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Archive: August, 2006

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Station Marine claims first MCI West quarterly title;;

A Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine was named Marine of the Quarter for the Marine Corps Installations West on Aug. 31 in a ceremony held in the station Search and Rescue hangar. Cpl. Emily Sample, H&HS legal clerk, edged out other Marines from seven installations of MCI West, to earn Marine of the Quarter honors. Sample, a native of

Gunnery Sgt. Simon Wade, station explosive ordnance disposal operations chief, receives a Bronze Star with a Combat V from Col. Ben Hancock, station commanding officer, Aug. 30 at the Sonoran Pueblo here. Wade received the medal for his actions during a deployment to Fallujah, Iraq. - Gunnery Sgt. Simon Wade, station explosive ordnance disposal operations chief, receives a Bronze Star with a Combat V from Col. Ben Hancock, station commanding officer, Aug. 30 at the Sonoran Pueblo here. Wade received the medal for his actions during a deployment to Fallujah, Iraq.

EOD Marine receives Bronze Star for combat valor

A station explosive ordnance disposal Marine received a Bronze Star on Aug. 30 at the Sonoran Pueblo here for his actions in a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in December 2004. Gunnery Sgt. Simon A. Wade, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron EOD operations chief, received the award, with a combat distinguishing device, for his bravery under fire

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VMX-22 lands on station to test new weapons system

Two of Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadrons 22’s newest models, the MV-22 Osprey “Block B”, arrived here Aug. 25 and were joined by two MV-22 Osprey “Block A” aircraft Aug. 26 to test its new ramp-mounted weapon system. The Osprey squadron, based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N. C., will test the new weapon system on the

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Station awarded for heroism during jet crash

The International Association of Fire Chiefs will present the station with a certificate as the Marine Corps’ Fire and Emergency Services Heroism Award first runner-up nominee in Dallas on Sept. 15 for its actions during a mishap involving an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft in June of 2005. The aircraft, belonging to Marine Attack Squadron 513, crashed

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MAG-13 Marine grabs Marine of the Quarter title for I MEF

A station Marine from Marine Aircraft Group 13 was named the Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter for the I Marine Expeditionary Force on July 12. Sgt. Jerry Garza, MAG-13 armory quality assurance NCO, beat out thousands of other candidates from throughout the I MEF to bring home the title and show what it means to go above and beyond the call of

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Station Marines dust off MCMAP skills with a little practice

Marines are world-renowned for their fierce fighting spirit, and units here are working to ensure no one forgets that. Marines from across the station are taking Marine Corps Martial Arts Program refresher classes to advance themselves as warriors and leaders in hand-to-hand combat. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Air Control

Ready for inspection

As 9 a.m. drew near, Marines and civilian workers frantically rushed to perfect every small detail of Mess Hall 710, ensuring that it is ready for inspection. Marines and civilian workers experienced a preliminary inspection of the station mess hall Aug. 16 to determine if it was qualified to battle against other Corps mess halls for The

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MACS-1 Marines return home to friends, family

Several dozen Marine Air Control Squadron 1 Marines returned to the loving smiles and embraces of family and friends at the Sonoran Pueblo here Aug. 16. The 36 Marines and sailors returned home after a seven-month tour in Al Asad, Iraq, in support of the MACS-1 units operating in Iraq. The Marines performed duties similar to what they would in

Welcome Home VMA-214

Friends, family and fellow Marines welcomed home the nearly 80 warriors from Marine Attack Squadron 214 who returned from a six-month deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on Aug. 15 outside the VMA-214 hangar. A hangar full of smiling friends and family members sprang to their feet after Lt. Col. Sean C. Blochberger, squadron

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Station uses ROCC to improve training

The station Range Management Department is currently in the process of establishing a new section called the Range Operations Control Center in order to fully utilize the station’s 2.8 million-acres of range training area. The ROCC is anticipated to be fully operational by September of 2007 and is expected to be partially operational by May of

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