SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - For the first time since former President Ronald Reagan’s Administration, the Marine Corps is fielding a new service-wide pistol replacement. Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M18 Modular Handgun System in September. This striker-fired, semi-automatic, 9-mm pistol is based on the Sig Sauer Model P320. The M18 will replace all other pistols … [Read more...]
Corps’ ‘Monster Machine’ Reaches Full-Rate Production
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 - A Marine Corps vehicle designed to transport International Standards Organization containers to supply Fleet Marines just reached a key acquisition milestone. The Rough Terrain Container Handler moves 20-to-40-foot ISO containers and shelters on rough terrain, beaches and other surfaces to assist with land and amphibious missions. The machine can lift … [Read more...]
Marines Increase Unit Readiness with Small Unmanned Aircraft System
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 - The crisis-response capabilities of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command reached new heights. Task force U.S. Marines certified as small Unmanned Aircraft System operators at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, after months of training for the capability to use these small drones to get aerial depictions of a given terrain. This is … [Read more...]
Marines Join Slink Fire Battle
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 - U.S. Marine firefighters arrived on scene to support firefighting efforts for the Slink Fire near Coleville, California, September 4. The Marines, Crash Fire Rescue personnel with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, joined the interagency firefighting force that has been battling the Slink Fire since … [Read more...]
Mattis Swears in New Guard Member in Marine2Guard Program
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 - "A leader must be willing to change, and make change," retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, former secretary of defense, once said. For Cpl. Eduardo Bello-Resendiz, that willingness inspired him to transition from Marine to Army National Guardsman during an oath administered by Mattis. Aug. 18 was supposed to represent closure for Bello-Resendiz. He was … [Read more...]