Marines TV

Since 1918, women have been an integral part of the Marine Corps and for the past eleven years of fighting, have proven themselves worthy in the face of the enemy. Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett addresses the recent lifting of the 1994 Combat Exclusion Policy and assures Marines that this will not affect mission accomplishment or lower standards. Available in high definition.

Marine Corps Cpl. Remedios Cruz, a Fleischmanns, N.Y., native and one of the six female riflemen to participate in the Marine Corps' Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force (GCEITF) study provides a glimpse into the life of a credentialed infantrywoman at Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2015. Cruz, who currently serves as the supply clerk for Marine Corps Recruiting Station Albany, N.Y., earned her status through completing combat simulations at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., and Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., during the October 2014 to July 2015 GCEITF study. Music courtesy of Marine Sgt. Travis Gershaneck. Imagery courtesy of Sgt. James T. Marchetti, Cpl. Paul S. Martinez, Lance Cpl. Manuel R. Benavides, and Michael DiFiore. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Sgt. James T. Marchetti/RELEASED)

Long-format vignette gives insight into newest asset to Marine Corps' counterinsurgency playbook. "Inside the FET" tells the story of the Female Engagement Team, the Corps' solution to engaging the entire population of Helmand, adding depth the the counterinsurgency fight across Southwest Afghanistan. In this long-form profile you will see why the FET was created, learn about the team's, mission and capabilities, and see what infantry commanders on the ground have to say about the tangible results that have seen from having FET Marines alongside their infantrymen. Also available in high definition