DECEMBER 15, 2021 - Every year, thousands of Marines, their families and local communities work together to spread holiday cheer to children in need through the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program. The organization was founded in 1947 when Marine Corps Reserve Major (Maj) Bill Hendricks was asked by his wife to deliver handcrafted dolls that she made to an agency that … [Read more...]
Marine Pilots Hone Proficiency in Electronic Warfare
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Morales, an aircraft avionics technician, U/AH-1, with Marine Light Attack Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Maine Aircraft Wing, connects the AN/ALQ-231(V)3 to a UH-1Y Venom on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 3 2021. The AN/ALQ-231(V)3 enhances the airborne electronic warfare capability for fixed and rotary wing aircraft … [Read more...]
Marines Test New Technology and Tactics
DECEMBER 9, 2021 - Marines from both I and III Marine Expeditionary Force conducted a littoral mobility exercise to test new technology and tactics with a focus on mine countermeasure and engineer reconnaissance from shallow water to the objective, November 1-19, 2021. During the exercise, unique elements from both 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, … [Read more...]
F-35s Complete Historic Deployment Aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
DECEMBER 9, 2021 - With the arrival of aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 completes a significant milestone in the redeployment from the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21. “The Wake Island Avengers” of VMFA-211 have been deployed aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth since the end of April 2021. During the … [Read more...]
Leaders Discuss Deterring China’s Military Menace
DECEMBER 8, 2021 - Leaders of the Army and Marine Corps discussed the pacing military challenge from China and ways to counter the threat. Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, and Marine Corps commandant, Gen. David H. Berger, spoke Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Wormuth said what is … [Read more...]