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Training and Education Command

Quantico, Virginia

Archive: August, 2002

Rappel Marines tower above regular training

As the sun comes up over the tree line, recruits routinely are greeted with one of the most terrifying sights they encounter while on the Depot. Standing before them lies a 47-foot monster of a tower recruits must conquer before making their way to the Peatross Parade Deck to collect their Eagle, Globe and Anchor. It is here where they must

Depot's history enters cyberspace

The idea of museums being nothing but old artifacts collecting dust is being changed by the Parris Island Museum, with the help of some graduate students from Connecticut. The Parris Island Museum, in conjunction with Quinnipiac University, launched a new website to bring a virtual representation of the history stored inside the museum to the

Ukrainian, battle-tested soldier joins Corps' band of brothers

Forty years ago, soldiers from the Soviet Union who came to the United States would have been considered defectors - today they're considered "prior service." Lance Corporal Peter Tenenika, Platoon 1062, Delta Co., 1st RTBn, served two years in the Ukrainian Army before coming to the United States and graduating a Marine Aug. 16. Tenenika was

Storytelling chairs brighten up Beaufort

The Arts Council of Beaufort County is presenting a children's exhibit at the University of South Carolina at Beaufort's Arts Gallery through Thursday. The Gullah storytelling chairs exhibit has been on display since Aug. 5. It is free and open to the public between the hours of 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. weekdays only. Children from the Beaufort

Resident Marine hero,3-war veteran dies

A Marine veteran of three wars recently died of congestive heart failure at his Savannah, Ga., home. Lieutenant General John McLaughlin fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam during his 36-year career in the Marine Corps. The Depot's burial detail rendered McLaughlin full military honors at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah, before he

Shutterbugs 're-focus' on combat skills

Every Marine is a rifleman, but a special breed of Marine shoots with more than just a weapon, as two depot Marines proved Aug. 6-7. Lance Cpls. Jared Hanson and Joseph Sarabia, CVIC photographers, ventured to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., to train with other combat photographers and videographers on how to adapt their photographic and

Self-service finance website puts Marines in charge

Anyone who's ever run out of patience waiting for a leave and earnings statement or to start or change an allottment, knows the process can sometimes be time consuming and inconvenient. To help speed it up, the Defense Finance Accounting System Office has set up the Employee/Member Self-Service System website to allow personnel to access certain

Fighter pilot Fisk soars into command billet

Long before taking the reins of Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Capt. Michael D. Fisk was dealing with massive amounts of horsepower; the throttle of an F/A-18 "Hornet." The son of an Air Force pilot, Fisk was born and bred for the cockpit. "Ever since I was little, I couldn't see myself doing anything else," said Fisk.

Depot lithographer tackles Green Belt Instructor Course

The stereotypical Marine is a muscular, young, clean-cut man standing 6-feet tall with big biceps and tight abs. The stereotype of a martial arts instructor is likely more extreme. Combine the two and you have an individual with godlike attributes. While Depot Reproduction Marine, Lance Cpl. Robert E. Feliz' 5-foot, 5-inch, 130-pound frame hardly

Clothing's proficiency improves with scanner

The depot's Clothing Issue is now the proud owner of a new piece of equipment that will enable it to step up its proficiency in nearly all categories. The equipment, made by Cyberware, is appropriately named the Whole Body Scanner. It produces three-dimensional images of a person's body by utilizing four laser scanners placed on four sides of the

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