August 5, 2015, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina -- Combat Logistics Regiment 25 will participate in the upcoming Maritime Preposition Forces Exercise at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, Aug. 10-21, 2015. The exercise is one of the largest ship-to-land offloading exercises since Operation Desert Storm. “We are doing … [Read more...]
Soldiers Pass Mountain Phase, Inch Closer to Earning Ranger Tab
FORT BENNING, Ga., (Aug. 5, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence announced, July 31, that 125 men and two women met the standards to complete the Mountain Phase of the Ranger Course. These students will move onto the Swamp Phase of Ranger School, Aug. 2, located at Camp Rudder in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Additionally, 60 men and one woman will be … [Read more...]
U.S. Marines Show Philippine Forces ‘The Ropes’
August 5, 2015, BASA AIR BASE, PAMPANGA, Philippines -- Staring from the top of the tower, they experience an irrepressible surge of adrenaline. The surge becomes a cold rush as they grab the rope, spin 180 degrees, and slide toward the ground 40 feet below. Bracing for impact, they hit the deck and sprint out of the way before the next man lands. United States and Philippine … [Read more...]
Service to Nation: 225 Years Strong
August 4, 2015, From the first lifesaving stations on the shores of Massachusetts where crewmen rowed small, wooden boats into overpowering surf in hopes of rescuing people from storm-battered ships to the Coast Guard’s newest, largest and most technologically advanced 418-foot national security cutters designed to conduct multiple Coast Guard missions around the world, … [Read more...]
Face of Defense: Coast Guardsman Swims to Save Lives
COAST GUARD AIR STATION NORTH BEND, Ore., Aug. 4, 2015 – An Olympic-length triathlon swim is just under a mile -- 0.9 miles to be exact. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer completed a triathlon swim of a different nature and saved four lives July 21, 2015. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, an aviation survival technician assigned here, swam a total of 0.99 … [Read more...]