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Marines, Afghan National Police Stay Vigilant in Southern Afghanistan

Through binoculars, a Marine spotted suspicious men in the distance. Over the radio, he passed t...

Service Members Enjoy Simple Pleasures in Southern Afghanistan

Sometimes it's the simple pleasures in life that can make a difference when deployed.

Se...

Marines Construct World's Largest Aircraft Combat Parking Expansion in Afghanistan

From dawn until dusk, a unit of Marines works diligently preparing an aircraft parking expansion...

International Security Assistance Force Top Enlisted Meets With Marines in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's top enlisted leader personally delivered a message to Marines on Camp Leatherneck ...

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 Takes the Fight From Iraq to Afghanistan

On April 15, 1962, a squadron of Marines launched from the USS Princeton to Soc Trang, Vietnam, ...

Marines in Southern Afghanistan Build for Future, Construct Camp Leatherneck

Camp Leatherneck, soon to be the largest Marine Corps camp in the Islamic Republic of Afghanista...

Veterans Adopt 1,200 Marines in Southern Afghanistan

"Once a Marine, always a Marine" is a phrase often heard around the Marine Corps, but ...

Country Music Star Toby Keith Performs for Marines in Southern Afghanistan

Country music star Toby Keith rocked the sands of southern Afghanistan while performing for serv...

International Security Assistance Force, Afghan Leaders Meet in Delaram, Farah Province

International Security Assistance Force commander U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan and other IS...

Cobb County Marine Serves Proudly in Afghanistan

Lance Cpl. Dustin C. Spicer wanted to call it quits while attending South Cobb High School from ...

Marines strike insurgent positions in Now Zad, Afghanistan

Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan conducted a major combat operation ag...

Commandant Visits Marines, Sailors in Afghanistan

With a loud and thunderous "ooh-rah,"

Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose ...

Afghanistan Deployed Corpsmen Sharpen Life-saving Skills

A medical officer sits at her desk awaiting any of her hundreds of Marines to walk through her d...

Expeditionary Food Service Marines Serve Up Morale in Southern Afghanistan

Expeditionary food service Marines are dedicated to improving the quality of food served to Mari...

Combat Logistics Battalion 3 Counters Insurgency During Patrol in Southern Afghanistan

After completing an important logistics mission, a group of Marines braved insurgent attacks whi...

Marine Helo Mechanics Repair Damaged Hornet in Afghanistan

Despite having zero experience with fixed-wing aircraft, a team of helicopter mechanics diffused...

3/8 Marines Secure Golestan

U.S. Marines are diligently working to create conditions for host nation security forces to take...

3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in Afghanistan Using 120 Mm Mortar System

Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment are employing the 120 mm mortar system to combat i...

Combat Logistics Battalion 3 Career Planner Beats the Clock in Afghanistan

The term “man hunt” would only come close to describing the dedication Combat Logistics Battalio...

Engineers Pack Up After Seven-month Afghanistan Deployment

A detachment of Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion has constructed success in Afghanist...

Afghan National Police, Marines Travel Path to Success: ANP, 3/8 Conduct Operation Pathfinder in Southern Afghanistan


The Afghan national police joined forces with the U.S. Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine ...

All-female Marine Team Conducts First Mission in Southern Afghanistan

Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Mari...

Afghan National Police, Marines Execute Cordon and Search in Southern Afghanistan

Members of the Afghan national police and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, ...

Afghan National Policemen Graduate From Intensive Training Program

Their country has been torn by war for decades. Many remember years of lawlessness and Taliban c...

Civil Affairs Team Facilitates Afghan Governance, Development

Friend or foe? This is sure to be a question many Afghan people think of as they witness U.S. fo...

Corps’ Artillery Rocket System Poised to Strike in Afghanistan

The first platoon of Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, test-fired its first rocket...

Where the Buffalo Roams - Bonecrusher Relentlessly Searches Out Improvised Explosive Devices

He sat and pondered the question, “What is the best part of your job?”

Displaying a big ...

Marines Mentor, Forge Close Ties With Afghan National Police

Five U.S. Marine non-commissioned officers are making a difference in the lives of Afghans throu...

CLB-3 sets bar in Afghanistan
Swapping the sandy beaches of Oahu for the sands of Afghanistan, Marines and sailors of the Hawaii-...
Afghan National Police, Marines show presence in Delaram marketplace

Afghan National Policemen and U.S. Marines patrolled together through the marketplace of the dis...

Afghan National Army, Marines provide humanitarian assistance to remote Afghan village

Afghan National Army soldiers provided humanitarian assistance to locals of the southern Afghan ...

