SALINAS, Peru (Oct. 2, 2021) Peruvian marines operate amphibious armored vehicles, from ship-to-shore during an amphibious landing as part of UNITAS LXII, Oct. 2, 2021. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from twenty countries and includes 29 ships, four submarines, and twenty aircraft … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 12, 2021 - A Marine Corps team safely detonated 11 pieces of unexploded ordnance from World War II found across the island of Peleliu to make the island safer for the approximately 700 people who call it home. With its calming waters slowly climbing and descending the warm sands of the island, Peleliu in the Republic of Palau, could be considered the ideal tropical … [Read more...]

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...]