APRIL 13, 2022 - The Navy and Marine Corps demonstrated a key capability when they operated 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli March 30 through April 8, fully exercising the Marine Corps’ “lightning carrier” concept for the first time in naval history on an amphibious assault ship. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. … [Read more...]
Marine Corps’ Combat Lifesaver Course
APRIL 8, 2022 - With a labored shout, a Jordanian soldier calls for aid. He has sustained a blast injury with an amputation to both legs. A Marine dives into the trench where the injured soldier is lying and assesses the damage. A firefight rages just beyond the trench, and with no corpsman able to reach him, the Marine knows that if he doesn’t stop the bleeding, the soldier … [Read more...]
Tri-Maritime Services Seize Large Cocaine Shipment
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), lower seized contraband into a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and … [Read more...]
Marines Partner With The Armed Forces of the Philippines
APRIL 7, 2022 - The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters conducted its inaugural deployment in the first island chain, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines during exercise Balikatan 22, which is scheduled to run March 28 to April 8. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the Philippine-led bilateral exercise, which is designed to bolster the … [Read more...]
Marines Celebrate Grand Opening of Innovation Campus
APRIL 5, 2022 - U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in concert with II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations East, hosted a ceremony to celebrate the completion and grand opening of the new II MEF Innovation Campus, which is now open to all Marines and Sailors across the base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Friday, April 1. The … [Read more...]