NOVEMBER 9, 2021 - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center celebrated the U.S. Marine Corps’ 246th birthday following morning colors Nov. 4. The U.S. Marine Corps traces its roots to a resolution of the Second Continental Congress, which formed two battalions of Continental Marines as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting both on land and at sea, on … [Read more...]
Marines Can Vote!
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 - FVAP readily supports a diverse military community that includes 1.4 million Active duty members and nearly 600,000 military spouses and other eligible dependents. After a change of duty station or deployment, the law UOCAVA ensures you can participate in the absentee voting process when located outside your voting jurisdiction. To register to vote, … [Read more...]
Marines Building New Wargaming and Analysis Center
MCB Quantico Wargaming Center Groundbreaking Rear Adm. Korka, commander, NAVFAC, and Lt. Gen. John Jansen, deputy commandant, HQ, Marine Corps Programs and Resources NOVEMBER 5, 2021 - Buzz surrounding the Marine Corps’ new, innovative wargaming center continues to grow within the Department of Defense. Earlier this year, the Marine Corps broke ground on the Marine Corps … [Read more...]
Developing Better Decision Makers Through Wargaming
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 - In the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps Planning Guidance, the Commandant writes, “wargaming needs to be used more broadly to fill what is arguably our greatest deficiency in the training and education of leaders: practice in decision making against a thinking enemy.” Recently, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) attempted to do just this by … [Read more...]
Marines Identify Underwater Manmade Mine-Like Objects
U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and members of the Japanese Mine Action Service review photos of man-made mine-like objects taken off the coast of the Republic of Palau, Oct. 20, 2021. Task Force Koa Moana 21 provides opportunities to work with explosive ordnance disposal teams, maritime law enforcement, medical professionals, and … [Read more...]