brings with it a new aspect of recruit training, with enhanced core values and combat conditioning program. In April, Marine Corps

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Marine hero honored on billboard

Service members and residents of El Cajon, Calif., gathered at the site of San Diego’s first Hometown Marines Program billboard Dec. 18, to recognize the bravery of a local Marine who received the nation’s third highest combat award. Sgt. Kristopher Kane, a native of El Cajon, was awarded the Silver Star Medal for actions during his tour in Iraq

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visits depot

The 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visited the depot Dec. 14 to meet with recruiters, drill instructors, recruits and Marines, and to speak about changes to Corps’ policies and directives. Sergeant Major Carlton W. Kent began his visit at the depot by speaking with Drill Instructor School students about the their importance in helping

Depot armory keeps recruit training on-target

Marines participate in pigskin traditions

New Year’s weekend is a time when people gather together to countdown to midnight and set resolutions, which they hope to uphold throughout the year. For some lucky college students, though, it is a time to cheer their universities in a football bowl game.The Marine Corps partners with two of these bowl games: the Armed Forces Bowl and the Outback

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