“BRIDGETON, Mo. — As any Marine can tell you, earning and upholding the title is no small feat. No matter what a Marine does in life or how long they serve in their beloved Corps, they will always uphold the honor and respect for the Marines that went before them.

Funeral honor details are just one way Marine Forces Reserve members uphold that honor and respect. To them, it is a duty, not a job. They will carry the honors in any clime or place and conduct thousands of these ceremonies every year across the United States.

So when Sgt. Andrew Portell was called to the front of the formation, he had no idea what was going on. It became evident when Sgt. Maj. Brian Fogarty, battalion sergeant major for 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment began reading his citation…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/22/marine-recognized-for-1000-funeral-honors.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit gathered with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to celebrate the start of Exercise Iron Fist 2014 during an opening ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014.

Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th MEU, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/24/marines-begin-amphibious-exercise-with-jgsdf.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Marines wishing to attain the machine gunner specialty must pour over nomenclature on weapon systems as well as disassemble and assemble the systems over the course of a few weeks.

Each week is dedicated to a specific weapon system.

Marines going through the machine gunner course at the Battle Skills Training School, however, only get a day and a half to become proficient with each system.

Out of all the Marines who have gone through the course, one managed to stand out above his peers, breaking disassembly and assembly records and obtaining perfect scores on written exams…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/27/marine-sets-new-standard-at-machine-gunner-course.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“SAN DIEGO – A Marine sergeant said he is devastated to learn that the corps will retry him on a twice-overturned murder conviction – the latest twist in a nearly decade-old Iraq war crime case.

Lawrence Hutchins III is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday at Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, where he is now stationed.

“I will continue to hope and pray that this ordeal is over soon, and my family is spared any more harm,” Hutchins said Monday.

Hutchins led an eight-man squad that was charged with kidnapping a retired Iraqi policeman in the village of Hamdania in 2006 and shooting him to death in a ditch.

Hutchins has said he thought retired policeman Hashim Ibrahim Awad was an insurgent leader. Prosecutors accused the squad of planting a shovel and AK-47 to make it appear he was an insurgent…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/28/marine-calls-retrial-in-iraq-killing-devastating.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“A double-loaded mortar tube was the source of the explosion that killed seven Marines and wounded eight other troops during a nighttime, live-fire training exercise last March in Nevada, the Marine Corps Times is reporting.

A military investigation launched afterward determined that human error was to blame for the March 18 blast at Hawthorne Army Depot, but several factors led to the tragedy, the newspaper’s website said, citing the investigation report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request..”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/22/report-double-loaded-mortar-tube-caused-blast.html?ESRC=marine.nl