Following 28 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, on July 30, 2024, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jimi Liddell Gayden commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy to pursue a new career as a chaplain. The East St. Louis, Illinois, native and former intelligence chief with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing attributes his decision to join the Navy Chaplain Corps to his passion for serving others, which he discovered during his service as a Marine, often volunteering at base chapels.
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A U.S. Marine Corps Captain from Palmdale, California, earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for actions taken following a motorcycle crash in Oceanside, California, Sept. 11, 2024.Capt. Randall McDermott, a ground supply officer assigned to 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group at Camp Pendleton, was driving to work around 7:50 a.m. when there was a halt in traffic near College Boulevard and North River Road.
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps unveiled two new galleries on U.S. Marine Corps operations to the public in Quantico, Virginia, on Oct. 6, 2024. The galleries encompass a 20,000 square foot exhibit featuring hundreds of artifacts from all major U.S.Marine Corps operations from 1976 to 2021, to include Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, Meteorological and Oceanographic Marines are continuing to modernize the operational capabilities of I Marine Expeditionary Force. From Sept. 16 to Sept. 27, 2024, Marines with 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Airmen from 1st Combat Weather Squadron rehearsed meteorology and oceanographic employment, rapid response planning processes, and multi-service METOC integration to support future missions during training exercise Cobra Horizon at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Brett D. Meil was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions during a ceremony hosted by School of Infantry – West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sep. 24, 2024. Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, a native of Texas, received the Department of the Navy’s highest non-combat award for exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade, while serving as the position safety officer, on June 13, 2023.
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The Marine Corps’ XQ-58A Valkyrie successfully completed its third test flight on Sept. 20, 2024, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This flight was conducted in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, and industry partners.
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