U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason L. Morris, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, and members of the Women Marines Association take a group photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 11, 2022. The battalion was established on February 13, 1943 as part of the Marine Corps Reserves to provide qualified women for … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 15, 2022 - The Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022. While the unit is not envisioned to be fully operational for several years, the ceremony marks one of the first steps in the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 modernization effort. The … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - Forty-seven years after serving in World War II, a U.S. Marine veteran, a dentist, aimed his sights on the task of building a National Iwo Jima Memorial in the heart of Connecticut. But what some might consider a daunting undertaking, was just a challenge to the survivors, family members and friends of the Marines who volunteered to help. Dr. George … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 10, 2022 - The Marine Corps has a lustrous history tracing all the way back to 1775. That equates to two hundred and forty-six years of history that Marines past, present and future will continue to keep alive. As many people know, with any new rank or promotion comes responsibility. For Marines, becoming a staff non-commissioned officer means transitioning to a more … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Haydon R. King, a meteorology and oceanography (METOC) analyst forecaster with Marine Corps Air Facilities Quantico, reads the information off of an anemometer at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 26, 2022. The anemometer is a weather instrument used to read both wind speed and direction. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla … [Read more...]