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Photo By: Cpl. Codey Underwood
May 21,2013
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan - Marines execute shoulder throws as part of the culmination event of the three-week Martial Arts Instructor Course here, May 3 – 17. The students participating in the course learned how to instruct Marines in every aspect of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, earning the tan tab sewn on their belts, denoting them as instructors upon completion. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Photo By: Cpl. Derrick K. Irions
May 20,2013
Camp Pendleton, Calif. - Cpl. Saundra Cardoza spun around the baseball bat while competing in the “Dizzy-Izzy” portion of a multi-station race during the safety fair and field meet held at Lake O’Neill Recreational Area here May 17. Cardoza is an administration clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here.

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Photo By: Lance Cpl. James Gulliver
May 20,2013



Camp Pendleton, Ca - Lance Cpl. Andrew Smrecek, a rifleman serving with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, loads and makes ready, before assault training exercise here, May 15, 2013. The training was designed to give fire team leaders and squad leaders practice leading their Marines in combat. The exercise helped to develop unit cohesion, and communication between members of the squads.

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Photo By: Lance Cpl. James Gulliver
May 20,2013
Camp Pendleton, Ca - Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, prepare to start their assault on an enemy position during a training exercise here, May 15, 2013. The training was designed to give fire team leaders and squad leaders practice leading their infantrymen in combat situation.

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Photo By: Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
May 20,2013



Camp Pendleton, Ca - Marines serving with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and 7th Engineer Support Battalion demonstrate bridging capabilities at the Camp Del Mar basin here, May 16, 2013. The Improved Ribbon Bridge is designed to carry heavy vehicles including the M1A1 Abrams Tank. During the demonstration, the bridge supported an Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge traveling into the basin.

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Photo By: Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe
May 20,2013
Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan - A U.S. Marine runs to the finish line during the sattelite version of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2013. The 13.1 mile race was the satellite version of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon held in Fredericksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)

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Photo By: Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi
May 17,2013
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)

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Photo By: Cpl. Laura Gauna
May 17,2013
OCEANSIDE, Ca - Petty Officer 3rd Class Roderick Shanks, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, holds his daughter during CLB-15’s homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2013. Several Marines and sailors returned from an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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May 17,2013
Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Hawaii - Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into a M777 howitzer during a training exercise at Schofi eld Barracks in Wahiawa, May 14, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janelle Y. Chapman)

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Stock Photo May 17,2013
Brawley, Ca - May 13, 2013: Capt. Matthew McCue, platoon commander the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and San Diego native, coordinates security from a blocking position during a training raid in Brawley, Calif., as part of Ground Realistic Urban Training.

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‘Greenside’ Ospreys arrive at HMX-1 for White House support
MAY 6TH, 2013 | BATTLE RATTLE | POSTED BY JAMES SANBORN

Photos are emerging of new, slick green MV-22 Ospreys, now assigned to Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron One for presidential support.
We first reported on the Osprey makeover in August 2011, after a solicitation for an Osprey VIP kit emerged. The aircraft is now finally part of the unit’s inventory and was welcomed at a May 4 introduction ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., where the unit is based.
HMX-1, the unit that mans the president’s Marine One helicopter, will use the aircraft for so-called “greenside” missions. They will support White House travels by shuttling essential equipment, personnel and even VIPs, although the aircraft are unlikely to transport the president himself. He only rides on one of two custom-designed helicopter models — the older Sikorsky VH-3D and the newer VH-60N, a modified Black Hawk.

The new HMX-1 Osprey will replace the medium-lift capability provided by the CH-46 Sea Knight – better known as the PHROG – which has been in service since the early ‘60s. In addition to the spit and polished green paint job, the VIP kits include black carpets, the HMX-1 logo emblazoned on the tail ramp, seat covers and walls and ceilings that hide the tangle of wires and hydraulic lines inside the cabin.

Continued @ http://blogs.militarytimes.com/battl...house-support/

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U.S. Air force Senior Airman Christopher Nichols, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician from Warner Robins, Ga., runs through a pre-flight inspection for a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron before its final take off from Spangdahlem Air Base and Europe May 17, 2013. The 81st FS had been assigned to Spangdahlem since 1973 but is scheduled to inactivate in June.

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron takes off for the final time from Spangdahlem Air Base and Europe May 17, 2013. The squadron officially inactivates in June. Several A-10s will be reassigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

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Members of the 52nd Fighter Wing cheer on a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft before its final departure, May 17, 2013. The final four A-10s from the 81st Fighter Squadron left Spangdahlem Air Base and Europe as part of the squadron's inactivation.

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron takes off for the final time from Spangdahlem Air Base May 17, 2013. A total of 21 aircraft relocated to several bases in the United States.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 14, 2013) Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 conduct physical training as part of the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials. Based on the Navy's Battle Stations and the Marine Corps' Crucible, Sea Trials is the capstone training evolution for the Naval Academy freshmen class. The plebes navigate physical and mental challenges, ranging from obstacle courses, long-distance group runs, damage control scenarios, and water training. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom/Released)

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