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Marine Sgt. Michael Baldwin, Marine Corps Detachment, swings across a pit during the Physical Endurance Confidence course event. - Marine Sgt. Michael Baldwin, Marine Corps Detachment, swings across a pit during the Physical Endurance Confidence course event.

Best warrior competition

Fort Leonard Wood’s Soldiers, Seabees and Marines put their top service members to the test for the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence 2014 Best Warrior competition. Competitors endured frigid weather and complex exams, as their minds and bodies were strained through four days of events.With snow on the ground and temperatures in the low

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Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher Kirby, marshal arts instructor trainer and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense instructor, teaches Marines Awaiting Training how to properly roll up the sleeves of their summer uniforms. Marines went sleeves-up Sunday, after a more than two-year-old sleeves- down policy was rescinded by the commandant of the Marine Corps. The bottle is for securing the uniform while rolling up the sleeve. - Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher Kirby, marshal arts instructor trainer and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense instructor, teaches Marines Awaiting Training how to properly roll up the sleeves of their summer uniforms. Marines went sleeves-up Sunday, after a more than two-year-old sleeves- down policy was rescinded by the commandant of the Marine Corps. The bottle is for securing the uniform while rolling up the sleeve.

Commandant Orders Sleeves up

Warmer weather will bring Marines a change other than spring. For the first time in two years, Marines are allowed to roll up their sleeves in conjunction with the changeover from the winter to summer uniform. During those years, many Marines graduated from boot camp not knowing how to properly or efficiently roll their sleeves. Fort Leonard Wood

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Terrick Miller (35) is the first Marine Det. player to sign the bottom of the 2014 Commander’s Cup Basketball Tournament trophy, held by coach Billeetae Johnson following their 44-39 win over the 5th Engineer Battalion March 5 at DFC. - Terrick Miller (35) is the first Marine Det. player to sign the bottom of the 2014 Commander’s Cup Basketball Tournament trophy, held by coach Billeetae Johnson following their 44-39 win over the 5th Engineer Battalion March 5 at DFC.

"Marines" Basketball Champs

After finishing third in the Commander’s Cup Basketball Tournament the past two years, the U.S. Marine Corps Detachment team had their eyes set on the tournament trophy from the very start of the 2014 season. Cheered on by hundreds of their fellow Marines, three months of effort culminated in a 44-39 victory over the 5th Engineer Battalion in the

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Soldiers from the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade donated 173 units of blood in one three-day drive which earned them the No. 9 spot on the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center’s list of Top 10 Donating Units in 2013. - Soldiers from the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade donated 173 units of blood in one three-day drive which earned them the No. 9 spot on the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center’s list of Top 10 Donating Units in 2013.

Marines lead way in blood donations

The few led the many in blood donations last year during which time the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center processed more than 5,700 potential donors who donated 4,992 units of blood. The center’s staff conducted 197 drives, collecting an average of 26 units per drive. That was enough blood products made available to nearly 10,000 injured or ill

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