OCTOBER 18, 2025 – At approximately 7:05 p.m. PDT Oct. 16, 2025, an AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, experienced an aviation mishap during routine operations near an unpopulated area of Imperial Gables, California. The crew of two pilots were transported to separate hospitals for … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 17, 2025 – Staff noncommissioned officers and officers with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force hosted a Warrior’s Night to celebrate the end of Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at The Combat Center Brass & Rockers restaurant, Aug. 26, 2025. In … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 16, 2025- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jean Pierre St. Surin, formerly assigned to 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, was selected as the 43rd Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps on Aug. 19, 2025. As Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps, St. Surin is now charged with leading the United States Marine … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 3, 2025 – Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines will join Panamanian security forces Oct. 9–29, 2025, for the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course, coordinated and led by Joint Security Cooperation Group - Panama, to build interoperability and strengthen regional security. Approximately 50 Marines arrived aboard a U.S. Air … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 3, 2025 – The Assault Amphibious Vehicle was officially decommissioned during an AAV Sundown Ceremony at the Assault Amphibian School at Camp Pendelton, California, Sept. 26. The ceremony honored both the vehicle’s 53 years of service to the Marine Corps and the Marines and Sailors who served with it, while marking the transition to the Corps’ next amphibious … [Read more...]