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 transfers authority to MWHS-2 in Afghanistan
Lt. Col. Michael E. Watkins, the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 detachment commander, assumed ...
Astronauts Visit Afghanistan Marines

Astronauts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration visited deployed service membe...

Air Combat Marines Conduct Convoy Ops

Marines attached to Marine aircraft wings spend the majority of their time flying and maintainin...

Huskies help Marines lead the way in Afghanistan
Marines are employing a unique piece of equipment that’s helping lower the threat of improvised exp...
Logistics battalion supplies success during Operation Gateway III
Marines with 2nd Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, conducted mul...
Fighting the Dangers of Route 515

The once deadly, improvised explosive device-laden path of southern Afghanistan’s Route 515 is n...

Marines clear important Afghanistan roadway

Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat...

Marine Logistics Patrol Pushes Through IEDs, Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan

Not even a series of potentially deadly events was enough to stop a Marine combat logistics patr...

Cobras Strike in Afghanistan

The shriek of the air horn breaks the silence of the day, the peaceful calm of the flight line v...

VMGR-252 Supports Combat Operations in Afghanistan

Combat operations are what every Marine has trained for, and are some of the most arduous times ...

Spirit of America’s Generous Support Aids Marines, Afghan Forces in Counterinsurgency Operations

Spirit of America, a nonprofit organization supported solely by private contributions, is offeri...

Afghanistan’s Farah Provincial governor, key Marine Corps leaders meet
Key leaders of the Farah province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met with senior leaders of...
Afghanistan deployed Marines deliver FOB building materials

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 delivered more than ...

Wisconsin-native receives Christmas call from President Bush
How special would you feel if you received a phone call from U.S. President and Commander in Chief ...
Operation Santa successfully carried-out in Southern Afghanistan
Third Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 successfully...
III MEF commanding general visits Afghanistan Marines

Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force serving in Afghanistan received a surprise visit fro...

Commandant makes holiday visit to Marines, sailors in Afghanistan

General James T. Conway, the 34th commandant of the Marine Corps, paid a special holiday visit t...

Chairman of Joint Chiefs visits Marines, sailors in Afghanistan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen visited Marines and sailors deployed to H...

United Through Reading program brings families closer

Forward-deployed service members in Afghanistan are staying in touch with family, friends and ch...

U.S. forces provide medical treatment to Afghan women

To help curb the mortality rate of Afghan women and infants, a U.S. medical officer provided med...

U.S. Marines provide British forces security in Afghanistan during Operation Backstop

Marines and sailors with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground...

Motor-T takes action, delivers in Afghanistan

Second Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, succes...

Gifts from heart and home

Like most forward deployed units, the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,...

HMH-466 maintains, fights in Afghanistan

CH-53E Super Stallions are the most widely used aircraft in a Marine aircraft wing. They are use...

KC-130J Crew serves in Afghanistan

Behind the cockpit of a KC-130J cargo transport aircraft there is a crew of Marines tasked with ...

3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Takes Lead As Marine Corps’ Ground Combat Element in Southern Afghanistan

Marines and sailors of the Camp Lejeune, N.C. based 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assumed ...

Marines escort newly graduated Afghan Uniformed Police to districts

In a country torn by violence, drugs and civil unrest, a unit of Marines has brought dozens of r...

Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan Commander Meets With Regional Command-West, Afghan National Army Commanders

Col. Duffy W. White, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan commander, and h...

CLB-3 puts rounds on target in Afghanistan

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 conducted suppressive fire drills and mane...

Marines’ Heroic Actions at Shewan Leave More Than 50 Insurgents Dead, Several Wounded

In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price f...

CLB-3 provides convoy security, care to Afghan women’s clinic

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion-3 conducted their first convoy, providing se...

Sergeant Receives On-the-spot Promotion in Afghanistan

Nov. 16 began much like any other day for Sgt. Jose Garza as he woke up at about 6:30 a.m., shav...

24th MEU transfers authority to 3rd Marine Regiment in Afghanistan

Colonel Duffy W. White, 3rd Marine Regiment commander, assumed command of Special Purpose Marine...

The Price of Deployment

Most young lance corporals live their lives day by day, just waiting to see what tomorrow may br...

CLB-3 celebrates first birthday ball from afar

Through the dust and roar of jet engines, Combat Logistics Battalion-3, Special Purpose Marine A...

CLB-3 keeps faith with first religious service of deployment

Navy Lt. Karen Rector, chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion-3, Special Purpose Marine Air-Gro...

Any clime and place

Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 3rd Marine Regiment and the 24th Marine E...