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Storied Marine infantry battalion to be transformed into Littoral Combat Team
Kristine Doan, a spokesperson with the 1st Marine Division. The term “redesignating” means that the battalion is becoming a new unit, not deactivating, Doan told Task & Purpose. The littoral ...
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The real Rafterman: Marine who inspired ‘Full Metal Jacket’ character shares his story
The recent death of Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who portrayed Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War film “Full ...
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Lt. Col. in charge of Corps’ 1st Recon relieved of command
Lt. Col. Francisco X. Zavala was fired on Tuesday by Maj. Gen. Robert Castelvi, 1st Marine Division commander, due to a “loss of trust and confidence” in his ability to lead, officials said in ...
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1st to fight: Pacific War Marines
On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942, the famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning ...
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San Diego border quiet as Marines begin installing barriers to curtail illegal crossings
A member of the 1st Marine Division Leadership speaks to Marines from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, deployed to the southern border near Imperial Beach, Calif., ...
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A Marine's legacy as 1st Puerto Rican Medal of Honor recipient
After training on Parris Island, South Carolina, in December 1951 and Camp Pendleton, California, in March 1952, he was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division ...