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Steel Knight 25: ‘Support Within Striking Distance’

Sgt. Brian Stippey — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:52:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft

EOTG holds Close Quarters Tactics Course for Recon Marines

U.S. Marine Corps story by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:23:49 GMT

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, completed a Close Quarters Tactics Course from Sept. 15 to Nov. 5, across Camp Hansen. This training, hosted by the III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Expeditionary Operations Training Group, aimed to enhance their lethality as small unit leaders during high-paced, close-quarters combat.

2nd Marine Regiment MCCRE: Advancing The Modern Warfighter

Lance Cpl. Preston Morris — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:18:00 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Staff Sgt. Jacob Jones watched a small drone navigate through a tree canopy ahead of his Marines, confirming enemy positions without exposing a single rifleman. The company completed the movement with zero simulated casualties.

Blue-green integration: MWSS-372 fuels the joint force at NAWDC 25.3

1stLt Madison Walls — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:56:00 GMT

In a testament to joint force readiness and integration, U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Sailors with the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), joined forces during NAWDC 25.3 Oct. 27-31, 2025, across multiple training sites at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The five-day exercise highlighted how combined naval and Marine aviation capabilities enhance the joint force’s ability to project power, sustain sorties, and expand operational reach in contested environments.

MCB Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River host First and Second Ladies of the United States

1st Lt Kathryn Wisniewski — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:50:00 GMT

In a mutual demonstration of support and appreciation, First Lady of the United States, Melania

Netflix Premieres “MARINES” Docuseries on the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps

Capt. Isaac Lamberth — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:31:00 GMT

// For informational purposes only. No DoW or USMC endorsement implied. // Netflix recently announced MARINES, a new four-part documentary series offering an unprecedented inside look at the United States Marine Corps. Produced by Lucky 8 TV and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Netflix, the series will premiere Nov. 10, 2025—coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps’ founding on Nov. 10, 1775.

Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition

1stLt Madison Walls — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:03:00 GMT

U.S. Marines from across the globe competed in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Team Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Sept. 10, 2025.

III Marine Expeditionary Force proves readiness in command post field training exercise during Resolute Dragon 25

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:20:00 GMT

For five days, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2025, III MEF Marines and Sailors traded air conditioning and office chairs for the realities of expeditionary command and control. The mission: Test the MEF staff’s ability to displace, set up, and operate as a fully functional command post anytime and in any austere environment, the kind of situation they might face if conflict disrupted established command centers.

Marine Corps initiates drone task force summits to accelerate UAS lethality

Lt. Col. Eric Flanagan — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:44:00 GMT

In August, the Marine Corps began hosting drone task force summits to chart a way forward for operational units across the Marine Corps to effectively employ small drones. The drone task force leverages work done over the last several years by various units, including Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the infantry battalion experiment (IBX), and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team (MCADT) to hone techniques for using small surveillance and lethal attack drones.

U.S. Marines and Sailors Train and Experiment with Emerging Drone Technology in Okinawa

Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:40:25 GMT

From Aug. 11 to 22, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, trained with, integrated, and expanded their use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). For the first time, Marines flew untethered sUAS over an Okinawa-based, Marine Corps installation.