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Friday, June 13, 2014 Vol. 49, No. 23 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
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On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama will award Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Corporal Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cpl. Kyle Carpenter To Receive Medal Of Honor Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan
Headquarters Marine Corps
The White House announced Marine veteran Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Carpenter will receive the medal from President Barack Obama, June 19. He will be the eighth living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. On Nov. 21, 2010, Taliban insurgents initiated an attack on Carpenter’s squad, part of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th
Marine Regiment. Carpenter, the squad automatic rifleman for his fire team, and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio were holding a rooftop security position when a hand grenade was thrown their way. Without hesitation, Carpenter reacted, rushing toward the grenade in an attempt to shield his brother-in-arms from its blast.
The grenade detonated with Carpenter’s body taking the majority of the blast. Carpenter lay on the rooftop, barely clinging to life; his fellow Marine also severely wounded. see
Carpenter, page 13
President nominates Dunford for 36th CMC Jamie Locker
Armed Forces Press Services
President Barack Obama has nominated Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., who has commanded U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan since February 2013, to be the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. If confirmed by the Senate, Dunford will succeed Gen. James F. Amos in the top Marine Corps post.
Hagel said in a statement that he is “delighted that President Obama accepted my recommendation to nominate General Joe Dunford to serve as the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps.” Hagel added, “Joe is an extraordinary leader who has always been faithful to his country and his Marines during more than 35 years in uniform. The president and I have greatly relied on Joe’s steady leadership as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Thanks to his exceptional abilities, and his commitment to the men and women under his command, we have made progress in Afghanistan and remain on track to responsibly bring America’s longest war to an end later this year. “No one is better suited to write the next chapter in Marine Corps history than Joe Dunford,” the secretary continued, “and I look forward to working with him in his new role upon his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.” Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said there isn’t a timeline for Dunford’s transition out of Afghanistan, and did not say who will replace him there. see
Dunford, page 12
Parris Island ASF Marines feel the burn at Fightertown Cpl. Brendan Roethel Staff Writer
In the blink of an eye, a blast of oleoresin capsicum spray lands on a Marines face. when the spray ran down their foreheadsand settled in their skin and eyes, Marines exhibited uncontrollable tearing, coughing, choking plus an extreme burning sensation on any exposed skin from the OC spray. This is how Marines from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island’s Auxiliary Security Force began their OC Contamination training at the Provost Marshal’s Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 3.
The purpose of the OC Contamination training was to instruct Marines how to augment the military police in providing an overall security of the installation. Trained ASF Marines are used to augment military police officers during potential force protection condition escalations, and to execute other security-related operations for the installation. “The usage of OC spray in training is important for the ASF Marines to understand the effectiveness of the compliance technique,” said Howard Schappee, an instructor for the Provost Marshal’s Office. see
Training, page 4