DECEMBER 20, 2021 – The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) completed their largest ever bilateral field training exercise in Japan as Resolute Dragon 21 came to a close Dec. 17, 2021. More than 4,000 troops from 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF’s 9th Division, North Eastern Army combined to rehearse tactics, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 17, 2021 - A small team of Marines with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, competed against four Japan Self-Defense Force teams in a capture the flag cyber competition at the Japan Ministry of Defense Base Ichigaya, Japan, Dec. 6-7. The Japanese-led … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 16, 2021 - Marine Corps Systems Command is acquiring innovative command and control capabilities that increase mobility and communication on the battlefield to support the future fight. The Marine Corps considers Networking On-the-Move a significant capability in meeting this objective. Fielded in 2013, NOTM is a mobile, satellite communication system that allows … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]