On a cloudy, humid afternoon in May 2022, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jefferson Ortiz was driving with his wife on Highway 43, through the small town of Vanceboro, back to their home in New Bern. Ortiz noticed that traffic in front of him was coming to a halt. He looked into a field where many people gathered around something on the ground...
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In December 1941, Richard Harold Russell was 19. He was living in Michigan, going to college and enjoying his youth while being away from home. Russell can still remember the moment his life course would take a detour...
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Marine Rotational Force-Darwin conducted Exercise KOOLENDONG 22, a complex training event to enhance combined and joint interoperability alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the Australian Defence Force from July 10 – August 2.
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 22 have continued the work from previous TFKM iterations, conducting projects and subject matter expert exchanges throughout the Republic of Palau from June 19 through July 29, 2022...
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