Story by PFC Dylan Hess on 10/12/2018 Combat Assault Battalion was activated February 16, 1942 at New River, North Carolina. CAB has been in many locations and went under many names including at 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton CA, as the 1st Amphibian Track Battalion before being reassigned to the
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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) arrived to Busan, South Korea, Oct. 12. Chancellorsville and Benfold pulled into Busan, South Korea, for a regularly scheduled port visit. Chancellorsville and Benfold are underway with the Ronald Reagan Strike Group, and are
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Story by SSG Keith Anderson on 10/11/2018 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division and supporting units participated in Warfighter 19-01 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from September 30 to October 11. The multi-echelon exercise tested the division's ability to manage, direct, and synchronize multiple brigades with air and ground assets under
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Story by SGT William Brown on 10/10/2018 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. From The American Revolutionary War to the current fight on the battlefield, tactics, techniques and procedures have changed and evolved rapidly. With each battle fought, new lessons are learned, and the need to stay current and ready is critical
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Story by 2LT Colin Kennard on 10/01/2018 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII Eight MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed a trans-Pacific flight from Darwin, Australia to Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Sept. 28. This is the second time in 18 months that the 1st Marine
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Story by LCpl Matthew Kirk on 09/19/2018 U.S. Navy Sailors from multiple units were promoted to chief petty officer during a Chief Petty Officers Pinning Ceremony, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2018. They were pinned after enduring six weeks of physical and mental challenges through a Chief Petty Officer
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Story by TSgt Heather Redman on 10/10/2018 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HawaiiThe weather may not be changing much and there is no need for a sweater, but flu season is still just around the corner and research shows it's better to get vaccinated early. According to the State of Hawaii,
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Story by Max Lonzanida on 10/10/2018 In 1972, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt authorized official recognition of 13 October as the birthday of the U.S. Navy. Since then, each Chief of Naval Operations has encouraged a Navy-wide celebration of this occasion "to enhance a greater appreciation of
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Story by TSgt Heather Redman on 10/10/2018 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HawaiiThe weather may not be changing much and there is no need for a sweater, but flu season is still just around the corner and research shows it's better to get vaccinated early. According to the State of Hawaii,
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Story by Max Lonzanida on 10/10/2018 In 1972, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt authorized official recognition of 13 October as the birthday of the U.S. Navy. Since then, each Chief of Naval Operations has encouraged a Navy-wide celebration of this occasion "to enhance a greater appreciation of
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Story by MSgt Joseph Swafford on 10/11/2018 Within hours of Hurricane Michael's landfall on the Florida Panhandle, a C-17 Globemaster III from the 21st Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California was wheels up to support civil authorities in humanitarian relief operations. The C-17 staged at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona,
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