July 21, 2014, KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - The Legged Squad Support System concept has taken five years to develop by Boston Dynamics and $2 million to create. It is now being thrown into the heart of Kahuku Training Area, completely controlled and field tested by five young Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The LS3 is a robotic mule, capable … [Read more...]
‘Ripped or Ripped Off’ Workshop Decodes Dietary Supplements
July 11, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - Despite growing popularity among military members, many dietary supplements on the market are tainted and unsafe, Lauren King, Semper Fit dietitian, told a crowd of Marines and civilians at the Barber Physical Activity Center on June 2. Dangerous dietary products can be difficult to spot because, unlike prescription drugs or … [Read more...]
Midshipmen Get a Taste of Marine Corps Training
July 10, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Every year, United States Naval Academy midshipmen have the opportunity to step into the boots of their Marine counterparts during a program called PROTRAMID or Professional Training for Midshipmen, with Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Following their second year of schooling in … [Read more...]
Navy and Marine Public Health Center Develops New Regulation for Medicine Healthcare Practitioners
July 8, 2014, Portsmouth, Va. (NNS) - The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) issued technical guidance regarding a new regulation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) instruction 1500.30, July 7. The regulation came into effect May 21, requiring health care practitioners who … [Read more...]
History Division Modernizes Old Casualty Cards, Now Available Online
July 3, 2014, QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE, Va. - Family members of Marines who were wounded, killed, deemed a prisoner of war or missing during past wars can now access their loved ones’ casualty card using the Marine Corps History Division’s new online database. Each casualty card lists the military member’s unit, service number, type of casualty and date … [Read more...]