AUGUST 10, 2022 – Marines from 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit logistics combat element, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, worked alongside the aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squdron-262 (Reinforced), to successfully execute a shore-to-ship and back to shore transport of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with a CH-53E Super Stallion. This was the … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Hires New Director of Communication
AUGUST 4, 2022 - Yesterday the Marine Corps welcomed April L. Langwell as the Director of Communication, Communication Directorate, Headquarters Marine Corps. In her new role, Ms. Langwell will serve as the lead communication strategist for the Marine Corps, responsible for the planning and implementing of communication, visual information, and public outreach activities to … [Read more...]
Marines Provide Refueling to Air Force MQ-9 Reaper
AUGUST 2, 2022 - U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 764 provided aviation delivered ground refueling to a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper drone from the 163rd Attack Wing of the California Air National Guard during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 20 and 21, 2022. The airmen from the … [Read more...]
Marines Complete Most Difficult Swim Qualifications
AUGUST 1, 2022 - Thirteen U.S. Marines stationed across Okinawa graduated from the Water Survival Advanced course at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on July 22. WSA is the highest swim qualification that Marines can obtain before becoming Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival. Throughout the course, students endured aquatic conditioning, endurance swimming, and … [Read more...]
Bowers Takes Over Marine Corps Recruiting Command
The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger delivers his remarks during the Marine Corps Recruiting Command Change of Command Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on July 21, 2022. Major General Bohm served as the commanding general of MCRC from July 2020 to July 2022 and will soon assume command as the Inspector General for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine … [Read more...]