Corporals lead from front: 26th MEU NCOs complete leadership course underway
December 17, 2008 — Dependability, enthusiasm and initiative are just few leadership traits that corporals of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS San Antonio recently took into the Combined Corporal Leadership Course aboard USS San Antonio, but they walked away with more than they could have imagined. From day one on Dec. 6, course director 1st Sgt. MORE
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Love In the Mail - Part 2
December 15, 2008 — "Love in the mail" -- Part 1detailed how 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanding Officer Col. Mark Desens stressed the importance of families supporting their deployed Marines and the importance of the 'Corps supporting families. Desens said both were essential to morale and mission. Petty Officer 1st Class Myesha Booker, religious program MORE
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Love in the mail – Part 1
December 15, 2008 — Since time immemorial, warriors have left their homes and families while they struck out in support their nations' goals. And in all those thousands of years, leaving loved ones behind has always been a painful experience. While separation is never easy, warriors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit currently deployed to the Arabian MORE
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Ermey congratulates Elnora Marines
December 8, 2008 — Full Metal Jacket star R. Lee Ermey congratulated 10 Marines today aboard USS Iwo Jima in the Arabian Gulf for helping save Elnora, Ind., from flooding June 8, 2008. Ermey presented each Marine with a miniature American flag, gifts from Elnora resident Heather Davis, Indiana radio disc jockey Diane House and the American Legion. The MORE
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R. Lee Ermey Visits 26th MEU
December 8, 2008 — “I am Gunnery Sergeant Ermey, I am your senior drill instructor,” announces the actor and Marine Corps icon. “From now on you will speak only when spoken to. The first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be ‘Sir!’ Do you maggots understand that?” The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima respond immediately and with fervor, “Sir, MORE
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Recon reaches out
December 5, 2008 — Boot camp teaches Marines that every one of them is a rifleman. No matter what their everyday job, they are first and foremost Marines. However, for many Marines who are not infantryman, it can sometimes be difficult to get out of the office and into the field. Knowing this, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Recon Platoon conducted a static MORE
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