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    Forward-deployed California Battalion wins Competition

    OKINAWA, JAPAN

    12.09.2017

    Story by 1st Lt. Joshua Hays 

    3d Marine Division     

    JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Okinawa, Japan (December 8, 2017) - Forward-deployed Marines have concluded the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition here.

    The competition is designed to compare each Marine division from across the Marine Corps to see which squad is the fittest for combat. The competition tested each Marine on their proficiency in military skills such as navigation, marksmanship and advanced infantry tactics

    "In the Marine Corps every Marine is a rifleman, but every Marine isn't an infantryman," said Chief Warrant Officer 5 Craig Marshall, the 3rd Marine Division gunner. "So in this competition we wanted to push them beyond what they are used to."

    Participating in the competition were 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, California; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division from Okinawa, Japan.

    The competition lasted four days with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division coming out on top and earning the title best squad.

    The California- based Marines are forward-deployed to the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. They are tasked with maintaining regional security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

    Members from the winning squad included:

    LCpl Andrade, Anthony C., 20, Oceanside, California

    LCpl Andrade, Jose D., 21, Murrieta, California

    LCpl Boehm, Jamie J., 22, Black River Falls, Winconsin

    Cpl Camberos, Santana E., 21, Los Angeles, California

    LCpl Carrasco, Jorge L. Burbank, 20, Washington

    LCpl Cartagena, Victor M., 22, Caimital Alto Agudilla, PR

    LCpl Dillion, JC J., 20, San Diego, California

    LCpl Mobley, William L., 21, Smith, Texas

    Cpl Nash, Laramie O., 21, Liberty, Texas

    PFC Prevost, Alec T., 22, Brazos, Texas

    LCpl Redick, Tanner C., 21, Clackamas Oregon

    HM3 Sagun, Darrell M., 22, San Diego, California

    Cpl Weast, Hunter J., 21, Lane, Oregon

    Cpl Wood, John D., 22, Marion, Illinois

    NEWS INFO

    Date Taken: 12.09.2017
    Date Posted: 12.09.2017 02:59
    Story ID: 258135
    Location: OKINAWA, JP

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