JULY 26, 2019 - The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit patrols the Indo-Pacific region, ready to respond to any threat with swiftness and lethality. As the only continuously forward deployed MEU, they require units that specialize in self-sufficient and rapid deployment. Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fills this requirement as the MEU’s amphibious … [Read more...]
Corps’ New Sniper Rifle Now Fully Operational
JULY 17, 2019 - Recon Marines and scout snipers now have a new weapon in their arsenal. The Mk13 Mod 7 Long Range Sniper Rifle is a bolt-action, precision-firing rifle that offers more accuracy and range than similar weapons of yesteryear. The system partially replaces the M40A6—the legacy system—and gives Marines increased lethality. In the second quarter of fiscal year … [Read more...]
Berger Takes Helm as Marine Corps Commandant
JULY 12, 2019 - Gen. David H. Berger is the right person to lead the Marine Corps in this era of great power competition with Russia and China, Acting Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said at a ceremony in which Berger became the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps. Berger succeeded Gen. Robert B. Neller, who passed command to Berger at Marine Barracks Washington today. … [Read more...]
Okinawa Marines and Sailors Visit Iwo Jima
JULY 8, 2019 - 74 years ago the U.S. Marine Corps underestimated their enemy, what they had anticipated to be a short battle against the outnumbered Japanese troops ended up as a 36-day siege resulting in nearly 7,000 Marines losing their lives. There was no doubt the U.S. would successfully complete their mission, however the landing forces were not prepared for the Japanese … [Read more...]
Marine Corps at the Forefront for Ground-Based Lasers
JUNE 19, 2019 - A drone-killing, directed energy weapon prototype is now in the hands of Marines. The Compact Laser Weapons System—or CLaWS—is the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters on the ground. “This was all in response to a need for counter unmanned aerial systems to take down drones,” said Don Kelley, program manager … [Read more...]