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Corporals Prove Resiliency: Marines complete case study based on true experiences by Gunnery Sgt. Tardif during Operation Iraqi Freedom February 28, 2014 — Noncommissioned officers participating in Corporals Course concluded their last day of training by conducting a four-hour case study, which incorporates real life scenariors into training locations available in the area, that began at Boondocker Training Area and ended at Dewey Square, Feb. 25, 2014. MORE

Missions change, goodbyes remain the same: "Kings of Battle" Marines depart on first deployment to Afghanistan April 26, 2011 — Ceasing embraces with their loved ones for resolute grips on their rifles, approximately 550 Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, loaded buses from April 25 through 30, 2011, and departed on a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan. The deployment is the artillery battalion’s first in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in MORE

'To honor their blood...with our sweat': Marines honor the fallen December 16, 2010 — Behind a giant white banner bearing the phrase, “To honor their blood… with our sweat,” the morning sun shone brightly off a row of 116 dog tags displayed outside the 3rd Marine Regiment headquarters building on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The aluminum dog tags were displayed in memory of 116 Marines and sailors from each of the units under 3rd MORE

VP-9 Golden Eagles soar home from six-month deployment November 26, 2010 — Six months spent apart from family and friends may have felt like an eternity to 380 sailors from Patrol Squadron 9, but time faded away when they started returning Nov. 16 to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a deployment to Kadena Air Base in Japan and Isa Air Base in Bahrain. The last of the Golden Eagles returned Nov. 24.During the deployment, the MORE