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28
Apr
2019

US Marines partner with and attend USA Wrestling championship April 28, 2019, 10th Marine Regiment

US Marines partnered with and attended the US Marine Corps Open Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, April 25-27, 2019....

Cpl. Naomi May, 10th Marine Regiment

US Marines partnered with and attended the US Marine Corps Open Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, April 25-27, 2019.

25
Apr
2019

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Renzel Craft, left, and Cpl. Everton Porto, both heavy equipment mechanics with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, receive Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals during their Corporal Course graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 12, 2019. Craft and Porto received recognition for responding to an incident in the chow hall where a Marine was having a seizure.

Courage Compels Combat Engineer Marines to Save Lives April 25, 2019, 1st Marine Division

Courage is the mental, physical and moral strength to persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. It is the heart of the core values instilled in every United States...

Lance Cpl. Alexa Hernandez, 1st Marine Division

Courage is the mental, physical and moral strength to persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. It is the heart of the core values instilled in every United States Marine and is what defines their character and warrior spirit.It is with this courage that Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division were able to do what

24
Apr
2019

Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system April 24, 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the...

Matt Gonzales, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication , Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability is a handheld target location system that uses an eye-safe laser range finder and algorithms to determine a target’s location. It then transmits that location to the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System or another fire support system.

23
Apr
2019

Members of the California Public Utilities Commission tour MCAS Miramar’s energy operations center as well as the microgrid, and other current energy conservation projects on the flight line and at the Miramar Landfill on MCAS Miramar, Dec. 3, 2018. The Marine Corps Energy program on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is responsible for finding and enacting new, innovative ways to improve energy efficiency throughout the base.

Two Marine Corps Installations Win 2019 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards April 23, 2019, Marine Corps Installations Command, MCICOM

Each year, the Department of Defense awards individuals, teams and installations for exceptional environmental achievements. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps...

Maj. Simba Chigwida, Marine Corps Installations Command, MCICOM

Each year, the Department of Defense awards individuals, teams and installations for exceptional environmental achievements. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler received awards for Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation and Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation, respectively. “MCAS Miramar and

22
Apr
2019

9 mm ammunition sits inside an ammunition canister during a live fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019.

Rounds, Rations, and Wrenches; Behind the Scenes with S-4 Logistics April 22, 2019, III Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out...

Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert, III Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out daily, but how did all of this make it into the fight? All a Marine needs to do is head to the command post of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and see its logistical hub, the S-4 section.

18
Apr
2019

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the first-ever improv show on sexual assault, April 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Re-Essa Buckels)

Hundreds attend sexual assault improv show April 18, 2019, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the...

Re-Essa Buckels, Public Affairs Specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the first-ever improv show on sexual assault, April 16. Social theater group, Pure Praxis, tackled a real-world scenario on sexual assault topic: retaliation for victims who report a

16
Apr
2019

Marine Corps plans to replace LAV with new, ‘transformational’ ARV April 16, 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle late in the next decade. The ARV will be highly mobile,...

Matt Gonzales, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication , Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle late in the next decade. The ARV will be highly mobile, networked, transportable, protected and lethal.

12
Apr
2019

AFP, US forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise April 12, 2019, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the...

Maj. Eve Baker, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.

10
Apr
2019

Leading from the front: 2nd MLG hosts Women in Leadership Forum April 10, 2019, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended the 2nd Annual Women in Leadership Forum at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2019. ...

Cpl. Ashley J. Lawson, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended the 2nd Annual Women in Leadership Forum at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2019.

9
Apr
2019

26.2 miles of farmland and fighter jets April 9, 2019, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS...

Cpl. Andrew Jones, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City, April 7, 2019.

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