Attendees of the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium - Africa (NILS-A) 2022 pose for a group photo in Dakar, Senegal, July 6, 2022. NILS -A is a multinational, Africa-focused forum, designed to bring together partner nations with marine forces and naval infantries to develop interoperability, crisis response capabilities, and foster relationships which will improve Africa’s … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2022 - The battle to keep Marines and their critical assets safe is constantly evolving. As technology advances, so does the need to field more cutting-edge equipment to counter threats, such as those posed by small unmanned aerial systems. With these challenges in mind, Program Executive Officer Land Systems is fielding the Installation-Counter small Unmanned … [Read more...]

JULY 14, 2022 - The Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability prototype successfully hit several simultaneously-launched cruise missile representative targets during the live-fire test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico June 30, 2022. The MRIC prototype provides Marine Corps point defense in an expeditionary package. The system is just one of several … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Hancock, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides direction to a Marine for an aerial sniper training during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. The aerial sniper training was led by Marines and military contractors with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group to enhance … [Read more...]

JULY 11, 2022 - On April 8, 2022, after four days and thirteen hours of putting their defensive cyber operations capabilities to the test, I Marine Expeditionary Force’s DCO-Internal Defensive Measures emerged victorious from the Deputy Commandant for Information, Marine Corps “Capture the Flag” Cyber Games 2022. This fourth iteration of the Marine Corps Cyber Games, hosted … [Read more...]