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Synopsis: September 30, 2011 Largest amphibious training of the year off the coast of California by Marines and sailors from 1 Marine Expeditionary Force and the Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group 3. Thirty Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) landed on shore from the USS Rushmore. Insight, interviews and vehicles in action. Produced and Directed by Jeanne McKinney Co-Produced and Edited by Dave McKinney Graphic Design by Dan McKinney Music by The Fresh Music Library |
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“Dawn Blitz 2011 - AAV Landing”3D Amphibious Assault Battalion drives 30 AAVs from the USS Rushmore to the beach at Camp Pendleton, CA on September 30, 2011. |
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“It is outstanding. In addition to the stunning images, I've thoroughly enjoyed the […] editing, and soundtrack. As a guitarist (who studies Joe Satriani extensively), I think the backing soundtrack is both fitting and poignant.“ |
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Captain Justin L. Jackson United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘The Tip of the Spear’ Jul 1, 2011 |
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First Lieutenant Victor Garcia United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘For people that cannot fight for themselves’ Jul 28, 2011 |
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Naval Aircrewman Third Class and Rescue Swimmer Laura Munger United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘Have to be tougher than the boys’ Aug 25, 2011 |
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Corporal Joseph Diomede United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘All I wanted was a cool drink of water’ Sep 29, 2011 |
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Published Patriot Profile Articles • Del Mar Times - CA • Carmel Valley News - CA • Solana Beach Sun - CA • Rancho Santa Fe Review - CA • Encinitas Advocate - CA • Reston Connection - VA • Herndon Connection - VA • The Standard Speaker - PA • Waynesville Daily Guide - MO • Dearborn Times Herald - MI • Washington Times Communities - DC • Fort Wayne Journal Gazette • Voice and Viewpoint - CA |
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Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Anthony Ugolini United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘If I can save 100 Marines or 100 Army guys’ Oct 27, 2011 |
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Major Philip Kendro United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘I’ll take care of your son or daughter that is underneath me’ Nov 9, 2011 |
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ABEAN Troy Phillip Obuga ABH3 Ashton Hemphill ABFAN Anthony Tombasco United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘It’s a high-stress environment’ or Here Dec 29, 2011 |
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Mary Jean (MJ) and Lt. Col. Howard F. Hall United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘My husband’s gone. I don’t know what I’m doing—Help’ or Here Jan 24, 2012 |
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Technical Sergeant Stephen C. Mellan United States Air Force Patriot Profiles: ‘It gave me a better chance of helping my brothers and sisters’ or Here Mar 26, 2012 |
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Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘Nothing else feels right after Combat Camera’ Jun 25, 2012 |
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Master Sergeant David A. Jarvis United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘My job is to bring everyone home alive’ Feb 13, 2012 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Gary L. Strebe United States Coast Guard Patriot Profiles: ‘They love us when we save them, but don’t like us when we cite them’ Apr 16, 2012 |
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Rebecca Feaster-Pittman Spouse of Rear Admiral Hal Pittman US Navy May 14, 2012 |
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Synopsis: October 15, 2011 Heart-pounding action during the 2011 MCAS Miramar Air Show featuring the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration. Produced by Jeanne McKinney Co-Produced and Edited by Dave McKinney Graphic Design by Dan McKinney Music by The Fresh Music Library Some video courtesy of Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) |
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Logline: “Battle-Ready Adrenaline, MAGTF—MCAS Miramar Air Show 2011”Battle-ready adrenaline surges during the 2011 MCAS Miramar Air Show featuring the MAGTF demonstration. |
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Audio Segments Patriot Profiles audio segments may be heard separately using the player below. |
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Captain Justin L. Jackson United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘It’s more than just an arms-to-arms fight over here’ Jul 25, 2012 |
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Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Derek R. Sanchez United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘The mastermind behind the machinery is my enemy’ Aug 27, 2012 |
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Sergeant Travis D. Nessel United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Take care of your Marines and they’ll take care of you’ Oct 1, 2012 |
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39th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 23, 2012, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, “Patriot Profiles: It gave me a better chance of helping my brothers and sisters”, Carmel Valley News |
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Captain Zerbin Singleton United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Everything you go through in life makes you the person you are today’ Nov 1, 2012 |
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News/Times/Sun writers win 11 more awards, Nov 1 2012 |
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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Troy Dostart United States Coast Guard Patriot Profiles: ‘You know when somthing’s awry - your senses are heightened’ Nov 29, 2012 |
