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WANTED - Family Readiness Assistants and Moral Support Volunteers to support the Marines and their families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion. If you are interested in volunteering download the application, fill it out and forward it to the Battalion Family Readiness Officer. If you are unable to download the application, please contact the Battalion Family Readiness Team. |
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3D AABn News
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On Friday, Mar 20th over 120 spouses, mom's, dad's, brothers, sisters and friends of 3d AA Bn Marines spent a day in the life of their Marines at our First Annual Jane/John Wayne Day. The family members boarded Amtracks, splashed the Pacific Ocean, assaulted Red Beach, rode a 7-ton to range 407 and fired small arms weapons, then returned to Del Mar beach for a BBQ with their Marine.
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Members of a quick reaction force perfected their moves recently at Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. Their training scenario was: A bomb went off, injuring two servicemembers about one and a half hours away by air.
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The USAA Pendleton Cup series got off to a smashing start Jan. 27 when Marines and sailors gathered at the Paige Fieldhouse for the All-Base Racquetball Challenge. In all, 20 players were on hand competing in three divisions. When it was finished, 1st Supply Battalion’s Rod Sharrar (open division), 3D Amphibious Assault Battalion’s Ryan Reschke (novice division), and Field Medical Battalion’s Angela Markey (women’s division), took first-place honors in their respective brackets.
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If there’s one thing a Marine takes pride in, it’s his marksmanship. That’s because Marines are trained, starting in boot camp, to blast their targets with pin-point accuracy.
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The Gator Chaps Café is now in full operation on the Ramp. The café provides a opportunity for the Chaplains to be right where the Marines work and also allows the Marines to speak with a Chaplain if they need to without going all the way to Battalion Spaces. Free Starbucks and Peet’s coffee always provides a good draw. Don’t forget to stop by for a cup a joe!!
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Third Amphibious Assault Battalion’s new starting quarterback Joey Pass isn’t asking for a break, just a few more practice sessions. It’s a reasonable request, considering the southpaw only had three days to prepare for the biggest game of the Pendleton Cup Football League’s regular season.
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There’s two ways of looking at 3rd Tracks’ come-from-behind victory Sept. 9 over the School of Infantry: On the bright side, once head coach Dan Christison arrived late to the 11 Area field, the Gators rallied from a poor start and began playing like All-Base Championship contenders.
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Marine Aircraft Group 39 found itself in a familiar position at the conclusion of the first half of Division 1’s Pendleton Cup Points Challenge: Staring up at 9th Communication Battalion.
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