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January 30, 2010

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Faroukq Tarzi an Afghan role player gives a speech during a simulated press conference during the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Dec. 13. Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, the commanding general for I MEF (Fwd) participated in the press conference as well as participating in a mock shura. During the shura, Gurganus spoke with role players about the security transition, which will take place as I MEF (Fwd) partners with coalition forces to train and develop Afghan forces. Gurganus oversees more than 6,000 Marines and other coalition forces and will assume command of Regional Command-Southwest from II MEF (Fwd) as I MEF (Fwd) deploys this spring.
Sgt. Wisner D'Meza, a rifleman and watch chief for I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, Calif., was 11- years-old when U.S. Marines shook his hand outside his house in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994. Today, D'Meza is U.S. citizen living out his dream as a fellow warrior looking forward to an upcoming spring deployment to Afghanistan.
Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), participates in a simulated press conference with Afghan role players during the I MEF (Fwd) Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 13. Before the press conference, Gurganus participated in a mock shura. During the shura, he spoke with role players about issues concerning the security transition, which will take place as I MEF (Fwd) partners with coalition forces to train and develop Afghan forces. Gurganus oversees more than 6,000 Marines and other coalition forces and will assume command of Regional Command-Southwest from II MEF (Fwd) as I MEF (Fwd) deploys this spring.
Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, a native of Thomson, Ga., discusses leadership responsibilities with Sgt. Joshua C. Williams, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) adjutant non-commissioned officer in charge, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9. With 31 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Tanksley currently serves as the I MEF (Fwd) sergeant major and as the senior enlisted advisor to Maj. Gen. Charles Gurganus, who oversees more than 6,000 Marines and other coalition forces.
Marines with the Battle Simulation Center, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., train with the Marine Air Ground Combat Team Training Warfare Simulator at Camp Pendleton, Dec. 14. The center is hosting the Mission Rehearsal Exercise for I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). The MRX is designed to test the standard operating procedures of the I MEF (Fwd) as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan and take command of Regional Command Southwest during the spring.

Battle Simulation Center provides life-like training

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (12.14.2011)

If a Marine is wounded on patrol, calling back to base is the military�s 911, and the combat operations center is responsible for quickly coordinating a medical evacuation and all other lifesaving support.

Story by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik

Haitian born Marine calls America home

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (12.13.2011)

Near his home in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, an 11-year-old boy stood outside and watched the U.S. Marines patrol the streets.

Story by Cpl. Jennifer Pirante

Shaping the battlefield: Marine engineers support I MEF

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (12.12.2011)

Mobility means a lot when Marines and their coalition partners are mostly responsible for a landmass of about 50,000 square miles.

Story by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik

9th Communication conducts company-level field exercise

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (10.26.2011)

Marines with Charlie Company, 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in a company level communication exercise designed to ensure all equipment worked properly, Oct. 26.

Story by Lance Cpl. Mark Garcia

Pre-deployment brief brings I MEF families together

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (10.25.2011)

The I Marine Expeditionary Force Family Readiness Office hosted a town hall meeting for families of deploying Marines and sailors at the base theater, Oct. 25.

Story by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young

I MEF (FWD) conducts pre-deployment training

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - (10.21.2011)

Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) are cycling through a pre-deployment training program at Camp Pendleton to prepare them for a spring-time deployment.

Story by Cpl. Salvador Moreno

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