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Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Abraham Alvarez United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Maybe you can look back and smile or say, ‘Wow - that was close’ Dec 30, 2012 |
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First Lady of the Marine Corps Bonnie Amos Patriot Profiles: Meet First Lady of the Marine Corps Bonnie Amos or WTC Jan 17, 2013 |
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First Lady of the Marine Corps Bonnie Amos Patriot Profiles: ‘I was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime’ or WTC Feb 5, 2013 |
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Private First Class Alexander Popescu United States Army Rancho Santa Fe son brings valor home from Afghanistan Apr 8, 2013 |
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First Class Petty Officer HM1 Sunshine Padilla United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘It’s not how well you outperform people — it’s how you work as a team’ or WTC Jun 10, 2013 |
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Specialist Jeremy Shivick United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘Duty is doing the right thing when no one is looking’ Feb 25, 2013 |
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Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Martin L. Carey United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘We have your grandfather’s remains’ or Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Aug 12, 2013 |
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Major General Melvin G. Spiese United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Turning the corner on America’s military’ Sep 25, 2013 |
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Chief Hospital Corpsman Tarren C. Windham United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘You never know what to expect’ Oct 24, 2013 |
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40th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 29, 2013, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, “Rancho Santa Fe son brings valor home from Afghanistan”, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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40th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 29, 2013, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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39th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 23, 2012, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Carmel Valley News |
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Commander Jeremy Smith United States Coast Guard Patriot Profiles: ‘The greatest threat is the threat we don’t know’ Dec 3, 2013 |
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Captain Matthew J. Wesenberg United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘A Marine is a Marine first’ Jan 15, 2014 |
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Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter (AWR) 3rd Class Petty Officer Anieka Izeh United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘If someone goes down, I’m not going to stop until I find them’ Feb 5, 2014 |
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Lt. Cmdr. Matthew N. Jones United States Coast Guard Patriot Profiles: ‘You have to drill down into what’s really important’ Mar 1, 2014 |
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Sergeant Curney Russell United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘We put so much trust in one person’ Mar 27, 2014 |
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Sergeant Bryan Barrow United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘It’s like a human game of chess’ Apr 15, 2014 |
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Navy Hospital Corpsman (HM3) Kristopher Krysa United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘We try to focus energy on guys we can save’ May 16, 2014 |
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Published Government & Military Articles MCAS Miramar Air Show honors 100 years of women Marines 2018 U.N. Session: President Trump touts sovereignty, patriotism and defense parity US AFRICOM forces kill 18 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia |
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Specialist Erin Cortez Jones United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘Find the positive in everything you do’ June 27, 2014 |
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Captain M.G. Spiese United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘We were seriously alone and unafraid up there’ July 2, 2014 |
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Captain David Alpert United States Air Force Patriot Profiles: ‘I am just a small piece in a greater game’ Aug 20, 2014 |
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Corporal Jervis Hettrick United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Experiences good or bad, you’re never going to forget them’ July 22, 2014 |
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Corporal John Gabino California Army National Guard Patriot Profiles: He served honorably and he died, and we were there to bury him Sep 10, 2014 |
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Lt. Darby Clemson Driscoll United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘The excitement never ends,’ says female Navy pilot Oct 21, 2014 |
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41st ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS, October 28, 2014 Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Patriot Profiles: ‘Turning the corner on America’s military’, Rancho Santa Fe Review; 3rd place, Patriot Profiles: ‘It’s like a human game of chess’, Carmel Valley News |
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1st Sgt. Christina Grantham United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘You wouldn’t last five minutes in the Marine Corps’ Dec 4, 2014 |
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1st Lt. David A. Tan United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: Fighting Ebola virus, ‘we weren’t sure what we were walking into’ Jan 22, 2015 |
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Lt. Prince Kwaku Tailey United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘I’m grateful I had an opportunity to give back to Liberia’ Feb 5, 2015 |
