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(From left to right) Ground Sensor Platoon members Cpl. Anthony Principe, Lance Cpl. Thomas Brown, and Cpl. Ryan Frost are currently serving with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. The 13th MEU is underway on a Western Pacific Deployment, and is now supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom from a commabnd location at Taqaddumm Air Base, Al Anbar Province. (Photo by Sgt. Andy Hurt/13th MEU) - (From left to right) Ground Sensor Platoon members Cpl. Anthony Principe, Lance Cpl. Thomas Brown, and Cpl. Ryan Frost are currently serving with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. The 13th MEU is underway on a Western Pacific Deployment, and is now supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom from a commabnd location at Taqaddumm Air Base, Al Anbar Province. (Photo by Sgt. Andy Hurt/13th MEU)

Ground Sensor Team Keeps Ears to Ground During OIF

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (June 11, 2007) – Numbers alone do not indicate the extensive capabilities of a Marine Expeditionary Unit. At nearly 2,200 Marines and Sailors, the unit is comparably light-weight. What makes a MEU unique, however, are the smallest numbers of Marines working to support the larger collective. The 13th MEU’s Ground Sensor Platoon

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Sergeant John F. Winnick, Sniper team leader, Scout Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Squeezes a 50. caliber round out of a M107, Special Applications Scoped Rifle at Udari Range, Kuwait, May 30, 2007. Sgt. Winnick, along with other Marines in his team, took advantage of the three-day range time to battle sight zero their weapons at both known and unknown distances in preparation for operations in Al Anbar, Iraq. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Keathley) - Sergeant John F. Winnick, Sniper team leader, Scout Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Squeezes a 50. caliber round out of a M107, Special Applications Scoped Rifle at Udari Range, Kuwait, May 30, 2007. Sgt. Winnick, along with other Marines in his team, took advantage of the three-day range time to battle sight zero their weapons at both known and unknown distances in preparation for operations in Al Anbar, Iraq. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Keathley)

13th MEU Heats Up Training

UDARI RANGE, Kuwait (June 4, 2007) – The triple-digit temperature scorches the earth as Marines’ heads bobble up and down on rough, sandy terrain in the back of a seven-ton troop transport vehicle. There is no mall to hang out at, or McDonalds to grab a bite to eat. In fact, from all that the eye can see, it seems as though civilization itself

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9,000 Pounds of Mail Delivered to the BHR

ABOARD THE USS BONHOMME RICHARD (May 24, 2007) – The Bonhomme Richard post office and a working party of 20 supplementary personnel prepared outgoing mail in the hangar bay yesterday to send off during today’s vertical replenishment (VERTREP). “We expect to receive 9,000 pounds of mail during [today’s] VERTREP,” said PC3 Matt Smith. “We should

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Marines Complete MCMAP Course At Sea

ABOARD THE USS BONHOMME RICHARD (May 16, 2007) – When traveling the road of the elite warrior, the toll is paid with psychological and bodily exhaustion. Yet, those who apply themselves take comfort in knowing when the end is reached, the reward will be two-fold with exceptional character to compliment their enhanced traits.From April 17 to May 8

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Out to sea, MCMAP

When traveling the road of the elite warrior, the toll is paid with psychological and bodily exhaustion. Yet, those who apply themselves take comfort in knowing when the end is reached, the reward will be two-fold with exceptional character to compliment their enhanced traits. From April 17 to May 8 Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit

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Hospital Corpsman Brian Thurmond(center), special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 reconnaissance platoon awaits his being pinned during his promotion ceremony May 2 on the Bonhomme Richard flight deck. Thurmond was meritoriously promoted after being nominated and selected through the Navy's Meritorious Combat Program. - Hospital Corpsman Brian Thurmond(center), special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 reconnaissance platoon awaits his being pinned during his promotion ceremony May 2 on the Bonhomme Richard flight deck. Thurmond was meritoriously promoted after being nominated and selected through the Navy's Meritorious Combat Program.

Recon Doc Recognized for Valor

In times of conflict, service members may be exposed to negativity and the very worst in people. Also in times of conflict, in the face of danger, a true American hero may be born. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brian Thurmond, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with recon platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, was meritoriously promoted May 2

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13th MEU Graduates Shipboard Corporal's Course

Before enjoying a well-deserved liberty port in Singapore, 29 corporals from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit graduated from Corporal’s Course May 9 on the Bonhomme Richard. The Marines underwent 18 days of rigorous physical and leadership training, along with skills training especially useful while deployed. “We decided to tailor the training in

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Sergeant John C. Vroom, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit finance clerk and Sarasota, Fla. native, flew from USS Bonhomme Richard to USS Rushmore May 6 and 7 to give Marines there the option of ?casual pay.? - Sergeant John C. Vroom, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit finance clerk and Sarasota, Fla. native, flew from USS Bonhomme Richard to USS Rushmore May 6 and 7 to give Marines there the option of ?casual pay.?

Casual Pay Delivered to Rushmore Marines

Of all the duties disbursers have, it can be argued there is none more important than getting Marines access to their cash when it is not available to them through standard means. Sergeant John C. Vroom, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit finance clerk and Sarasota, Fla. native, flew from USS Bonhomme Richard to USS Rushmore May 6 and 7 to give Marines

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13th MEU Graduates Shipboard Corporal's Course

ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (May 13, 2007) – Before enjoying a well-deserved liberty port in Singapore, 29 corporals from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit graduated from Corporal’s Course May 9 on the Bonhomme Richard.The Marines underwent 18 days of rigorous physical and leadership training, along with skills training especially useful while

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Corporal Janet Maruffo, command element adminstration clerk, gets her yardwork fill by raking up leaves around the perimeter of the ACMI. Marines and Sailors of the Bohomme Richard Strike Group spend the mornings of May 10 and 11 doing community relations projects with Singapore locals. - Corporal Janet Maruffo, command element adminstration clerk, gets her yardwork fill by raking up leaves around the perimeter of the ACMI. Marines and Sailors of the Bohomme Richard Strike Group spend the mornings of May 10 and 11 doing community relations projects with Singapore locals.

13th MEU Conducts COMREL Projects in Singapore

SINGAPORE (May 12, 2007) – Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit took part in community relations projects May 10 and 11 while on liberty call in Singapore.Just over 20 Marines and Sailors from the Bonhomme Richard Strike Group took a break from the liberty “norm” to lend their services to Singapore locals.On May 10 Marines and

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