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Archive: January, 2003

Twelve years after the storm;Desert Storm vets reminisce ;

Twelve years ago today, AH-64 Apache helicopters flew into Iraq and began bombing runs, which initiated the allied opposition to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait called Desert Storm.The 43-day war, fought primarily in the air, tallied 109,876 air sorties. An average of 2,555 per day, during which time, a few more than 250,000 bombs and missiles were

MCCS expands services through new hotline

Marine Corps Community Services, in coordination with Ceridian Corporation, began implementing a new 24-hour information and referral hotline and website, entitled MCCS One Source, Dec. 1. Representatives from Headquarters Marine Corps and Ceridian were aboard the Depot Jan. 8, to brief unit commanders on the intricacies of the program, which is

Local attractions provide distractions from hibernation, winter's chill

Saint Nick came and went, and all through the house, the kids are getting bored of their toys and so is your spouse. It's the same old story every year. As the gleam of Christmas gifts are tarnished in the post-New Year diet dreads, toys fall by the wayside and parents scheme on how to get their kids away from the PlayStation II they now regret

El Salvador company commander tours Parris Island

Parris Island hosted a very special Marine guest last week. Captain Exon Oswaldo Ascencio, El Salvador Marine Corps, visited the Depot as part of a yearlong training schedule. Traveling from a country that is slightly smaller that Massachusetts with a population around 6,353,681 people compared to the United States' 280,562,489 (as of July 2002

SECNAV authorizes Stop Loss/Stop Move

The Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, authorized the Marine Corps to implement Stop Loss Wednesday. Also implemented was Stop Move, but this will not go into effect until Feb. 15, and did not require SecNav authority. Both policies are being used to stabilize personnel to meet the unscheduled deployments in support of the current

Depot tax center open for business

It's that time of year once again. Time to go through the receipts, find those lost papers, and fill out countless forms all in hope of getting some money back from the government. For some, tax season can be stressful, but the Depot Tax Center staff has been working hard for months to make sure Parris Island personnel can get their taxes filed

Control your waistline by balancing your diet

Post-holiday flab usually sends people scrambling for fad diets formulated to waste away their waistlines, but the one surefire fuel to any form of fitness comes in the simple formula of the five food groups. Weight loss promises come in more flavors than soft drinks and Metabo- or Thermo- is sure to be attached to a few, with Jenny Craig and Dr.

Gladden, Baxter named Depot Athletes of the Year

Two Depot softball players were recently selected by Marine Corps Community Services-South Carolina as the Depot's 2003 Athletes of the Year. Gunnery Sgt. Alonzo Baxter, staff NCOIC, Academic Instruction Unit, and Cpl. Kimberly Gladden, Consolidated Memorandum Receipt clerk, Property Control Division, were determined to have achieved the most

BAH change affects Depot

The Department of Defense has raised the Basic Allowance for Housing by an average of seven percent for 2004, but the monetary increase that many Marine ranks in the Beaufort area will see falls short of the National average. Privates through corporals with dependants in the local area will see their monthly allowance increase from $875 to $900 -

Local JROTC visits Island

The Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps is one of many ways for young men and women to see the opportunities and leadership that the military has to offer without having to sign on the dotted line. The Battery Creek High School JROTC chapter visited the Depot for a tour of the facilities and some physical training Jan. 9. The students were

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