Stories

DTS office aids Depot with travel claim needs

Marines have always been known for looking after each other. Even after leaving active-duty, the workers of the Defense Travel System Office, who are all former Marines, still take pride in taking care of other Marines who are still wearing the uniform. The DTS office, located in Bldg. 10, next to the Finance Office, does a lot more than ensure

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A group of Coast Guardsmen from the Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J., look on as recruits spar during the Crucible. The group was here to gain insight to how Parris Island transforms recruits into Marines. - A group of Coast Guardsmen from the Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J., look on as recruits spar during the Crucible. The group was here to gain insight to how Parris Island transforms recruits into Marines.

Coast Guard representatives gain insight to Corps

Several Coast Guard instructors left Parris Island with a Marine sized dose of values-based training tactics, as well as much more information than they expected to find. The group, which is one out of four researching possible enhancements to their recruit training program, hoped to find new ways of instilling values into their trainees, said

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Pvt. Michael Downer, a recently-graduated Marine from 2nd Recruit Training Battalion's Echo Company, covers his face with cammie paint to help conceal himself during the Crucible Jan. 18. Cammie paint is used by Marines around the world to help them stay concealed during missions. - Pvt. Michael Downer, a recently-graduated Marine from 2nd Recruit Training Battalion's Echo Company, covers his face with cammie paint to help conceal himself during the Crucible Jan. 18. Cammie paint is used by Marines around the world to help them stay concealed during missions.

Cammie paint gives finger painting a whole new meaning

A Marine sits in a bush. His camouflage paint conceals his face from enemy observation. He raises the barrel of his weapon and takes a well-aimed shot. The enemy looks for him, but all they see is a thick bush in the distance. Cammie paint is a critical tool the Marines use to stay concealed. It distorts their faces, helps them stay hidden and is

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Pfc. Brett Lockhart, a new Marine and former police officer, stands with his former co-workers from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, in Titusville, Fla. Lockhart joined not because of a family tradition, but because of a brotherhood tradition. - Pfc. Brett Lockhart, a new Marine and former police officer, stands with his former co-workers from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, in Titusville, Fla. Lockhart joined not because of a family tradition, but because of a brotherhood tradition.

Serving the nation again: Deputy sheriff follows in the foot steps of former Marine co-workers

Joining the Marine Corps family has been a tradition for countless generations of Marines. While some join because of a father, grandfather or another family member was a former Marine, many enlist wanting to be a part of this great family legacy. For Pfc. Brett Lockhart, a newly-graduated Marine from Alpha Company, this was exactly the

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A group of Coast Guardsmen from the Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J., look on as recruits spar during the Crucible. The group was here to gain insight to how Parris Island transforms recruits into Marines. - A group of Coast Guardsmen from the Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J., look on as recruits spar during the Crucible. The group was here to gain insight to how Parris Island transforms recruits into Marines.