Across the Department of Defense, military working dogs serve many purposes. K-9’s are utilized to subdue suspects, find specific items, and people. Most are only capable of one or two of these functions; Diego and Yenkie, residents of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Provost Marshal’s Office kennels, are a bit different.Typically, military working dogs are dual purpose; Diego and Yenkie, however, are the first K-9’s in DoD law enforcement to fulfill all three of these functions.“With these two military working dogs, we have added the combat tracking asset in the Provost Marshal area of operations,” said U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Settle, kennel master, PMO, MCBH. “I picked the dogs that had the characteristics of good tracking dogs

U.S. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, took on a challenge as the first unit to navigate the newly-opened Leadership Reaction Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020.More than 60 Marines with 2nd AA Bn maneuvered through four different obstacles, some leading the path to victory and other to defeat. “Marines gain a lot from this training and most importantly they gain the ability to think in a time constrained, stressful situation. There are frictions that are thrown at them, having to think under pressure, giving them the ability to problem solve on the move.” Staff Sgt. Donald McBee Jr., the mine countermeasure platoon sergeant with 2nd AA BnThe Marines divided into 12 teams

Training and readiness affect mission success. The Marine Corps strives to identify new, inventive ways to train the force for the current and future fight as technology evolves and enemies strengthen.Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Training Systems plays a key role in preparing Marines for battle.“PM TRASYS provides the Marine Corps with effective training systems and environments needed to successfully train and educate Marines,” said Col. Luis Lara, the program manager for TRASYS.Located in Orlando, Florida, the organization furnishes Marines with training capabilities focused on winning combat in arduous conditions and operating environments. PM TRASYS oversees training products such as simulators, mock weapons, range

Marines with the 8th Marine Corps District engaged with competitors and spectators at Ultimatum II, an esports competition featuring the game “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,” at Esports Stadium Arlington from December 27-29.The event represented the Marine Corps’ first activation at North America’s largest dedicated esports facility which covers 100,000 square feet and has the capacity to host 2,500 spectators. Open to all skill levels, Ultimatum II offered qualifier tournaments for collegiate and ISD students from the Dallas and Fort Worth areas as well as an amateur circuit.The links between the gaming community and service in the Marine Corps have become increasingly apparent, according to Capt. Michael Maggitti, an 8th Marine Corps