AUGUST 1, 2018, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI - While stealth technology on Fifth Generation fighter aircraft make it “uncommon” to see on radar, it’s common to see a Fifth-Gen F-22 Raptor take off and land here. What is uncommon to see however, is the pairing of the Raptor with the latest aircraft to join the Fifth-Gen ranks, the F-35 Lightning II, joint strike fighter … [Read more...]
New Bonuses To Keep Quality Marines
JULY 30, 2018, Camp Pendleton, CA - The Marine Corps is spending $136 million in reenlistment bonuses and other incentives to help retain Marines for multiple military occupational specialties (MOS) during fiscal year 2019. Marines in certain MOS’s may be eligible for an early re-enlistment kicker, which is a $10,000 lump sum paid to a Marine in addition to his/her MOS’s … [Read more...]
Harvested HMMWV Parts Will Save Corps Millions, Increase Survivability Of JLTV
JULY 25, 2018, Quantico, VA - A harvesting effort by Program Executive Officer Land Systems and Marine Corps Systems Command could save the Corps millions and make one of its newest vehicles more survivable. The Gunner’s Protection Kit, managed by Infantry Weapons within MCSC’s Portfolio Manager Ground Combat Equipment Systems, is currently installed on High Mobility … [Read more...]
Next-Generation Binoculars Contribute to Battlefield Survivability
APRIL 20, 2018, Marine Corp Base Quantico, VA - Marines will have better situational awareness on missions in dark areas thanks to new night-vision goggles. The Binocular Night Vision Goggle II, or BNVG II, is a helmet-mounted binocular that gives operators improved depth perception at night, and uses white phosphor image intensification technology to amplify ambient light, … [Read more...]
First Female Marine Graduates Infantry Officer Course
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017, Quantico, VA - A female Marine officer made history today at Quantico, Va. by completing the Infantry Officer Course and earning the infantry officer military occupational specialty. The lieutenant, who asked to keep her identity private, is the first female officer to successfully complete the course since the Marine Corps opened all military … [Read more...]