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Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment honor the regiment’s fallen Marines and sailors while taking a knee at the Pacific War Memorial during a Fallen Heroes Run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 15, 2010. Since 2004, 116 Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Regiment have been killed during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. On Dec. 14 and 15, teams of at least two Marines or sailors in combat boots and camouflage trousers ran a 2-mile evolution 116 times — one for each fallen hero. The route took them from the 3rd Marine Regiment headquarters building to the Pacific War Memorial here and back. - Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment honor the regiment’s fallen Marines and sailors while taking a knee at the Pacific War Memorial during a Fallen Heroes Run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 15, 2010. Since 2004, 116 Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Regiment have been killed during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. On Dec. 14 and 15, teams of at least two Marines or sailors in combat boots and camouflage trousers ran a 2-mile evolution 116 times — one for each fallen hero. The route took them from the 3rd Marine Regiment headquarters building to the Pacific War Memorial here and back.

5-year-old Caroline Law grips the hand of her father, Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Law, battalion gunner, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, following his return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2010. After replacing 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, in Helmand province’s Nawa district last May, 3/3 supported Regimental Combat Teams 1 and 7, as part of counterinsurgency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion’s operations varied from securing elections and ensuring school openings, to more traditional combat operations such as security patrols and clearing danger areas, said Maj. Jay Garcia, executive officer, 3/3, of Honolulu. The return of “America’s Battalion” brought 925 Marines back to Hawaii. - 5-year-old Caroline Law grips the hand of her father, Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Law, battalion gunner, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, following his return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2010. After replacing 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, in Helmand province’s Nawa district last May, 3/3 supported Regimental Combat Teams 1 and 7, as part of counterinsurgency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion’s operations varied from securing elections and ensuring school openings, to more traditional combat operations such as security patrols and clearing danger areas, said Maj. Jay Garcia, executive officer, 3/3, of Honolulu. The return of “America’s Battalion” brought 925 Marines back to Hawaii.

The 21-month-old daughter of Lt. Cmdr. Alan Miller, training officer, Patrol Squadron 9, waves an American flag and greets her father as he returns to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment, Nov. 16, 2010. During the deployment, VP-9 detached throughout the Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. A group of VP-9 P-3s supported 5th Fleet maritime operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Isa Air Base in Bahrain. From their hub at Kadena Air Base, the remaining portion of VP-9 detached throughout the 7th Fleet AOR, working with a variety of coalition partners including Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. - The 21-month-old daughter of Lt. Cmdr. Alan Miller, training officer, Patrol Squadron 9, waves an American flag and greets her father as he returns to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment, Nov. 16, 2010. During the deployment, VP-9 detached throughout the Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. A group of VP-9 P-3s supported 5th Fleet maritime operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Isa Air Base in Bahrain. From their hub at Kadena Air Base, the remaining portion of VP-9 detached throughout the 7th Fleet AOR, working with a variety of coalition partners including Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Maupai, training and operations chief, 3rd Radio Battalion, assesses the injuries of simulated casualty Seaman Brad Parkerson, a corpsman with 21st Dental Company, during a mass casualty evacuation drill at Dillingham Air Field in Mokuleia, Hawaii, Oct. 21. Moulage kits attached to the casualties’ rubber wounds poured out fake blood, forcing the Marines to properly secure dressings, bandages, tourniquets, and apply pressure before the blood from the wounds would clot. - Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Maupai, training and operations chief, 3rd Radio Battalion, assesses the injuries of simulated casualty Seaman Brad Parkerson, a corpsman with 21st Dental Company, during a mass casualty evacuation drill at Dillingham Air Field in Mokuleia, Hawaii, Oct. 21. Moulage kits attached to the casualties’ rubber wounds poured out fake blood, forcing the Marines to properly secure dressings, bandages, tourniquets, and apply pressure before the blood from the wounds would clot.

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses with U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye after cutting the ribbon at the new Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer building on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2010. According to the Marine Corps Systems Command, the SAVT is a device used to train joint terminal attack controllers, forward air controllers, and forward observers in the placement of tactical ordnance for close air support, naval surface fires and surface fires. The trainer will be used to support initial schoolhouse requirements and annual currency requirements. During his visit, Inouye, a former captain with the U.S. Army’s decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also shared his experiences with officers at the Officer’s Club here. - Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses with U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye after cutting the ribbon at the new Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer building on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2010. According to the Marine Corps Systems Command, the SAVT is a device used to train joint terminal attack controllers, forward air controllers, and forward observers in the placement of tactical ordnance for close air support, naval surface fires and surface fires. The trainer will be used to support initial schoolhouse requirements and annual currency requirements. During his visit, Inouye, a former captain with the U.S. Army’s decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also shared his experiences with officers at the Officer’s Club here.

Lance Cpl. Bradley Simich, a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 airframe mechanic, hugs his wife before stepping onto a C-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Sept. 14. The Marines loaded at Hangar 105 before heading to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Lance Cpl. Bradley Simich, a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 airframe mechanic, hugs his wife before stepping onto a C-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Sept. 14. The Marines loaded at Hangar 105 before heading to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Justin Dahme, a team leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and student with the Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, shouts commands to his squad during a live fire and maneuver assault at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug. 26. The challenging 45-training-day course, run out of School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, provides infantrymen the technical and tactical tools to begin leading squads of Marines in the fleet. - Lance Cpl. Justin Dahme, a team leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and student with the Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, shouts commands to his squad during a live fire and maneuver assault at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug. 26. The challenging 45-training-day course, run out of School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, provides infantrymen the technical and tactical tools to begin leading squads of Marines in the fleet.

The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device graces the uniform of Cpl. Marc A. Madding. According to the medal citation, Madding, a former mortarman with Weapons platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was presented the award June 3 for “heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy as an Embedded Advisor, Embedded Training Team 5-4, 201st Corps, Afghanistan National Army, on 23 December 2008, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.” - The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device graces the uniform of Cpl. Marc A. Madding. According to the medal citation, Madding, a former mortarman with Weapons platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was presented the award June 3 for “heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy as an Embedded Advisor, Embedded Training Team 5-4, 201st Corps, Afghanistan National Army, on 23 December 2008, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.”

The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device graces the uniform of Cpl. Marc A. Madding. According to the medal citation, Madding, a former mortarman with Weapons platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was presented the award June 3 for “heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy as an Embedded Advisor, Embedded Training Team 5-4, 201st Corps, Afghanistan National Army, on 23 December 2008, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.” - The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device graces the uniform of Cpl. Marc A. Madding. According to the medal citation, Madding, a former mortarman with Weapons platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was presented the award June 3 for “heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy as an Embedded Advisor, Embedded Training Team 5-4, 201st Corps, Afghanistan National Army, on 23 December 2008, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.”

Families and friends welcomed home over 200 Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines that returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Wednesday. “I’m so excited to see my husband come down off the plane,” said Raleigh, N.C. native Amanda Edwards, 1/3 spouse. “We are moving tomorrow so this whole thing is a drastic change for our family.” - Families and friends welcomed home over 200 Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines that returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Wednesday. “I’m so excited to see my husband come down off the plane,” said Raleigh, N.C. native Amanda Edwards, 1/3 spouse. “We are moving tomorrow so this whole thing is a drastic change for our family.”