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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Faces of MCIPAC: Battles from the Past Creating a Brighter Future

Lying in bed was a boy. This boy fell asleep to a thudding in a rhythmic pattern and a noise that rattled his bed, the whup-whup-whup sound of helicopters and gunfire that split the night's silence with pops and flashes. This boy fell asleep to the sound of his country's civil war. This boy, Benjamin, would go to sleep, often fearful, and wonder if the militia would come into his house and kill him and his family. He usually never knew if that night was going to be his last...

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Marines TV: Speeches

MCRD San Diego Golf Company Graduation

2026 Intramural Marksmanship Competition Promo

13th MEU | Integrated Training Underway

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hosts inaugural Sergeant School

13th MEU | Highlight Reel

Archipelago Endeavor 26 | Into the Unknown

Innovation with Capt. Robert Werner and the creation of "Oversight"

Welcome to the High North | "This is our foothold in the Arctic."

Welcome to the High North | "This is our foothold in the Arctic."

U.S. Marines with 1st LAR compete in the Coral-Balmoral Cup

Staff Sgt. Aaron Troyer shares his story

Marine Corps Reserve 110th Anniversary

Reel 5: What Do Marines Do When Times Are Difficult?

In The News

Marine Corps Confirms Plan to Add 6,500 Positions as Drone and AI Units Expand

9/08/2026 - https://www.military.com/marine-corps-confirms-plan-to-add-6500-positions-as-drone-and-ai-units-expand

Marine Corps releases blueprint for future warfare, including robotics and AI

9/03/2026 - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/31/marine-corps-releases-blueprint-future-warfare-including-robotics-ai/

US Marines join amphibious, island-recapture drills across Indonesia

9/01/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-31/island-recapture-exercise-indonesia-22687488.html

U.S. Marine Corps Rehearses Deploying Air Defense Radar to the Philippines

8/28/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/08/27/u-s-marine-corps-rehearsed-deploying-air-defense-radar-to-the-philippines

Marines, corpsmen ‘ran toward’ Twentynine Palms home rocked by explosion

8/26/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/25/marines-corpsmen-ran-toward-twentynine-palms-home-rocked-by-explosion/

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