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41st ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 28, 2014, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 3rd Place, Carmel Valley News |
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41st ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 28, 2014, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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Sgt. Cody A. Pultz United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘My dad had me on the range at a very young age’ Feb 17, 2015 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Scott P. Campbell United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘You have to understand the bigger picture on things’ Feb 24, 2015 |
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Master at Arms Second Class (MA2) Linda Phonesaithip United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘Nobody gets into my security zone’ March 23, 2015 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Second Class Michael Mears United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘Powering up the troops while wiring up the city’ April 8, 2015 |
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Cpl. Kristopher Wickert United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘When troops need to move, U.S. Marines bridge the gap’ May 8, 2015 |
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1st Lt. Christopher Parks United States Army Patriot Profiles: ‘Army Trials awaken a new kind of courage’ July 26, 2015 |
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Maj. BJ Grass United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: Predicting the unpredictable stops terror on the move’ July 4, 2015 |
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42nd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 27, 2015, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 2nd Place, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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42nd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October 27, 2015, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 3rd Place, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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42nd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS, October 27, 2015 Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 2nd Place, Patriot Profiles: ‘We were seriously alone and unafraid up there’, 3rd place, Patriot Profiles: ‘Nobody gets into my security zone’, Rancho Santa Fe Review |
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Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Harrison Mwanzi United States Navy Patriot Profiles: ‘I vowed that I would make the world a better place’ Nov 14, 2015 |
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Sgt. Douglas Bascom United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Honor at Hellfire’s Gate: Sgt. Douglas Bascom’s final steps’ May 28, 2017 |
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43rd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October, 2016, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Voice and Viewpoint |
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43rd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October, 2016, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 3rd Place, Del Mar Times |
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44th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS, October 24, 2017 Online and Daily Newspapers: Military, 2nd Place, USS Carl Vinson Strike Group pivotal in Asia-Pacific rebalance of forces |
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43rd ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS. October, 2016, Non Daily Newspapers: Military, 1st Place, Patriot Profiles: ‘I vowed that I would make the world a better place’ Voice and Viewpoint, 3rd Place, Patriot Profiles: ‘Army Trials awaken a new kind of courage’, Del Mar Times |
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Lt. Col. Stephen Mount United States Marine Corps Patriot Profiles: ‘Marine Lt. Col. Mount now commands Wounded Warrior Battalion-West’ Oct 14, 2017 |
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Navy sends heartfelt message to families of sailors who died in crash
Bipolar FBI informant gets a second chance at life
Entrepreneurs, active-duty military team up in Battlefields and Boardrooms |
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Shutdown opens gaps in U.S. safety and security with NSA furlough
Remembering the Navy's Landon L. Jones and Jonathon S. Gibson
Stealth fighter F-35C joins the Navy’s “Grim Reapers” strike squadron |
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Marines, mutual aid, and miracles — a formula to crush wild fires
Q&A: Major General Mel Spiese of Rancho Santa Fe weighs in on 2015 defense budget cuts
Coast Guard seizes 7,100 pounds of marijuana and detains three smugglers |
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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation nourishes dreams of military children Transition mission: Two find healing through hot sauce MCAS Marines join others worldwide in honoring Corps’ birthday |
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Retaking Ramadi: SPMAGTF-CR-CC teams up with Iraqi Security Forces to defeat ISIS Slick, Fast, Lethal: US Navy tests F-35C Stealth Warfighter US Marine Corps Expands Crisis Response In Unprecedented Allied Maritime Basing Initiative |
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Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump celebrates Marines at MCAS Miramar Women in charge on the Navy’s newest warships USS Carl Vinson Strike Group pivotal in Asia-Pacific rebalance of forces |
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Exclusive story behind 80+ Taliban leaders killed by US Marines, Afghanistan in May USS Bunker Hill: Air warfare support for Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in Arabian Gulf Military Working Dogs: Marines and canine companions fight against terror |
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Remembering 9/11: Bin Laden’s jihadist cause of 1993 ignites Africa today K9s For Warriors trains shelter dogs to heal PTSD Veterans, gives new life Congresswoman Maxine Waters calls for Liberals to confront Trump Administration, Conservatives |