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Marines

Tag: Expeditionary

Marines, sailors join Rockland for Lobster Festival

The streets of Rockland, ME, were busy with residents, visitors and men and women in uniform to celebrate the 69th annual Lobster Festival, Aug. 3-7. The community ate, mingled and enjoyed all the festival activities together down by the Rockland harbor where the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) could be seen anchored off the shore.

Any clime and place: sailors bring hospital knowledge to the field

Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion got out of their comfort zone by conducting a week-long training

The climb to the top: The Assault Climbers Course

Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit expanded their knowledge of traversing mountainous terrain by learning to tie knots, rappel and build rope bridges during the Assault Climber Course at Camp Lejeune, April 12, 2016.

Norwegian, Marine planning effort epitomizes Cold Response spirit

Seven months ago, planning began for Exercise Cold Response 16, a cold-weather training exercise

US Shock Trauma Squad simulates combat medical care with Norwegian Army

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade partnered with Norwegian Army

Beat to a different drum: 2nd MLG establishes a battle rhythm

Marine leadership throughout 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a simulated exercise, known as the

Ready to rumble: 8th Comm. Bn. grappling team trains to fight

Two Marines struggled and slid in their own sweat on the padded floor as each fought for supremacy.

A multinational mission: SCMAGTF and UN workers team up to eradicate hunger in Haiti

She was barely three feet tall, clothed only in a diaper and wearing a red ribbon in her hair, but

Marines, sailors provide medical support in Haiti

A multitude of Haitians lined up for blocks, waiting patiently in the hot sun to receive medical

One brick at a time: SCMAGTF assists Haitians in cleaning up destruction

Beads of sweat rolled down the Marines’ foreheads, acting as a magnet for the fine, white dust that

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