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Jerad Vogt and Andrew McWade from Defense Logistics Agency Document Services use a Lawson industrial cutting machine to cut 25-meter silhouette targets while working at a DLA print facility at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, March 11, 2022. - Jerad Vogt and Andrew McWade from Defense Logistics Agency Document Services use a Lawson industrial cutting machine to cut 25-meter silhouette targets while working at a DLA print facility at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, March 11, 2022.

DLA designated DOD’s printing services provider

The Defense Logistics Agency is now the Defense Department’s primary provider of printing services, office print devices and electronic conversion services according to a DOD instruction signed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment...

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Funded Environmental Morale Leave approved for Okinawa

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Japan released its Okinawa-Based Funded Environmental and Morale Leave Bulletin December 10, 2021.The MARFORJ Bulletin 1050 was rapidly but thoroughly crafted to provide necessary guidance for leaders and eligible members so they could administer the FEML entitlement recently authorized by the Secretary of Defense for

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U.S. Marines and Department of Defense Civilians, attend the Defense Agencies Initiative training course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 22, 2021. The DAI training course aims to simplify financial management across the DOD, to deliver more auditable records and improve integration through standard data structures and business practices. - U.S. Marines and Department of Defense Civilians, attend the Defense Agencies Initiative training course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 22, 2021. The DAI training course aims to simplify financial management across the DOD, to deliver more auditable records and improve integration through standard data structures and business practices.

Following the Money Just Became Easier

The Marine Corps takes immense pride in its traditions, to include being first to face and defeat the adversary. To improve upon a reputation for succeeding at just that, the Marine Corps will be the first U.S. military service to transition to the Defense Agencies Initiative. DAI is a single business mission system that combines budget reporting tools, source document repositories and procurement systems to increase the efficiency of the Department of Defense’s acquisition of military equipment and supplies...

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U.S. Marine Corps and Navy medical personnel and first responders complete an initial screening to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 29, 2020. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) COVID-19 vaccination plan is phase driven and designed to protect members within the DOD fromCOVID-19 as quickly and safely as possible in order to bolster mission readiness and enhance capabilities of DOD members worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Marine Corps and Navy medical personnel and first responders complete an initial screening to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 29, 2020. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) COVID-19 vaccination plan is phase driven and designed to protect members within the DOD fromCOVID-19 as quickly and safely as possible in order to bolster mission readiness and enhance capabilities of DOD members worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy First Responders and Medical Personnel Receive Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. Marine Corps and Navy personnel received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 29.The Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination plan is phase driven and designed to protect members within the DOD from COVID-19 as quickly and safely as possible in order to bolster mission

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Three civilians speak at a table. - From left: Matthew Donovan, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness; Lisa W. Hershman, the Defense Department's chief management officer, and Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, conduct a news briefing at the Pentagon, May 26, 2020.

DOD Officials Unveil COVID-Related Personnel, Move Guidance

Defense Department officials outlined a conditions-based approach to relaxing the stop-movement order that has been in effect since early March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper issued the order in early March, and in April, he extended the ban through June 30. At a Pentagon news conference on May 26, Matthew P. Donovan, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said Esper signed a memo lifting the June 30 travel restrictions and transitioning to a conditions-based phased approach for personnel movement and travel...

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The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment will host the DoD Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 21-28, 2020. - The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment will host the DoD Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 21-28, 2020.

U.S. Marine Corps announces DoD Warrior Games 2020

The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment will host the DoD Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 21-28, 2020. The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment announced the event at a press conference on July 9th alongside city officials, who will partner with the service to host the event in venues throughout the city and greater

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Catalina Island Airport ribbon cutting ceremony - The "Tiger Squadron" conducts a flyover during the grand reopening of the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, Calif., May. 3. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy to build the runway provided a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Catalina Island Airport ribbon cutting ceremony

From dusk to dawn, more than 90 U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, paved their way to mission accomplishment while replacing the runway at Catalina Island Conservancy's Airport in the Sky runway repair project.

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Cpl. Kira R. Lavine with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, breaks two Warrior Games’ records including both the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle swim events. The Warrior Games took place June 1-9 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Competitors ranged from a Paralympic-style competition for wounded to injured service members from all U.S. branches of service, and this year includes teams from the United Kingdom Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force and Canadian Armed Forces. Armed Forces. - Cpl. Kira R. Lavine with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, breaks two Warrior Games’ records including both the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle swim events. The Warrior Games took place June 1-9 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Competitors ranged from a Paralympic-style competition for wounded to injured service members from all U.S. branches of service, and this year includes teams from the United Kingdom Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force and Canadian Armed Forces. Armed Forces.

3rd MAW Marine sets records during DoD Warrior Games

Cpl. Kira R. Lavine, an air-support operations operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sets two swimming records during the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games, a multi-day competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, June 1 – 10. Both active duty and veterans, competed in a

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Marines conduct a field user evaluation for the Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps, or IDS-MC, in Dahlgren, Virginia. In September, Marine Corps Systems Command completed fielding of the IDS-MC, which is a new biometrics system to help deployed Marines identify and track the movement of individuals encountered on the battlefield, conduct entry control point operations, and determine who is a friend or foe. - Marines conduct a field user evaluation for the Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps, or IDS-MC, in Dahlgren, Virginia. In September, Marine Corps Systems Command completed fielding of the IDS-MC, which is a new biometrics system to help deployed Marines identify and track the movement of individuals encountered on the battlefield, conduct entry control point operations, and determine who is a friend or foe.

Marine Corps fields ‘game changer’ biometric data collection system

In September, Marine Corps Systems Command completed fielding a new biometrics system to help deployed Marines identify and track the movement of individuals encountered on the battlefield, conduct entry control point operations, and determine who is a friend or foe.Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps, or IDS-MC, is a simple and effective

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Col. John E. Walker Jr., right, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Intelligence Schools, and Master Sgt. Eldar Krueger, MCIS S-6 Chief, display the Department of Defense Intelligence and Security Learning Enterprise Gold Level of Achievement Award for 2015. MCIS received the Gold Level award for being the top school, chosen from a field of 52 formal learning centers encompassing $2 billion in resources and assets across the Department of Defense. - Col. John E. Walker Jr., right, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Intelligence Schools, and Master Sgt. Eldar Krueger, MCIS S-6 Chief, display the Department of Defense Intelligence and Security Learning Enterprise Gold Level of Achievement Award for 2015. MCIS received the Gold Level award for being the top school, chosen from a field of 52 formal learning centers encompassing $2 billion in resources and assets across the Department of Defense.