Marines TV

U.S. Marines, sailors and community leaders gather together for the 77th Anniversary Evening Colors Ceremony at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 24, 2019. The ceremony was held in honor of the official dedication of MCB Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, which took place Sept. 25, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Necoechea)

For Red Flag 19-3, Marines from Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 38, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), comprised a core group of Marines leading the Combined Air Operations Center Nellis (CAOC-N) on Nellis Air Force Base, July 7 to August 3, 2019. The group was augmented by other units across both 2nd and 3rd MAW. This was the first time in recent history that Marines have led the CAOC-N. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)

On this week’s episode of our “Did You Know” series, we highlight our Marine Corps Enlisted Aide Program here at the Barracks. Sergeant Rebecca Messex gives us some insight on the program and how they support our general officers in the National Capital Region.

U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, raise the American flag during morning colors on MCAS Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2019. The ceremony of morning colors in the United States dates back to 1843, when the U.S. Navy adopted the tradition from the British. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Exner)

Quick, someone call a Corpsman! U.S. Navy Corpsmen compete in a Corpsman Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 14, 2019. The competition was held by corpsmen assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point in lieu of a ball for the 121st corpsman birthday. The competition included nine teams of five corpsmen who completed five events that tested the Sailors’ mental and physical stamina. Events included capture the flag paintball, a 250 meter swim pulling a patient, a one mile run through rough terrain and obstacles carrying a patient, a quiz on corpsmen history and a test on clinical knowledge. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andrew King)

Memorial Day is a federal holiday for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The folding of a flag is a symbolic act and it is presented as a keepsake to the next of kin, or an appropriate family member. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Nickolas Beamish)