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Station donation helps community education

A current project has the station on track to donate and install approximately $200,000 worth of computers, equipment, software and networking hardware to a local school district by the end of this month. The Crane school district, which is composed of nine schools -- seven elementary and two middle schools -- will be on the receiving end of the

Advocates of Single Marines share ideas, plan improvements to program

Senior enlisted advisors, civilian coordinators and Marine and sailor representatives of Single Marine Program activities from 10 Marine Corps installations met Sept. 8-12 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., for the West Coast SMP Regional Conference. The servicemembers and civilian representatives shared ideas and discussed ways of

H&HS hosts Back to School Family Picnic

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron hosted its annual Back to School Family Picnic Saturday. All of the squadron's Marines, sailors and their families were invited to share a fun-filled day. The picnic offered about three hours of entertainment for the families starting at 4 p.m. Many of the families commented that this years picnic was one of

Online training now just a click away

The station's Learning Resource Center is now open and offers a new mode of education to Marines, family members and department of defense employees. The LRC boasts 28 computers and is a workstation for anyone wishing to further their education through the Marine Corps Distance Learning Program (DLP). Through the use of the LRC and its online

Operation Striking Hawk wraps up

A detachment of 1,100 Marines attached to Marine Aircraft Group-14 visited the station recently to take part in Exercise Striking Hawk '03. The exercise tests the concept of offensive air support and simulates all the nuts and bolts of an air combat element during a Marine Expeditionary Brigade. According to Gunnery Sgt. Charles B. Ringo, MAG-14

Station gears up for Instructor course

As Autumn begins, the station has made final preparations for the fall's Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, set to kick off Sept. 14 The course is instructed by Marines from Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 and teaches aviation Marines strategies on emploing Marine aviation elements to be part of a Marine Air Ground Task Force or

Former MP wins DOD civilian firefighter award

The Department of Defense has selected James C. Summers, a fire inspector at the station's fire department, as the 2002 Marine Corps Civilian Fire Fighter of the year. What is fascinating about the award, which was announced in August, is Summers has only been involved in fire fighting and prevention for about a year, said Charles B. Duffy, station

Former Marines choose to stay part of Corps

When a Marine decides to get out of the Corps, they are gone but not forgotten. Whether their decision is based on retirement, medical or personal reasons, they are considered to be "once a Marine, always a Marine." In many cases aboard station, not only are these Marines not forgotten, they are not even gone. This is because many Marines decide to

Station club offers expansive NFL programming to Marines

The 2003 National Football League season is in full swing, and the Infinities Enlisted Club has just the ticket for Marines on station wanting to get in on all the action. The club's management hopes to lure football fanatics away from their barracks and living rooms by offering access to every NFL game played on any given Sunday, said Anibal

Dancing, wild games recipe for good time at MCCS's 'Beach Bash'

Wet T-shirts, dancing girls, dune buggy racing and loud music were all part of the wild time at the station's Infinities club Sept. 4 at Marine Corps Community Services' "Beach Bash." Though the wet T-shirt contest was kept PG-13 and the dune buggy race was remote controlled, these and other events kept Marines from station and visiting squadrons

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