AUGUST 2, 2020 - After an extensive 40-hour search, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group concluded their search and rescue operation for seven missing Marines and one Sailor, today. All eight service members are presumed deceased The 15th MEU and the ARG leadership determined that there was little … [Read more...]
USMC RailOps Transports Tanks and Other Heavy Equipment to Army
JULY 31, 2020 - As part of the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030, nearly 200 M1A1 Abrams Tanks, M-88 Recovery Vehicles, and Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges are moving through Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California throughout this month. “The tanks currently assigned to 1st Marine Division, Exercise Support Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat … [Read more...]
U.S. Marines with Scout Snipers Course Participate in Stalking Exercise
JULY 30, 2020 - U.S. Marines with the Scout Sniper Course 2-20, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participated in a stalking and infiltration course in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, July 26. The Marines started at a designated grid point then moved forward by various means toward two … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Marathon Goes Virtual
JULY 27, 2020 - The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed another big event for runners. Marine Corps Marathon officials announced July 20 that the traditional fall race will be canceled for the first time in its 45-year history. The 2020 in-person Marine Corps Marathon events scheduled to take place in and around Washington, D.C., from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25 will now go … [Read more...]
Marines Drop In to eSports Tournament
JULY 22, 2020 - While every sport is unique, there is a great deal of commonality as well. Sports share a competitive nature that drives individuals to overcome opposition and teams to work together towards a common goal. Most sports typically involve a physical space in which the action takes place, be it a field, court, track or arena. However, other competitions take place … [Read more...]