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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kirk Mullins served as the presenting officer at the funeral of private first class Louis Wiesehan, Jr., on Sept. 19. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kirk Mullins served as the presenting officer at the funeral of private first class Louis Wiesehan, Jr., on Sept. 19.

An overdue homecoming: 77 years later, Marine finds his way home

After 77 years, Pfc. Louis Wiesehan, Jr., has finally returned home. Wiesehan, 20, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was among the cadre of Marines charged with securing the small, but heavily fortified, island of Betio in the Tarawa atoll on November 20, 1943. The Battle of Tarawa was part of Operation Galvanic, the U.S. invasion of the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Theater of World War II...

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Marines TV: Marine Corps Water Survival Egress Training

Marine Corps Water Survival Egress Training

Resources on Marine Corps Base Quantico

November Company Incentive Training

Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025 concluding video

Kilo Company Motivational Run

Marine Corps 250 PSA (4 mins)

Marine Corps Water Survival Basic and Intermediate

Lima Company Day Movement Course

NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium aims to shape Marines into ethical, operationally grounded SNCOs

USMC Noncommissioned Officer Creed

Security Battalion hosts National Night Out 2025

Purple Heart Day Timeline Animation

MCRD San Diego Delta Company Graduation

U.S. Marines Conduct MRC Rope Ceremony

U.S. Marines Conduct MRC Rope Ceremony

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Marines plan longer stay on Okinawa for advanced unmanned supply vessel

8/08/2025 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-08-06/marine-corps-okinawa-drone-vessel-iiimef-18678591.html

The Marine Corps Is Using Ospreys in the Hunt for Submarines

8/06/2025 - https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/25/marine-corps-using-ospreys-hunt-submarines.html

Marines rehearse remote airfield seizures during massive Indo-Pacific drills

8/04/2025 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-07-21/marines-seize-airstrips-talisman-sabre-18504131.html

Naval Research Hydrogen Tech Goes Tactical

7/28/2025 - https://www.nrl.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/4254517/naval-research-hydrogen-tech-goes-tactical/

Marine General to Lead Naval Academy, a First

7/21/2025 - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/naval-academy-borgschulte-marines.html

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