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Archive: May, 2003

VMA-513 families send lovin' to Afghanistan

When Marines are deployed overseas, communications with friends and family members can be very critical to unit morale. Although phone conversations, e-mail letters and photos can be exchanged fairly often, chances to see children and spouses fully interacting can be few and far between, if any. Spouses of Marine Attack Squadron-513 personnel

MAG-13 armorers maintain deployment arms

The prospect of reacting to a bloody ambush with an M-16 that does not fire is not a situation that most Marines would hope to find themselves in. The more advantageous option is to have a firearm that the leatherneck is confident he can use to engage and destroy the enemy. So in the face of walls of sand, sticky heat and the threat of an enemy

Marine Corps Family Team Building helps spouses prepare for Marines' return

More than 80 family members of deployed Marines gathered in the Gonzalez Room of the Sonoran Pueblo consolidated club May 20 for a Return and Reunion Brief. The brief was held to prepare the spouses of Marine Air Control Squadron-1 and Combat Service Support Detachment-16 for the return of their Marines, some of whom were arriving later in the

Memorial Day reunions - MACS-1 returns from overseas operations

The advance party of Marine Air Control Squadron 1 returned home May 20, preparing the way for the remainder of the squadron's return Memorial Day weekend. Approximately 50 personnel, primarily administrative and command elements, were greeted by friends and loved ones as their buses pulled in to the Marine Attack Squadron-211 hangar late in the

Marine finds vision, purpose in Yuma

You can often see an "old Corps" Marine taking a young Marine under his wing and mentoring him. They pass on traditions of the Marine Corps, good morals and core values with hopes that the young Marine will reach his potential as a great leader of Marines. If the young Marine chooses to, he can devote his time to using and displaying all that he

Marines return to Tinian for exercise Tandem Thrust '03

In 1944 the United States was involved in a war in which every move counted. One of the most defining moves made by the United States was the taking of the island Tinian, a small island north of Guam and south of Saipan. The island was, of course, taken by Marines. The 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions coordinated a successful two pronged attack on the

VMA-211 returns from Operation Iraqi Freedom

Members of Marine Attack Squadron-211 returned this weekend from a four-month tour of duty overseas as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The main body of approximately 130 Marines and sailors came in late Friday night, ten pilots with their aircraft flew in Saturday afternoon, and the remaining six pilots and aircraft returned later in the week. The

MALS-13 returns home to open arms

Sixty-seven Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13 returned home Saturday from a four and a half month deployment in the Persian Gulf. Marines and their families and friends were overjoyed to see one another when the commercial jet that carried the Marines home arrived in front of Marine Attack Squadron-211's hangar. Friends and

Seeing clearly now: Station optometrist shaped up to become Navy doctor

Yuma Marines or sailors who have had to get their eyes checked recently have probably been checked by Lt. Cmdr. Paul Andre, station optometrist. They may have learned a lot about how the eyes work during their exam, and probably left with a favorable impression of not only the way Andre works, but of the man himself. By his appearance, Andre is

Single Marine Program lives it up in 'Sin City'

Marines from four West Coast duty stations descended on Las Vegas Friday through Sunday, making the most of a relatively inexpensive opportunity to immerse themselves in neon-soaked fun. Members from four of the six West Coast Coalition of Single Marine Programs from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps

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