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Yausubetsu Artillery Exercise
Click to visit the official Yausubestu Artillery Exercise Website.12th Marines will conduct artillery relocation training in the Yausubetsu training area from Nov. 14 to Dec. 7, 2008.

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3rd Intelligence Battalion Marines complete Jungle Warfare Training Center courses. (Photos by Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac).JUNGLE TRAINING
Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac
CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Nineteen Marines from Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, proved that they can survive the jungle when they completed the Jungle Survival skills course Nov. 19, and Jungle Skills course Nov. 21 at Camp Gonsalves.
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Lance Cpl. Tremayne Baker, a combat engineer from Chicago, with 9th Engineer Support Battalion mixes concrete during final construction in Qasr Amij, Iraq on Oct. 24. (Photo by Cpl. James D. Wilkins).Combat Engineers improve living conditions for Iraqi Army
2nd Lt. Ty Barrion
QASR AMIJ, Iraq (Nov 26, 2008) -- For the Iraqi Army 29th Brigade Military Transition Team, living conditions in Iraq got a little better recently.

Combat engineers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, completed a month-long mission constructing living spaces for the 40-man team.
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Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, search for improvised explosive devices during the Individual Preparedness in an IED Environment course at Camp Hansen Nov. 20. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco).CLB-4 searches for IEDs during predeployment training
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Approximately 200 Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participated in an improvised explosive device course here Nov. 17-20.
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Cpl. Raymond Killinger, a CH-46 helicoper crew chief with the squadron, steadies a mounted .50-caliber machine gun while flying to the range. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron D. Hostutler).Fire from the sky
Lance Cpl. Aaron D. Hostutler
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted aerial gunner training Nov. 18 at Whisky Range 176.
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Lt. Col. Oliver B. Spencer.3rd Recon gets new commander
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CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Lt. Col. William H. Seely relinquished command of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion to Lt. Col. Oliver B. Spencer during a change of command ceremony at the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion headquarters building here, Nov. 19.
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Liberty rules still apply when on leave
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Master Sgt. Emerson L. Tate, Marine Corps Base Facilities Engineer Cheif and Navajo Native American who fluently speaks the language used by the famous U.S. Marine Navajo code talkers. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas W. Provost).Marine shares native culture woven in Corps history
Lance Cpl. Thomas W. Provost
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Master Sgt. Emerson L. Tate knows a military code that once perplexed the enemy so much, it was deemed unbreakable.
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Chris Knackstedt coaches Yuka Tokumura on how to read the green before she chips as Toshiaki Konami looks on during a game of golf at the Awase Meadows Golf Course Saturday. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Cabrera).Golf course strengthens community bonds
Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Cabrera
AWASE MEADOWS GOLF COURSE, Okinawa (Nov 26, 2008) -- Since its opening in 1948, Awase Meadows Golf Course has provided an opportunity for Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawan golf enthusiasts to share the enjoyment of a game that transcends cultures.
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