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Importance of Marines' appearance

From parachute pants and jumpsuits to skinny jeans and high-top shoes, fashion and style continues to change throughout the decades. As Marines progress through their military careers, the words “higher standard,” are heard on a regular basis, especially when it concerns behavior, on and off duty, and appropriate civilian attire.But what is the

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Lance Cpl. Alexandria Bogan, a motor transportation operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stands behind a corner inside the MWSS-171 haunted house to give guests a good, quality scare, Oct. 31, 2013. Marines volunteering as staff for the haunted house were not bound to one spot and floated through the tour to scare each group multiple times. - Lance Cpl. Alexandria Bogan, a motor transportation operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stands behind a corner inside the MWSS-171 haunted house to give guests a good, quality scare, Oct. 31, 2013. Marines volunteering as staff for the haunted house were not bound to one spot and floated through the tour to scare each group multiple times.

MWSS-171 puts the “boo” back in Halloween

With female voices in the background singing creepy lullabies, the repeated screams of, “Get out,” and the combined echoes of chainsaws and hair-raising giggles and howls bouncing off the walls, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, residents and Japanese guests crept their way through the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 haunted house, Oct. 31,

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Red Ribbon Week brings attention to drug awareness, prevention

According to http://redribbon.org, Red Ribbon Week began when Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985, after exploited during an undercover assignment inside a drug cartel in Mexico. In honor of Camarena, his family members and neighbors started wearing red badges of satin. The red badges

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A crane lifts a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement Cargo Vehicle (LVSR) into the air to load onto a cargo ship bound for Tinian for Exercise Forager Fury II, at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct. 23, 2013. The vessel is a ‘lift on lift off’ ship, meaning a crane must lift each piece of equipment on and off the ship. - A crane lifts a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement Cargo Vehicle (LVSR) into the air to load onto a cargo ship bound for Tinian for Exercise Forager Fury II, at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct. 23, 2013. The vessel is a ‘lift on lift off’ ship, meaning a crane must lift each piece of equipment on and off the ship.

MWSS-171 loads gear bound for Tinian, Forager Fury II

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, prepare for Exercise Forager Fury II, beginning with staging and loading of approximately 260 units of heavy equipment, vehicles and other items to be used during the exercise at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct. 21-25, 2013.With Exercise FFII slated

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Station utilities advocates against energy use abuse

Since the dawn of the world, mankind has searched for a way to improve personal quality of life. From making fire, to finding something more comfy to sleep on than rocks, the basic human instinct to thrive has pushed civilizations through the millennia, making new discoveries with every passing year. Now, what is it that drives those pursuits? To

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A Hagi Iwami Airport half marathon participant runs toward the finish line Oct. 20, 2013. Hagi is located on the western coast of Japan and overlooks the East China Sea. - A Hagi Iwami Airport half marathon participant runs toward the finish line Oct. 20, 2013. Hagi is located on the western coast of Japan and overlooks the East China Sea.

To run, or not to run, that is the marathon

The year was 490 B.C., the Greeks had just defeated the Persians and Pheidippiedes, a courier, began his trek from the battlefield, approximately 25 miles, to the city of Athens. When he arrived, he rushed to tell of the victory, dying soon after. The battle in this story is Marathon, and while the tale is rumored to be just a fable, the marathon

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Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play basketball with children from a Yamaguchi city children’s home during a Single Marine Program trip, Oct. 19, 2013. SMP trip participants spent the afternoon playing several sports and finding other ways to communicate with the children. - Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play basketball with children from a Yamaguchi city children’s home during a Single Marine Program trip, Oct. 19, 2013. SMP trip participants spent the afternoon playing several sports and finding other ways to communicate with the children.

MCAS Iwakuni Single Marine Program provides station residents opportunity to participate in orphanage visits

The thought of helping those less fortunate, of giving back to the community and the desire to make life better for others are just a few reasons people volunteer their time to visit orphanages and children’s homes.Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, have an extra reason to add that service members in the United States don’t

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Summer Kehr, Japanese cooking class participant, prepares the fish broth soup for her group at the Iwakuni Fukushikaikan, Oct. 11, 2013. The fish broth soup also included small squares of tofu. - Summer Kehr, Japanese cooking class participant, prepares the fish broth soup for her group at the Iwakuni Fukushikaikan, Oct. 11, 2013. The fish broth soup also included small squares of tofu.

The art behind sushi

Marine Corps Community Services took 15 residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to Iwakuni Fukushikaikan to participate in a cultural adaptation cooking class, October 11, 2013.According to http://sushiencyclopedia.com, Narezushi is the most ancient form of sushi, dating back to the 7th century. In the 19th century, the Japanese

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Seabees aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, judge energy conservation posters made by students of Matthew C. Perry schools inside the M.C. Perry gymnasium, Oct. 9. 2013. The poster-making competition allowed the students to portray their view on energy conservation in their own original way. - Seabees aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, judge energy conservation posters made by students of Matthew C. Perry schools inside the M.C. Perry gymnasium, Oct. 9. 2013. The poster-making competition allowed the students to portray their view on energy conservation in their own original way.