SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - Actor Larry Wilcox, best known for his leading role as a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer and later as a captain in the TV series CHiPs, which aired from 1977 to 1983, was also a Marine Corps combat veteran. In May 1967, Wilcox went to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. He served as a field artilleryman assigned to 2nd … [Read more...]
Docuseries Highlights Elite Fighter Pilot Training
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 - While movies like "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" show people a glamorized version of military fighter pilot life, most people really have no idea what it takes to become an elite aviator, until now. A new National Geographic docuseries called "Top Guns: The Next Generation," follows a handful of Navy and Marine Corps officers as they go through … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Davenport
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - Do I save others or save myself? That's a question an unknown number of service members have asked themselves during battle throughout the ages. It's one Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Arden Davenport didn't hesitate on. During an attack in Korea, he chose to save his comrade's life instead of his own. That selfless decision led him to receive a posthumous Medal … [Read more...]
Marines Expand Optional Boot Program
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 - Representatives from Combat Service Support Equipment (CSSE) distributed new boots to Reconnaissance Training Company for a limited user evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 9, 2025. The evaluation follows Marine Corps Systems Command’s Optional Boot Program testing process, which is designed to analyze fit, form, function, … [Read more...]
Marines Reflect on 24th Anniversary of 9/11
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 – It has now been 24 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 – the single deadliest attack on U.S. soil in the 21st century, resulting in the loss of nearly 3,000 lives. Before this tragedy, the last major attacks on American soil were over 50 years earlier, during World War II, with Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the entire island of Guam … [Read more...]