Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force, led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Naples, Italy as the third iteration of II MEF’s support to Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Force Europe, Jan. 23. Established in March 2022 as Task Force 61/2 with then-Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan as its commanding general, TF-61 continues to align multiple existing forces...
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The spirit of the Marine is what drives our Corps. Therefore, spiritual readiness is a keystone element of the Marine Corps’ value to the Department of Defense. The U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps is the backbone of ensuring high levels of spiritual readiness...
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For the second year in a row, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Environmental Management Division was recently awarded the 2022 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award for “Environmental Restoration, Installation” as well as the 2022 Secretary of Defense award in the same category. The Environmental Management Division is responsible for a diverse installation with 72,000 upland forests, 49,000 acres of wetlands, 26,000 acres of water and 7,500 acres of developed land...
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Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at the Sabånan Fadang Memorial located on the base’s Main Cantonment area on Jan. 25, 2023. The ceremony symbolically dedicated the memorial through the Guam Governor’s office to the people of Guam...
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