October 16, 2015 - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. -- Not all Marines wear flak jackets and carry rifles; some have fur and walk on four legs. Military working dogs and their handlers are incredibly valuable members of the Marine Corps community and have extremely important jobs. An MWD named Xxenos passed away earlier this year at the age of 10. Xxenos had been … [Read more...]

DAKAR, Senegal - October 15, 2015 -- U.S. Marines are exercising a cooperative security location and training with Senegalese military partners in Dakar, Senegal. While in Dakar, the Marines are also working with local Senegalese military, learning each other’s procedures and strengthening partnership between the two forces. The training took place aboard Dakar-Ouakam … [Read more...]

SOUTHWEST ASIA - October 14, 2015 -- Marines are known for their ability to stay calm under pressure and approach problems with a keen understanding of the dangers around them. For everything that could go wrong, no matter how unlikely, there is a plan in place that Marines are ready to execute at a moment’s notice. The Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task … [Read more...]

SAN FRANCISCO - October 8, 2015 -- Marines and sailors met with the San Francisco Fire Department during an urban search and rescue training event at Treasure Island, Oct. 7, 2015, as part of Fleet Week San Francisco 2015. The mission was to give the Marines and sailors exposure to what a city response force would do in the event of a natural disaster, according to Thom … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (AFNS) - October 7, 2015 -- Military experts in Air Force long-range strike capabilities testified Sept. 29 before a House Armed Services subcommittee on the Air Force bomber force structure. Gen. Robin Rand, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; Lt. Gen. Arnie Bunch, the military deputy for the office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for … [Read more...]