Ordnance Marines celebrate 84th birthday
April 28, 2006 — Ordnance Marines from every unit and squadron on station celebrated the 84th birthday of the ordnance military occupational specialty at a party April 28 at Ramada Field here. The event featured the presentation of the Marine Aircraft Group 13 Ordnanceman of the Year Award, a field events competition, a display of ordnance history papers and food MORE
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Station recieves new industrial hygienist
April 26, 2006 — The station Branch Medical Clinic received a new industrial hygienist March 27. Robert Warling was hired after a four-month vacancy. He will work with the Department of Safety and Standardization personnel here, said Lt. Col. Joachim Fack, DSS supervisor. It will enable the DSS staff to achieve a better understanding of proper safety procedures, MORE
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Moon Dogs bite bigger than they bark;
April 25, 2006 — The Moon Dogs of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., visited the station recently for five weeks to support the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. Unlike most squadrons aboard station for the WTI course, VMAQ-3 came to train as an autonomous unit while also supporting the course, said MORE
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Fifth graders turn MWSS-371 Marines into school projects
April 24, 2006 — Fifth-grade students from Desert View Academy visited the Canon Air Defense Complex April 24 to interview and create portraits of Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371. Twenty students from the charter school were randomly paired with 20 Marines and sailors from the squadron to complete projects assigned to them from their art MORE
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Vet clinic lends hand to station pet owners
April 21, 2006 — The station Provost Marshal’s Office animal services department and veterinary clinic here held a vaccination clinic here April 21. Michelle Nixon, PMO animal services officer, and Army Capt. Renee Anderson, station and Yuma Proving Ground veterinarian, coordinated the event to give station personnel the opportunity to get their cats and dogs MORE
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PSD demolishes H&HS SAR, 12-2
April 20, 2006 — The Personnel Support Detachment team’s offense started hot and their defense finished hot as they dismantled the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Search and Rescue team 12-2 during intramural softball action April 10 at Field 555 here. While the two teams entered the sixth round of the seven-round regular season with similar records, PSD was MORE
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API awards MWSS-371 for duty beyond expectations
April 18, 2006 — Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 fuels branch received the American Petroleum Institute Award for excellence in fuels management April 18 at the Worldwide Energy Conference in Washington, D. C. The API award recognizes the personnel and activities that made the most significant contribution to Navy fuel operations and fleet support missions during MORE
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BMC personnel party at luau
April 13, 2006 — The Branch Medical Clinic hosted its third annual luau in the clinic courtyard here April 13 for the clinic staff. The luau is one of three annual holiday events held on the clinic’s training days during lunch hours to relieve stress and improve camaraderie, said Senior Chief Petty Officer, James Irvine, senior enlisted leader at the clinic. The MORE
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Ordnance Marines pick up the PASE
April 12, 2006 — A group of ordnance Marines from various units, station and visiting, added a new skill set to their repertoire here recently through training tangential to Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-06. The Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 ordnance department, led by Ordnance Chief Master Gunnery Sgt. Ronnie Jones, Jr., taught the 11 MORE
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SMP provides spring break Semper Fi style
April 7, 2006 — Station Marines let loose and enjoyed themselves at the Single Marine and Drug Demand Reduction programs’ spring break barbeque April 7 at softball field 545 across from the gymnasium here. The barbeque was a chance for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course Marines to relax and meet the station Marines, said SMP President Cpl. Heather MORE
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