Marines TV

Cpl. Escott tells us about Marines who have gone above and beyond the call of duty today and throughout history.

The families of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black and his staff send their holiday greetings from his home. For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

A video compilation featuring a wreath-laying ceremony for Sergeant Major Henry H. Black conducted on Nov. 10, 2019 at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, Vietnam and Korean War footage, and audio of Black describing his experiences in the Marine Corps. Black, Imperial, Pennsylvania native, served in the Marine Corps from 1948-1977, including several tours in the Vietnam and Korean Wars and was the 7th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. His personal awards include a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star with “V” for valor and two award stars, a Purple Heart, and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon, among several others. Black also spent time as a recruiter and a drill instructor before becoming the SMMC for two years, from 1975-1977. Black passed away in his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2012 and is commemorated each on the Marine Corps Birthday, Nov. 10, during a wreath-laying ceremony at his gravesite in Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia. The ceremony is conducted by Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico, including the Base Sergeant Major.

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black speaks to Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) at a town hall Sept. 9, 2019, at Joint Forces Staff College on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia. Black visited MARFORCOM during a tour of Marine Corps installations to discuss the Commandant’s Planning Guidance and the future of warfare, and to answer Marines’ questions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jessika Braden, Sgt. Danielle Prentice, Cpl. Desmond Martin/Released)

Meteorological and Oceanography Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Detachment Bravo, spearhead the first training iteration of Exercise Black Stratus 1-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, on August 7th, 2019. This exercise was done to teach Meteorological and Oceanography Marines stationed along the west coast how to operate the new AN/TMQ-56 METMF(R) NEXGEN tactical meteorological support system. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Victor Mackson.

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 officially retires the F/A-18A++ Hornet while welcoming the first F-35 C on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Jun 21. Members of VMFA-314 remark their sentiment seeing the aircraft depart the squadron indefinitely. VMFA-314 is the first squadron in the Marine Corps to receive the carrier variant of the F-35. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Mark A. Lowe II)