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Archive: November, 2015

U.S. Marines, Malaysian soldiers complete MALUS AMPHEX 15 November 23, 2015 — Darkness fills the confined space. The aroma of exhaust and burning fuel is in the air. Some rest their eyes while others bow their heads mentally preparing. Suddenly the sound of metallic tracks making contact with the beach catches everyone’s attention. “We’re on the beach,” shouts Lance Cpl. John Figueroa over the sounds of the screeching tracks MORE

15th MEU Marines participate in CARAT – Brunei 2015 November 10, 2015 — Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are scheduled to participate in bilateral training exercise Combined Afloat Readiness and Training - Brunei with the Royal Brunei Land Forces from November 10 – 12 in Tutong, Brunei.The Marines participating in the course are from the 15th MEU’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment and India Company, MORE

Muscle memory helps corpsmen save lives November 10, 2015 — Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, run out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and set up a perimeter around a simulated blast. Behind them they hear fellow Marines role-playing casualties yelling and screaming for help as the mass casualty team begins identifying patients who need immediate MORE

Feeling the burn: U.S. Marines, sailors learn non-leathal weapons techniques November 5, 2015 — Imagine being in a kitchen, chopping up a batch of jalapeno and ghost peppers, putting it into a mixture of oil, water, and some emulsifiers, putting that all into a blender and then bottling it and pouring it on your face. This is how U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin Leduc, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Law Enforcement Detachment, Combat MORE