TOUBACOUTA, Senegal - September 16, 2015-- U.S. Marines and Senegalese military members spent a week sharpening their infantry skills in Toubacouta, Senegal, Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2015. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa worked with their Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando counterparts on everything from the planning process to … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - Sept. 15, 2015 -- Family and friends of retired Col. James Loftus Fowler gathered for the dedication of the Marine Corps Marathon building to Fowler, the founder of the marathon, at Marine Corps Base Quantico , Sept. 14, 2015. The Marine Corps Marathon building was built between 2003-2005 at Marine Corps Base Quantico. In 2005, Fowler cut … [Read more...]

JUAN CARLOS I - Sept. 15, 2015, At sea -- Maj. Bret Knickerbocker has made hundreds of landings in the MV-22B Osprey, but last week, something was different. It was his first opportunity to land on a Spanish amphibious assault ship, just off the coast of Spain, Sept. 9, 2015. “The goal of practicing landing the MV-22B Osprey on Juan Carlos I is to maintain our … [Read more...]

SCOTTSDALE,Ariz. - September 14, 2015 -- Marines and Scottsdale residents gathered for the unveiling of the Marine Week Phoenix mural at the Scottsdale Civic Library, Sept. 12, 2015. Five Marine artists worked for nearly a week in temperatures upwards of 100 degrees to finish the mural celebrating relationships built during the week between the Corps and the people of the … [Read more...]

COTONOU, Benin - September 14, 2015 -- Benin National Surveillance Police commemorated the 14th anniversary of 9/11 with U.S. Marines and sailors at the National Police Academy in Cotonou, Benin. The Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa are in Benin for a month-long training mission with the NSP to help counter illicit … [Read more...]