PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — In a demonstration of readiness and commitment to regional partnerships, U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 (MRF-D 24.3), reinforced … Continue reading Marines, Sailors Train in Papua New Guinea
LA PAZ SAND DUNES, Laoag City, Philippines — Combined forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military rehearsed defending the coastline today during a Balikatan counter-landing … Continue reading U.S., Philippine Forces Conduct Counter-Landing Exercise
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN — April 11, 2024, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ismael Bamba, the sergeant major of 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation … Continue reading Marine Earns Medal for Civilian Rescue
Puerto Princesa, PHILIPPINES — Marines and Sailors assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) and amphibious dock landing ship USS … Continue reading Expeditionary Unit Arrives in Philippines for Balikatan
QUANTICO, VA, US — Deployments, permanent changes of station, and long work hours are just some facets of military service that put a strain on a marriage. The pressure increases … Continue reading System Eases Assignment Process for Dual-Military Couples
San Jose, Calif. — U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division celebrated U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lou ‘Mama Lou’ Keller’s 99th birthday at her home in … Continue reading Marines Celebrate ‘Mama Lou’s’ 99th Birthday
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Focused on strengthening the operational ability of 3rd Radio Battalion (RADBN), exercise Corvus Dawn 24 sharpened the unit’s capacity to deliver technical information-related capabilities to … Continue reading Exercise Showcases Innovation in Indo-Pacific
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Last month, the Marine Corps showcased its adaptability and forward-thinking approach to modern warfare through its participation in the Army’s Project Convergence Capstone 4, or PC-C4. … Continue reading Experimentation Proves Successful for Marines
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA — Nearly 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps competed for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and a Quantico Marine beat about … Continue reading Marine Promotes at Top 1% of Rank
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS — General Alfred M. Gray Jr., the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, died March 20 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 95. General … Continue reading Marines Remember Former Commandant
DARWIN, NT, AUSTRALIA — DARWIN, NT, Australia – A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force … Continue reading Troops Arrive in Darwin for Exercise Rotational Force
VISAKHAPATNAM, India — U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked upon the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), arrived in Visakhapatnam, India … Continue reading Marines, Sailors Participate in Tiger Triumph
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES — In May 2022, Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Frazier, an intel instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia, spotted a young man contemplating jumping off … Continue reading Marine Saves Life of Fellow Marine, Receives Award
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Introduction In response to the 2018 National Defense Strategy’s warning that peer adversaries are actively challenging the established global order, the Marine Corps initiated a monumental … Continue reading Project Convergence Advances Corps Capacities
QUANTICO, VA, UNITED STATES — The corporal dragged his body up the obsidian sheet of sand speckled with other water-logged Marines. He clambered over the peak of an incline, only … Continue reading Iwo Jima Veteran Recounts His Experience
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan — U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment executed exercise Korea Viper 24.1 in the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31- Feb. 29, 2024, while forward … Continue reading U.S., Korean Marines Train During Korean Viper
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, Marine Aircraft Group … Continue reading Marine Receives Medal for Lifesaving Actions
CAMP MUJUK, 47, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marines from 1st Marine Division, I MEF, deployed from Japan and the United States to … Continue reading U.S., Korean Marines Conduct Freedom Shield 24
QUANTICO, Va. — In a ceremony today at The Basic School aboard Camp Barrett, the Marine Corps welcomed an uncommon celebration in the dual promotion of both Brig. Gen. David … Continue reading Couple Shares Rare Promotion
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The 92-year-old Jacksonville, North Carolina resident laid his head down on his pillow as thoughts roamed through his head, as they had for over 50 years. “How… … Continue reading Decorated Veteran Discusses Celebrated Career
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HI — With modernization and pacing threats challenging the Marine Corps to improve in new ways, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment remains at the forefront of … Continue reading Regiment at Forefront of Marine Corps Innovation
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam — As Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz continues getting closer to becoming fully operational in the Indo-Pacific. Training facilities are also nearing completion. Marine … Continue reading New Indo-Pacific Base Holds First Live-Fire Training
