OCTOBER 13, 2022 - Marine Corps Recruiting Command accomplished its Fiscal Year 2022 mission in all categories and components on Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal Year 2022 stood as one of the most difficult years in recruiting since the inception of the all-volunteer force. The year presented the continued challenges from the COVID pandemic, reduced access to prospects, a decline in … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Return from Seven-Month Deployment
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a fly over after departing the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 7, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, are operating in U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain … [Read more...]
New Island-Hopping Campaign for Marine Logisticians
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct planning during Exercise Maltese Dragon, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 15, 2022. Exercise Maltese Dragon is a training exercise, hosted by Marine Corps Logistics Operation Group, where logistics staffs train in an exercise-controlled environment … [Read more...]
Marines Getting Redesigned PT Uniform
OCTOBER 7, 2022 – Last year, Marine Corps Systems Command received a requirement from the Marine Corps Uniform Board to redesign – and ultimately modernize – the Corps’ green-on-green physical training uniforms by incorporating industry trends to achieve better form, fit and function. Although the initial prototype incorporated many innovations like anti-microbial … [Read more...]
Marine Regiment Concludes Spartan Trident
U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute Exercise Spartan Trident at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Spartan Trident is a three-part exercise designed to facilitate the development and refinement of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to serve as the inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel … [Read more...]