AUGUST 17, 2022 - Recruiting has never been an easy billet. Marine Corps recruiters have the responsibility find, contract, and ship America’s sons and daughters to recruit training. But since its inception of the all-volunteer force in 1973, Marine Corps recruiters have never shied away from a challenge. And while every year offers new challenges and opportunities, Marine … [Read more...]

AUGUST 16, 2022 - The “Black Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 returned today from their deployment with Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Black Knights are the first Marine Corps squadron to deploy the F-35C Lightning II aboard an aircraft carrier. While underway for more than 200 days, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sailed more … [Read more...]

AUGUST 12, 2022 - The tension in the room was palpable as the prototype of the Gaming Environment for Air Readiness system was booted. Program stakeholders loomed over the shoulders of anxious developers as the Marines of Marine Air Support Squadron 1 prepared their demonstration of the program. Unit leadership observed as the Marines worked through air-control scenarios while … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kathleen M. Haggard, tactical air command center (TACC) company commander, provides updates on Exercise Summer Fury to Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, August 3, 2022. The TACC Company enables wing-level forward deployed aviation command and control and … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2022 - July 31, 2022 marked the end of the inaugural Commandant's Retention Program for FY23. The program opened on June 17, 2022 and offered a streamlined retention process and enhanced incentives for the Corps' top-performing first-Term Marines. The CRP has exceeded all expectation and has been a tremendous success. The overall goal of the program was to … [Read more...]