U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, participates in a global video teleconference during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 21.2 at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 6, 2021. This iteration of PALS brought senior leaders of allied and partner militaries together to discuss Marine Corps Force Design 2030, … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 6, 2021 - October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, offering an opportunity for the Marine Corps to reinforce the importance of cybersecurity and provide resources to better equip the Marine Corps team against cyber threats. Raising Marine Corps wide cybersecurity awareness and improving workforce cybersecurity knowledge, skills and abilities is vital to protect the … [Read more...]

Marines with Combat Marksmanship Coaches Reserve (CMCR) conduct the new Annual Rifle Qualification (ARQ) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 21, 2021. The CMCR students are the first to qualify as Combat Marksmanship Coaches under the new ARQ that will soon be implemented across the Marine Corps Total Force. The new ARQ ensures that every Marine is a rifleman, … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 5, 2021 – At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October 3, 2021. Following a series of modifications to the JS Izumo to enable short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) operations, a … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 1, 2021 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted its first flight with the F-35B Lightning II in Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona on September 25, 2021. The first flight was conducted in support of Marine Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-22 and comes shortly after the squadron transitioned … [Read more...]