Squad Conquers Combat Competition
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To the top Fund drive Hobby shops Party Heaven's only Units add sport Inflation savers offered H&MS-24 pigs out 3,922 steps away to Navy Relief effort by Special Services at day-long luau Page A-8 Page A-10 Page B-1 Page B-6 ts,1j\-Sk tzz:\ HAWAI s \mARINEcbSS4 Voluntary payment for deliVcry to INCAS housing /$ 1 per four week period. VOL. 11 NO. 23 KANEOIIE BAY, HAWAII. PINE 9. 1982 TWENTY-MI :It PAGES Squad conquers combat competition by LCpI Jose Esparra rifleman, LCpI Robert Jones; grenadier, presented the trophy to the winning The first event of the competition was confidential information. LCpI Joe Williams; rifleman, PFC squad. He also awarded each squad divided into six phases and tested the Event No. 4 placed each squad on the Anthony Mathis; 2nd team leader, Cpl member a gold rifle squad combat marksmanship of each individual. attack. Dropped into a landing zone by a QUANTICO, Va. - The 1982 Marine Daniel Durant; automatic rifleman; Cpl competition badge authorized for wear The first phase involved firing the M-16 CH-46, the squads received their five- Corps Annual Rifle Squad Combat Robert Bozica; grenadier, LCpI Thomas with the service uniform. while phase two tested the effectiveness of paragraph orders to attack the enemy and Competition is over and has become a part Forbes; rifleman, LCpI Jeffery Ferguson; Coming in second place and receiving the automatic rifleman who fired at eliminate their defenses. At one point in of history. But, to the members of 1st 3rd team leader, Cpl Larence Denecke; silver badges were the Marines and silhouette targets. Phase three saw the the event, they were issued live Squad, 1st Platoon, Company "E", 2d automatic rifleman, LCpI Lawrence corpsman from the 3d Squad, 1st Platoon, squads demonstrate their prowess with ammunition to fire at pop-up targets. Battalion, 3d Marines it will forever be Trujillo; grenadier, LCpI Keith Helsel; Company "B", 1st Battalion, 9th Marines. the LAAW while the grenadiers tested Combat Town was the scene for event Lodged in their memory as an event to rifleman, LCpI John Richard; corpsman, They were led by Sgt Joseph Torre6. their claim to fame in phase four. five as the squads attacked enemy forces eixeriernbee. HM3 FianciEr Bell; and alternate, PFC Ian Coming in third peace and receiving In phase five, the squad leader was occupying the town. After routing the They were crowned with the honor of McManus. bronze badges were the men from the 3d tasked with calling in fire support. He was enemy, treating their casualties, they set being the Corps' top rifle squad for 1982. The officer in charge was First Squad, 3d Platoon, Company "L", 3d evaluated for effectiveness. Phase six saw up in the defense, anticipating a counter Coming out on top of eight other units Lieutenant James Sanders and the staff Battalion, 5th Marines. They were led by the Marines on a night shoot to show their attack. proved to be no small task, but their esprit noncommissioned officer was , Gunnery Sgt Daniel Alba. ability to engage in night combat. In the sixth event of the competition, de corps and deterinination as a unit Sergeant W.W. Harris. - The ceremony at 8th and "I" The squads tackled the Basic School each squad was tasked with conducting a propelled them to seek the top honor. The Lawrence said, "I attribute our success culminated many months of training for Stamina Course during the second event mechanized attack. Super Squad trophy will remain with the to our leaders and the way we trained. The the more than 120 Marines and sailors of the competition. On the final day of the competition, the 3d Marines for the rest of the year until it basic difference from last year's training representing each of the Corps' nine The 2.8-mile course has 22 obstacles and squad leaders and fire team leaders from is time for next year's Super Squad to take was that less emphasis was placed on "in active regiments. while it takes endurance to complete, each squad had to traverse a land possession of it. the rear" training, more emphasis was on Though there are 13 men in a squad, the physical strength isn't necessarilythe key navigation course that tested their Led by Sergeant Jack Lawrence, the actual combat training. responsibility for all the men falls upon to finishing the course with a good time. knowledge of the compass and map. squad representing the 1st Marine "1 set my sights on winning, but the shoulders of the squad leader. At the conclusion of the course, each Now that the competition is over, the Brigade were honored for their thought we had only taken third or fourth It is the squad leader who leads his men squad was inspected for gear that might squads have gone back to their units. performance during an Evening Parade place. There were two squads that gave us through whatever obstacle that comes in have dropped while running the course. They've taken with them a sense of at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. trouble but we ended up blowing them the way of executing the mission ... and The third event took each squad on a accomplishment that comes with May 14. away." that's what occurred a few weeks ago as daytime security patrol where they faced knowing they made it to the final nine. The 1982 Super Squad members are: Lieutenant General Richard Carey, the nine squad leaders led their men an ambush by enemy forces. This tested Though only one squad received the title squad leader, Sgt Jack Lawrence; 1st commanding general, Marine Corps through seven events, which were as close the squads' response to sniper fire and "Super Squad 1982," deep in their team leader, Cpl James Rogers; automatic Development and Education Command, to combat as simulation can permit. their handling of enemy prisoners and camouflaged hearts they gave their all. Brigade Change of command scheduled for Friday Brigadier General Jacob W. Moore will become the new commanding general of the Marine Brigade during a change of command ceremony Friday at 3 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the flight line here. Present commanding general, BrigGen L.H. Buehl, who has commanded the brigade since April 9, will report to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washing. ton, D.C. as the Director of the Facilities and Service Division, Installation and Logistics Department. BrigGen Moore flew 350 combat missions during the Vietnam War and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal among his many decorations. BrigGen Moore, a versatile pilot, has accumulated 7,000 flight hours in numerous aircraft, including the F-8 Crusader, the F-4 Phantom, AV-8 Harrier and the F-18 Hornet. The general is also a designated helicopter pilot and has qualified in numerous rotary wing aircraft. He has Brig Gen Jacob Moore also flown several experimental models. and wing operations officer and aircraft BrigGen Moore participated in the first group commander (MCAS Beaufort, S.C.). trans'Paciflc fight of a Marine Corps fixed Ile also served two tours at IIQMC as an wing squadron and was also a flight aviation monitor and as Head, Aviation instructor at Corry Field and Forest Plans, Programs and Budget Branch. Sherman Field, Pensacola, Fla. He is presently Deputy Chief of Staff for Week Program his 32-year career, Moore has Research, Development and Studies, Federal During served as a platoon commander, Air! HQMC. Naval Gunfire Platoon (Camp Lejeune, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Corpor,AI Melanie displays at Kabala Shopping Center during Federal N.C.); squadron executive officer, BrigGen Moore is married to the former Henderson, Marine Barracks, Hawaii, tells Elizabeth Week. The special week gives the government the squadron commander and brigade Gail Coulter of Catawba, N.C. They have Swain, 8, and Joshua Tabor, 10, about the Marine Corps. opportunity to show the public how their taxes are used. operations officer (all at the lstMarBde); two children, Traci and Jacob Jr. The display was part of the federal government's (Photo by Sgt Greg Berry) Published by RFD Publications, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy or the 11.S. Marine Corps. 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