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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Reister, a legal administration clerk, keeps his rifle at the ready as he drives the dismount vehicle for the battalion’s Personnel Security Detachment near Fallujah, Iraq, April 29, 2006. The 19-year-old thought he’d work behind a desk when he deployed, but instead transports infantrymen throughout the Darkhorse Battalion area of operation several times a week through hostile territory. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Sixbey Training Ensures Marines Ready for Combat No matter what the military occupation — from cooks to legal assistants to mechanics — Darkhorse Battalion Marines earn their campaign...

PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2006 – Philadelphia's indoor soccer team kicked its support for U.S. servicemembers into high gear last night when it announced its partnership with the "America Supports You" program. Jessica Hallowell, 10, of Mertztown, Pa., donates a soccer ball at the Philadelphia KiXX's April 8 home game. The more than 1,000 soccer balls collected will be shipped to children in Iraq. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "We're glad to help the military," said Jeffrey B. Rotwitt, owner of the KiXX, a Major Indoor Soccer League team. America Supports You is a...

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS (NNS) -- Forward Deployable Preventative Medicine Unit (FDPMU) East lent its support to command elements of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) here Sept. 14. FDPMU East, currently deployed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, conducted an on-site inspection of the Hyatt New Orleans hotel at the request of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as a precaution prior to NORTHCOM establishing a command emergency operations center at the hotel. According to Lt. Lisa Wohlford, environmental health officer for FDPMU East,...

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS (NNS) -- Members of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 2’s Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) East continued their efforts to establish a safe environment for relief workers and residents recovering from the impact of Hurricane Katrina Sept. 13. FDPMU East, currently deployed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans, conducted environmental monitoring of residential areas of the St. Benard Parish affected by contamination of oil from a nearby oil refinery as a result of damages sustained Aug. 29 from Hurricane Katrina. The survey, which was coordinated...