August 21, 2015 - HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas -- Homer “Mike” Kesler Jenkins actively participates in military ceremonies for holidays and funerals throughout his hometown community wearing the same Marine uniform he wore in the 1960s. However, after more than six decades, memories of battles in Vietnam are still active in his mind. “It’s an emotional trip to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship
August 21, 2015 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Aug. 19 that the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Oakland (LCS 24). The ship will be named to honor the long-standing history its namesake city has had with the Navy. The future USS Oakland will be the third naval ship to bear the name. The first, commissioned in … [Read more...]
Offload Preparation Party Stays Sharp During Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise 2015
August 21, 2015 - USNS 1ST LT. JACK LUMMUS, At sea -- Approximately 50 Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, have been living aboard the USNS 1st Lt Jack Lummus since Aug. 5, initially preparing for, and then actively engaging in a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. … [Read more...]
Antiterrorism Awareness Month Message: Plan for Worst
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 21, 2015) -- Terrorists have struck military targets in the United States, as well as overseas, and it is likely such attacks will continue. Terrorism experts caution to plan for the worst. Besides the 2006 Fort Hood, Texas, shooting and the 2009 Little Rock, Arkansas, recruiting office shooting, five service members were recently killed as … [Read more...]
Japanese Security Guards Complete Nonlethal Weapons, OC Spray Training
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan - August 20, 2015 -- The first line of defense for personnel threats aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler is the Japanese security guards who stand watch at the gates. The job this security team performs requires them to be well-trained, alert and ready for anything at any time. New JSGs augmented to the Camp Foster Provost … [Read more...]