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Leatherneck delivers news and features on units, training and

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training, maintaining precision and perfection in the Corps., the

history of warfare, services for Marines and their families, and

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In Every Clime and Place: Operations & Training

Sea Stories: Marines sharing tales of service

Leatherneck Laffs: Humor

We—the Marines: Bases, stations & veteran news

Book Review: The MARINE Shop's recommended reading

In Memoriam

Passing the Word: Events & Family News

Saved Round

n POHANG, SOUTH KOREACombined Amphibious Assault Is Focal Point of Ssang Yong 16

“Attention landing force, stand by for call-aways,” said a voice over the 1 Main Circuit.

Upon hearing the call, Marines and sailors hastily began throwing packs on their backs and grabbing their weapons. The thud of boots on the deck of the ship could be heard while they rushed to get their gear ready.

The Marines and sailors made their way through the cramped passageways of the ship, trying to make it to the well deck and flight deck on time. Once they reached their designated departure areas, they boarded AAV-P7/A1 amphibious assault

vehicles, landing craft and helicopters and prepared to assault the beach.

Together with almost 20,000 military personnel from four different countries, the Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a combined amphibious assault and simulated follow-on actions as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 16 in Pohang, South Korea, March 12.

Ssang Yong, which means “twin dragons,” is a biennial combined amphibious exer-cise conducted by U.S. forces, the Re pub-lic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, the Australian Army and the Royal New Zea-land Army and is designed to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations.

This year, the exercise began with a

combined amphibious assault from 19 ships with the 31st MEU, 13th MEU and the ROK Marine Corps Marine Task Force. Multiple amphibious vehicles and aircraft took troops ashore to begin the exercise.

“SSang Yong 16 was among the largest combined amphibious [exercises] to date, incorporating more than 19,000 U.S., ROK Navy-Marine Corps, Australian Army, Royal New Zealand Army,” said Colonel Romin Dasmalchi, Commanding Officer, 31st MEU. “It was an incredible experience to share tactics, build personal relation ships and enhance our ability to work cohesively together. Bringing together forces on a scale as large as this is com plex. It is important we continue to train and work together to ensure cohesion and interoperability.”

O P E R AT I O N S & T R A I N I N G

In Every Clime and PlaceCompiled by Sara W. Bock

Cpl Christopher Lee of “Alpha” Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn, Fifth Marine Regiment, 31st MEU uses hand signals to communicate with other AAV-P7/A1 amphibious assault vehicle crewmen during a combined assault on Dogu Beach in Pohang, South Korea, March 12. The training was part of Exercise Ssang Yong 16.

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Splashdown!Marine AviationGets the Call

First StepTo Citizenship Can Begin AtBoot Camp

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Story by Maj Allan C. Bevilacqua, USMC (Ret)Photos courtesy of the Marine Corps History Division Archives

“This bitter struggle for a bit of ground smaller than Central Park marked the turning point of this whole war.”

—Col Albertus W. CatlinCommanding Officer, 6th Marines

WIA June 6, 1918

Moving Up, May 31, 1918It had been a long, dusty, miserable ride for the 4th Marine

Brigade of the 2d Division United States Regular (today’s 2d Infantry Division). From an assembly area near Meaux, France, the 5th and 6th Regiments of Marines and their fellows of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion had bounced and rattled along indifferently maintained French country roads for three spine-jolting days in springless camions. Their drivers, rather small men from France’s colonies in Tonkin and Annam in Indochina, had piloted their transportation as though they were in a hurry to keep their dates with eternity.

Where in the hell were they going? No one seemed to know. What little word coming down from above told only of a massive

German offensive that was pushing the French and British up ahead relentlessly back, threatening to drive a wedge into the Allied line and open the road to Paris.

Where in the hell were the field kitchens, and when was there going to be some chow? No one seemed to know the answer to either of those questions. The few who still had something in their packs used a bayonet or a trench knife to pry open a can of the detested Argentine beef that Marines had long since tagged with the lasting name of “monkey meat” and chewed grimly. Few, if any, cast covetous glances their way; monkey meat was that bad.

June 2, 1918, The Paris-Metz Road, 30 Miles From ParisThey were butt sprung, dog tired and wolf hungry, and everyone

else seemed to be going the other way, French civilians and disorganized batches of French soldiers, now and again casting apprehensive looks over their shoulders. “Beaucoup Boches la,” some soldiers attempted to communicate what was coming hard on their heels. Others, men completely out on their feet, simply mumbled, “La guerre est fini.”

The situation was at best confused. No one knew exactly what was up ahead, and with but a bare handful of maps available,

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Jan 11/23 11/30 Sgt. Schulbert; 1950s Planes

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Mar 1/25 1/31 Operation Prairie

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May 3/24 3/31 Honor Flight; Quantico Anniversary

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Flying CWO:Last of a Few

F9F Panthers—Raids, CAS, Chasing MiGs Back To Manchuria

LeatherneckCorsair PilotJESSE FOLMARGuns Down a MiG!

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Saved the Marine Corps

For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never know.—Inscription on jacket worn by a Marine machine-gunner on the DMZ, RVN, 1968

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