AUGUST 17, 2021 - In July, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding new hearing enhancement devices to support infantry Marines in various training and combat environments. The HED protects the warfighter’s hearing and enhances voice communication in loud environments. The capability increases Marines’ situational awareness by enabling them to communicate messages more … [Read more...]
Marine To Receive Navy Cross
AUGUST 12, 2021 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Jones, a critical skills operator with 2d Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, will be awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions while deployed to Iraq on 8 March 2020. The award will be presented to Jones during a ceremony at the Marine Forces Special Operations Command headquarters aboard Marine … [Read more...]
New Website For Navy And Marine Corps Electronic Health Assessments
AUGUST 11, 2021 - Accessing and completing a Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) or any Deployment Related Health Assessment (DRHA) is now easier with two websites combined into one. The new electronic Health Assessment (eHA) website consolidates the PHA and all DRHAs, including the Pre-deployment Health Assessment (Pre-DHA), Post-deployment Health Assessment (PDHA), … [Read more...]
Noncommissioned Officers Engage In Littoral War Games
AUGUST 10, 2021 - Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy engage in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, July 29. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced Course at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Island Hopping
AUGUST 6, 2021 - Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in an island hopping campaign as part of advanced naval base training during Exercise Summer Fury 21. With assets positioned across the West Coast, both on land and at sea, 3rd MAW tested components of expeditionary advanced base operations in preparation for future maritime conflicts in the … [Read more...]