June 26, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — More than 70 Marines traveled to the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., for a free country concert featuring Nashville icons Kenney Chesney and Tim McGraw June 24, complements of the Carolina Panthers organization. It started when … [Read more...]
Officials Condemn Hotel Attack in Afghanistan
June 25, 2012 By Cheryl Pellerin WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Defense Department and International Security Assistance Force officials have condemned the brutal attack in Afghanistan on the lakeside Spozhmai Hotel west of Kabul in which terrorists killed civilians and took hostages. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, ISAF commander and commander of U.S. … [Read more...]
Japanese, US Military Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Spice Drug Use
June 22, 2012 By Sgt. Heather Brewer, Marine Corps Bases Japan OKINAWA, Japan - The U.S. military law enforcement and Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters are working closely together to put a stop to the distribution and use of all drugs, especially “spice.” The Okinawa prefectural government held a summit at the Prefectural Police Headquarters in Naha Jan. … [Read more...]
California Marines Return After Seven Months at Sea
June 21, 2012 By 11th MEU Public Affairs, 11th MEU CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — More than 2,200 Marines and sailors from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned here June 21 after serving seven months in the Western Pacific, Middle East and Horn of Africa regions. The MEU deployed from San Diego in mid-November, 2011, embarking the Navy’s newest amphibious … [Read more...]
Helicopter Squadrons First Outing Defines a New Standard
6/20/2012 By HMLA TMS Team, Headquarters Marine Corps Roughly five years ago, the Marine Corps began transitioning its fleet of AH-1W and UH-1N aircraft to more capable AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft. The greatest challenge of this transition has been converting the squadrons without a decrease in support from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron community (HMLA) to both … [Read more...]