April 16, 2012 By Jim Garamone WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – A few terrorist attacks does not make yesterday’s combat in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul the “Taliban Tet Offensive,” the Pentagon’s top public affairs official said here today. The Tet Offensive in 1968 involved tens of thousands of North Vietnamese regulars and … [Read more...]
Marines Provide African Lion with Logistical Support
April 16, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Kris Daberkoe, Marine Forces Africa AGADIR, Morocco — The silhouette of KC-130 Hercules aircrafts could be seen against the Moroccan sun as pilots and crew members took to the skies to provide U.S. and Moroccan servicemembers with logistical support during Exercise African Lion 12, April 12. Exercise African Lion is an U.S. African Command … [Read more...]
Mass Casualty Drill Becomes Reality for Sailors, Marines
4/13/2012 Sgt. John JacksoN, 1st Marine Logistics Group FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Afghanistan — Doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and corpsmen began April 10 like every other Tuesday – by conducting medical drills to prepare for the worst. The sailors and Marines of the Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgery System, conduct different … [Read more...]
Osprey Crashes During Military Exercise Killing Two
An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps personnel were on the aircraft at the time of the incident. Two personnel died as a result of their injuries sustained in the crash. … [Read more...]
Celebrating 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation
April 12, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers “Flying … means a new and wonderful weapon of warfare, the value of which is not appreciated in this country.” – 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham, 1916 This May, Marine Corps aviation will celebrate its 100th birthday. On May 22, 1912, 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham arrived at Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Md., to begin aviation … [Read more...]