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Cultivating a counterinsurgency mindset: 3/3 Marines polish infantry skills for fall deployment August 15, 2011 — Shielded behind the walls of an enemy compound, a heavily armed squad of Marines huddled together and impatiently waited for the command to enter.Toiling through obnoxious heat in Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s new military operations in urban terrain training facility, these infantrymen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assaulted MORE

Purpose in the Process: ‘America’s Battalion’ finishes training in Hawaii, prepares for Mojave Viper in California August 2, 2011 — Perched high on a rooftop overlooking a dusty bazaar road, Lance Cpl. Casey Cliff waits. At his last position, he stood static for an hour. Silently scanning the bazaar with his rifle at the ready, he’s aware he might be in this position longer. Cliff’s experience has taught him patience is necessary, and thus, he waits for his next command.Posting MORE

From Rifles to Ravens: 3/3 infantrymen cross train using unmanned aircraft systems July 12, 2011 — Carefully wielding the controls to an unmanned aircraft system pricier than his annual salary, Lance Cpl. Michael Cuneo stands static, his neck craned skyward and eyes fixed on the tiny speck as it buzzes 300 feet above him.Though Cuneo specializes as a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, his grip has temporarily MORE

Marine translates experience into action, earns prestigious award for intelligence work in Afghanistan April 29, 2011 — On his deployment to Afghanistan last year, Cpl. Raymond P. Weeks found little sleep but plenty of purpose. As an intelligence cell team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Weeks worked tirelessly to train his Marines, gather information from patrols and produce company-level intelligence products in Helmand province’s MORE

Prioritizing the prevalent threats: 3/3 Marines patrol to improve counter-IED measures April 29, 2011 — On a dusty road weaving through walls of dense brush, a squad of Marines silently pushes through another patrol. Their training is far from glamorous, but it’s their forte — they've been taught, practiced, made mistakes, succeeded and repeated the process. For these frequently deployed infantrymen, breaking in their boots during training is 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

Rejoining the fight: 1/3 Lava Dogs leave for Afghanistan deployment April 13, 2011 — In the shadows past dim parking lot lights outside the Marine Corps Exchange Annex on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 13, 2011, approximately 300 Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, joked and laughed as they loaded rows of green and brown deployment bags into semi trucks. They were the first group of approximately 1,000 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

Conduits for Progress: “America’s Battalion” returns successful from Afghanistan deployment December 10, 2010 — Every day away was a test — but “America’s Battalion” is finally home. Families and friends gathered at Hangar 105 here to welcome home about 760 Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, returning from the seven-month deployment, Dec. 7, 2010. They joined 150 Marines and sailors from the battalion’s advance party who returned to MORE

3rd Radio Battalion takes to field, mixes it up with moulage November 5, 2010 — Crimson blood oozes from the face lacerations and open leg fracture of an unresponsive casualty. Two Marines work quickly to stop his bleeding, grabbing gauze and bandages from the contents of an individual first aid kit strewn in the field around him. On the count of three, they grasp the field litter’s handles, posture up, and shuffle through the MORE