JUNE 8, 2021 - Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and the Australian Defence Force successfully completed a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise called “Crocodile Response,” May 28. The focus of Crocodile Response was to increase the readiness of the U.S. Marines and Sailors in Darwin and their ability to conduct foreign humanitarian assistance operations in … [Read more...]
Fighters of the Future … In Cyberspace
JUNE 8, 2021 - Marines have an extensive legacy of overcoming formidable odds on and off the battlefield, but the future calls for a new domain for the Marine Corps to compete in -- cyberspace. "I believe in my soul that Marines are different,” said General David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps. “Our identity is firmly rooted in our warrior ethos. This is the … [Read more...]
Marines Pitted Against Each Other in Jungle Warfare
JUNE 7, 2021 - The exercise pitted two reinforced infantry companies against each other, one from 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, the other from 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, simulating a realistic fight across multiple domains against a thinking, adapting, peer-level adversary in distributed jungle and littoral environments. Marines from both units spent countless hours sharpening their … [Read more...]
Sabrehawks Winging Ceremony
JUNE 7, 2021 - The Navy and Marine Corps newest aviators graduated from Training Squadron VT-86, at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., May 27. During the graduation, aviator wings were pinned on to students signifying that they have completed the training required to become naval aviators. Out of 16 graduates at the Saberhawks most recent “winging ceremony” one Marine took … [Read more...]
Marines Return From Historic 5,500-Mile Convoy
JUNE 4, 2021 - In one of the longest military convoys in history, U.S Marines drove 18 vehicles approximately 5,500 miles in a continuous 34-day mission. The convoy, comprised of Marines from 2nd Transportation Battalion, part of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), drove from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine … [Read more...]