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Marine Corps Conducts Third-Party Inspections for Privatized Housing

The Marine Corps is conducting third-party home inspections for all Public Private Venture military housing units across its U.S. installations beginning Jan. 18. These inspections are part of the requirements established in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The third-party inspections are mandatory and will begin in January, ending by October, and will include all Marine Corps privatized family housing across all 20 U.S. bases and stations, approximately 23,117 units...

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The National Museum of the Marine Corps located in Triangle, Va. is one of the donation sites for the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Campaign in Quantico, Va. Toys are collected in the museum’s World War II era jeep. The primary goal of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is, through the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America's less fortunate children. MCICOM exercises command and control of Marine Corps installations via regional commanders in order to provide oversight, direction and coordination of installation services and to optimize support to the Operating Forces, tenants and activities. - The National Museum of the Marine Corps located in Triangle, Va. is one of the donation sites for the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Campaign in Quantico, Va. Toys are collected in the museum’s World War II era jeep. The primary goal of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is, through the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America's less fortunate children. MCICOM exercises command and control of Marine Corps installations via regional commanders in order to provide oversight, direction and coordination of installation services and to optimize support to the Operating Forces, tenants and activities.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Legacy: Toys for Tots Across America

Every year, thousands of Marines, their families and local communities work together to spread holiday cheer to children in need through the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program. The organization was founded in 1947 when Marine Corps Reserve Major (Maj) Bill Hendricks was asked by his wife to deliver handcrafted dolls that she made to an agency that helped children in need. When they could not find any organization, they decided to create one. Within the first year they donated 5,000 toys to children in need all over Los Angeles, Calif., where Maj Hendricks’ Marine Corps Reserve unit was located...

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FY22 Public Private Venture Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey

The U.S. Marine Corps is conducting a Fiscal Year 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey directed towards tenants who live in Public Private Venture housing, or privatized housing, on Marine Corps installations. To ensure more accurate feedback, there will be a separate survey launched to tenants in each housing type this year. For privatized housing tenants, the FY22 TSS will run from Oct. 28 through Dec. 13. Government-owned Family housing and Unaccompanied housing surveys will be distributed in January 2022. All privatized housing tenants will be required to take the survey digitally this year...

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Microgrid at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

The microgrid installation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego was completed in March 2021 after a full-scale Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise, making the air station one of the most energy-forward defense installations in the nation. The microgrid is part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to strengthen and expand energy resilience efforts across its installations. Since 2012 MCAS Miramar has used methane gas produced by the San Diego Landfill to create renewable electricity...

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Patronage Expansion at Marine Corps Installations

On January 1, 2020 Marine Corps installations will extend access to commissary, exchange, and morale, welfare, and recreation retail facility privileges. Privileges will be extended to Veterans awarded the Purple Heart, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, Veterans with service-connected disabilities, and caregivers or family

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Installation neXt Launches Innovation Crowdsourcing Challenge

Marine Corps Installations Command encourages Marines, civilians and reservists to participate in the MCICOM Installation neXt Innovation Crowdsourcing Challenge which is now live and will remain open until Jan. 10, 2020. I-neXt’s vectors drive the prioritization and development of innovative solutions for our installations. “In order to

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Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff retires Col. Anthony “Ché” Bolden at a ceremony held on July 3, 2019 at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium’s Akerson Tower in Annapolis, Md. - Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff retires Col. Anthony “Ché” Bolden at a ceremony held on July 3, 2019 at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium’s Akerson Tower in Annapolis, Md.

The Bolden Family Legacy: Celebrating 60 Years of Marine Corps Service

With a combined 60 years of honorable Marine Corps service, the Bolden family certainly left their mark on military history. Col. Anthony “Ché” Bolden retired on July 3, 2019 in a ceremony held at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium’s Akerson Tower in Annapolis, Md. Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, , Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff was the

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Marine Corps Conducts Third-Party Inspections for Privatized Housing

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Legacy: Toys for Tots Across America

FY22 Public Private Venture Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey

Microgrid at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Patronage Expansion at Marine Corps Installations

Installation neXt Launches Innovation Crowdsourcing Challenge

The Bolden Family Legacy: Celebrating 60 Years of Marine Corps Service

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