US Navy/MCS3 Jake Greenberg
A Marine in California underwent a new kind of surgery to replace a benign tumor in his jaw using a reconstructed jaw made out of one of his leg bones and with 3D-printed teeth.
Previously, such a surgery would take multiple surgeries and years of recovery, but those new techniques and technology mean the Marine will return to duty after just one surgery and a few months of recovery.
A lucky Marine made military medical history by becoming the first service member to receive a reconstructed jaw made out of one of his leg bones, complete with 3D-printed teeth, all in one surgery.
Former DOD official charged with taking kickbacks for work at US base in Djibouti
Nizar Farhat, 63, a former Defense Department official at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, has been charged with taking kickbacks to help a private contractor obtain $6.4 million in extra government payments.
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By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 22, 2020 STUTTGART, Germany A former Defense Department official overseeing construction work at the U.S. military’s hub in Djibouti has been charged with taking kickbacks to help a private contractor obtain $6.4 million in extra government payments. Nizar Farhat, 63, of Palm Desert, Calif., was charged earlier this month in connection with allegations he received $34,000 in illegal gratuity from a private party while serving in a government position, the U.S. Attorney’s central district office in California said in a statement.
By Colin Demarest
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Dan Battista, senior vice president and southeast regional leader for Lowe, said in an emailed statement that Farhat was on administrative leave. As this is a law enforcement matter, we cannot comment at this time, Battista added.
In 2014 and 2015, Farhat was on assigned temporary duty at the Navy Base Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, where he oversaw a private companyâs $15 million contract to construct an aircraft hangar and a telecommunications facility.Â
After the projects were completed, the company submitted more than $6 million worth of Requests for Equitable Adjustment, which allows a contractor to recover costs associated with constructive changes related to the project.
The U.S. Marine Corps recently completed an exercise aboard the Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. More than 600 Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and 1st Marine Division came to the Combat Center to train in Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz December 4-9. Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz 21 are annual exercises that provide intense training to ensure 1st Marine Division remains lethal, combat-ready, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. Marines from 3rd MAW helicopters, refuelers, and Ospreys trained with ground and infantry troops in exercises that were similar to missions performed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, load ammunition into an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz (SK/DB) 21 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 6, 2020. Exercise SK/DB 21 provides effective and intense training in an expeditionary environment to ensure 1st Marine Division rema
The U.S. Marine Corps recently completed an exercise aboard the Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. More than 600 Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and 1st Marine Division came to the Combat Center to train in Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz December 4-9. Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz 21 are annual exercises that provide intense training to ensure 1st Marine Division remains lethal, combat-ready, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. Marines from 3rd MAW helicopters, refuelers, and Ospreys trained with ground and infantry troops in exercises that were similar to missions performed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, load ammunition into an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz (SK/DB) 21 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 6, 2020. Exercise SK/DB 21 provides effective and intense training in an expeditionary environment to ensure 1st Marine Division rema