MARCH 19, 2025 - U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Beach Group 1, and Republic of Korea Marines with the ROK Marine Corps’ MLG conducted an instream offload at the beach outside of ROKMC Base Pohang during exercise Freedom Banner 25 in Pohang, South Korea, from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2025. The instream offload is part of the overarching … [Read more...]
250 Years of History, One Time-Honored Tradition
MARCH 18, 2025 – Marine Barracks Washington is proud to announce the upcoming 2025 Parade Season, continuing a tradition of excellence in military drill and ceremony dating back to the first Evening Parade on July 5, 1957. As the “Oldest Post of the Corps”, 8th & I upholds the distinction of “First on foot, and right on the line,” a privilege granted by the Secretary of the … [Read more...]
Marines Join International Maritime Exercise
MARCH 17, 2025 - For two weeks in February, Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force (TF) 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade lead a Command Post Exercise (CPX) as part of International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, the Middle East’s largest international exercise, where service members from over 30 partner nations came together to collaborate in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The team … [Read more...]
Marines Value Accountability, Are Eager to Deploy
MARCH 15, 2025 - Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location. They want to deploy, said Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, who spoke yesterday at Defense One's "State of Defense 2025" digital event. If they don't, then they won't reenlist, Smith continued, noting that Marines are currently deployed to every geographic combatant command. To … [Read more...]
Sailors Get Stationed with Marines
MARCH 12, 2025 – After spending five years aboard a ship manned by only Navy Sailors; the last thing this Sailor expected was to be stationed with Marines, whom he once feared. After a few months at his second duty station, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, he came to realize that Marines were not as terrifying as he initially thought. U.S. Navy Interior … [Read more...]