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The Canadian Snow Birds perform high-flying acrobatics in formation during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 3. Photo by Cpl. Jose Nava/Chevron - The Canadian Snow Birds perform high-flying acrobatics in formation during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 3. Photo by Cpl. Jose Nava/Chevron

Fleet Week 2009 wraps up after successful run

As the month of October comes to an end so does Fleet Week 2009. Since 1995 Fleet Week San Diego has been the nation’s largest tribute to service members who have dedicated their lives to the nation’s freedom and way of life. The success of Fleet Week San Diego relies heavy on the partnership between the local community and the military services

Through smoke and flame: Local firefighters learn to fight flashovers

Parris Island Fire/Rescue hosted two weeks of realistic training for its firefighters, as well as the members of Burton, Beaufort and Port Royal departments, which ended today. At the fire-training site on Page Field, instructors from the PIFR burned more than 20 fires that would help them to better understand how to read and interpret fire and

Depot hosts visit from Albany commander

In case of an emergency evacuation, Parris Island has no greater friend than Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., and their commander, Col. Terry V. Williams, who is visiting the Depotuntil Saturday. In the event of a hurricane, all recruits and Depot personnel will be evacuated to MCLB Albany to continue the mission of making Marines. Williams

New behavior assessment for dogs keeps families, pets together

Animal behaviorists are scheduled to visit Parris Island, Oct. 6-8, to conduct assessments of dogs included in the breed ban by Marine Corps Order 11000.22, which has been in place since August.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will send six specialists to the Tri-Command area to evaluate the aggression levels of full or

Earning that smokey bear: The Corps newest drill instructors

Sixty-five Marines earned the right to wear the distinctive campaign cover Wednesday, after enduring a 12-week course at the Drill Instructor School aboardParris Island.The course was filled with countless hours of drill, intense physical conditioning and stern reiteration of Marine Corps history andcore values.“When you graduate from here, you

Emotional shrapnel: Veteran shares his experiencee with PTSD

The long-term stresses caused by combat can be traced to the pages of Homer’s Iliad, long before any form of mental issues were discovered.Thousands of years later, servicemembers are returning from combat with those same stresses. Fortunately, there is help.“It took me 30 years to be told, or at least admit, that I had Post Traumatic Stress

Former assistant commandant visits Parris Island

General Robert Magnus, former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, spoke to nearly 150 Marines and sailors, Sept. 18, about global climate changes and its impact onnational security.Magnus, who retired in July 2008, now serves as a member of the Military Advisory Board for the Center for Naval Analysis, a nonprofit research organization that

When nation was under attack, one Marine joined to fight back

When Sgt. Trey Bolmon awoke the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, he thought it was going to be a typical day filled with classes and homework.Little did the 19-year-old college student know, the tragic events that took place that somber day would completely change the course of his life.“I didn’t have to be in class until 11 a.m., and I remember waking

Marines help Georgians prepare for Afghanistan

The Republic of Georgia has offered up an infantry battalion to support the U.S. mission of bringing security to Afghanistan, and a Marine from Parris Island has stepped up to help train them. Next week, one of the Depot’s own Weapons and Field Training Battalion Marines, Sgt. Michael Long, a combat marksmanship trainer, will become a member of a

Weapon of wars past on display at Depot museum:

Surrounded by remnants of a time long past stands a cast-iron relic – a weapon used in a defining moment in America’s history – the Revolutionary War.The artifact — which fired 12-pound shot — weighs more than 3,000 pounds and saw combat before the U.S. Marine Corps even existed. The cannon was discovered by private individuals on property near

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