NOVEMBER 30, 2018 - The Marine Corps has released a request for proposal for a lightweight hard armor plate to lighten the load for Marines and allow commanders to adapt to the environment, mission and level of threat on the battlefield. In August, Marine Corps Systems Command assessed industry’s capability to make a plate that would supplement the Enhanced Small Arms … [Read more...]
VMM-268 Ospreys Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight
OCTOBER 2, 2018, Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Eight MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed a trans-Pacific flight from Darwin, Australia to Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Sept. 28. This is the second time in 18 months that the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-268 have successfully completed this flight. Flights like these … [Read more...]
Marines Test Future of Wireless Communications
AUGUST 23, 2018, Camp Hansen, Okinawa - Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21. FSO is an optical communication system that transfers data on a highly secured and nearly undetectable infrared laser, separate from the radio … [Read more...]
Celebrating 100 Years of Women Serving in The Marine Corps
AUGUST 14, 2018, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA - On August 13, 1918, Pvt. Opha May Johnson became the first in a line of just over 300 women to join the United States Marine Corps. Today, exactly 100 years later, women are continuing that legacy, helping the Marine Corps progress in leaps and bounds. Since 1918, the Marine Corps has discovered that when dealing with a … [Read more...]
Fifth-Gen Fighter Integration Furthered by Hawaiian Raptors and Marine F35s
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...]