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Archive: June, 2004

Unauthorized personnel attain DoD car decals

After obtaining more than 20 Department of Defense car decals while serving border liaison duty, station Provost Marshal's Office Marines warn service members of the dangers of selling or trading their vehicles without removing the decals. The decals are given to active duty military and DoD civilians for daily access to military installations and

Motion photographer uses Corps as 'stepping stone' to successful future in film

While some people join the military because they have no plans for their future, one station Marine strategically chose the Corps as a springboard to a successful career. Sergeant Christopher Taylor, a motion photographer at the Combat Visual Information Center, joined the Marine Corps because he knew where he wanted to go in life and knew the

Exercise Desert Talon trains units for Iraq deployments

Academic classes for Exercise Desert Talon 2-04 began on station Tuesday and practical application exercises will begin Saturday prompting an increase in use of tactical aviation and ground equipment throughout Yuma County. The exercise is conducted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 and is designed to prepare aviation and ground

VMFT-401 trains Beaufort Marines

Marines from Marine Fighter Training Squadron-401 recently returned from a 23-day training deployment in support of Marine Aircraft Group-31 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., May 26. VMFT-401 is the only aggressor squadron in the Marine Corps. Its mission is to prepare pilots from other squadrons for combat by imitating the flying tactics

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