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“Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good” a hit in Beaufort

The 5th annual Beaufort International Film Festival featured a prerelease screening of the documentary “Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good” free of charge for service members Feb. 19.Later that day, the documentary’s director, Jonathan Flora, was presented the inaugural Santini Patriot Spirit Award, for outstanding portrayal of the American

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Sgt. George O’Donnell, field instructor with Field Training Platoon, Field Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., tells Co. D recruits how to recognize improvised explosive devices during the Crucible. - Sgt. George O’Donnell, field instructor with Field Training Platoon, Field Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., tells Co. D recruits how to recognize improvised explosive devices during the Crucible.

Marines from Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, grab their gear and load up on a V-22 Osprey, Feb. 17. The Marines are getting ready for a helicopter support team training exercise. - Marines from Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, grab their gear and load up on a V-22 Osprey, Feb. 17. The Marines are getting ready for a helicopter support team training exercise.

LS Marines support resupply operations during training exercise

Landing Support Marines with LS Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group facilitated Helicopter Support Team training on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Feb. 17. V-22 Ospreys approached the landing pad, where they slowed to a hover over a 1,500-pound cement block representing a resupply load. The simulated load was then

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Lance Cpl. Abraham Lopez puts on his boxing shoes before his Armed Forces Boxing Championship 123-pound title fight at the Chaparral Fitness Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 18. - Lance Cpl. Abraham Lopez puts on his boxing shoes before his Armed Forces Boxing Championship 123-pound title fight at the Chaparral Fitness Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 18.

Marine defeats Army boxer, takes gold medal

Hand raised in the air after the championship boxing match came to an end, all he could think was how all his hard work paid off. Lance Cpl. Abraham Lopez, administrative clerk for the assistant chief of staff recruiting, competed in the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championship at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Feb. 18. He defeated Army Spc. Guy

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The 8th Marine Corps District shooters pose after receiving their awards. They proudly show off their award from coming in third for the pistol team match, ninth for the rifle team match, and fourth for the Gunner’s Match. - The 8th Marine Corps District shooters pose after receiving their awards. They proudly show off their award from coming in third for the pistol team match, ninth for the rifle team match, and fourth for the Gunner’s Match.

Marine Corps shooters test marksmanship in annual contest

Marines from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region shot it out during the annual Depot Competition in Arms Program from Jan. 31 to Feb. 12 at Edson Range, Weapons Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The DCIAP was a close competition, but 12th Marine Corps District took first place in the rifle team

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February is Black History Month

It was a balmy South Carolinian evening as the sun set on Fort Wagner, just north of Charleston, N.C., when Brig. Gen. Quincy Gilmore led the 54th Massachusetts Regiment into the second assault on the fort. The three Union brigades, comprised of approximately 5,000 soldiers, charged toward the fort defended by only 1,800 Confederate troops. The

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Recruits from Platoon 3209, Company I, help each other to reach the second story of the Dunham’s Ascent obstacle. The recruits must climb to the fourth story to reach and save a simulated casualty. - Recruits from Platoon 3209, Company I, help each other to reach the second story of the Dunham’s Ascent obstacle. The recruits must climb to the fourth story to reach and save a simulated casualty.