MAY 20, 2020 - Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons has begun a large-scale modernization project to increase the lethality of the infantry squad. PM IW strives to equip and sustain the Marine Corps with fully-integrated infantry weapons, optics and nonlethal systems for the Ground Combat Element. The portfolio’s modernization efforts adhere … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 2020 - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Derrick, academics chief, Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, presented a new digital classroom for the students attending Marine Combat Training that caught the attention of Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, during … [Read more...]

MAY 12, 2020 - Camp Pendleton implements new policies, provisions and guidance by establishing the Marine Corps Installations - West Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton Hotline program. By refocusing the MCI-W MCB CAMPEN Hotline Programs into one command program, it clarifies the responsibilities of the Regional Command Inspector General and ensures the RCIG is able to support … [Read more...]

MAY 7, 2020 - The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted Marine Air-Ground Task Force full mission profile rehearsals, aerial reconnaissance, and simulated close-air support while maintaining a presence in the South China Sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, April 17-24, 2020. During one evolution, the MEU conducted a combat mission rehearsal with two rifle … [Read more...]

MAY 5, 2020 - COVID-19 has impacted Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as well as the entirety of the Marine Corps. Adapting to these latest challenges has resulted in the constant adaptation of Marine Corps travel policy. The latest guidance, MARADMIN 267/20, provides guidelines to active duty Marine travelers who are traveling to scheduled advanced formal school … [Read more...]