August 20, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. Ranum, Marine Corps Bases Japan CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — As the smoke cleared in the small room, a Marine bellows "Room clear!" With those words, the Marines of Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Pacific stacked up on the next door and prepared to engage the next set of targets with speed and aggression. The … [Read more...]
Employers Seek Matchless Military Skills During Career Expo
8/16/2012 By Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- More than 30 employers and schools attended the CivilianJobs.com Career Expo seeking the unique skill-sets service members have to offer at Camp Pendleton’s Pacific Views Event Center, Aug. 15. The career expo hosted vendors that visit military … [Read more...]
‘Hero 2 Hired’ Mobile Job Store Makes Way to Camp Pendleton
8/15/2012 By Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ Hero 2 Hired Mobile Job Store will visit Camp Pendleton on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Stars and Strikes Bowling Alley located on … [Read more...]
Helicopter Company Raids Urban Combat Facility
August 15, 2012 By Cpl. Jonathan Wright, Headquarters Marine Corps COMBAT TOWN, Japan — "Enemy in sight." These words were passed down to the platoon commander, crouching in the tree line alongside dozens of Marines. Only one word came in response: "Engage." This was the prelude to Company G's assault on a notional town held by enemy forces. The Marines of Battalion … [Read more...]
Hoops from Home brings NBA stars to Pendleton
August 14, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Derrick K. Irions, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Hoops from Home provided Camp Pendleton's youth with a free basketball training camp at the Paige Fieldhouse gymnasium, Aug. 11. Hoops from Home, a non-profit organization, held the camp to promote healthy, positive development of military … [Read more...]