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...]
Marine Corps Improves Barracks
OCTOBER 2, 2025 - I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations West–Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton concluded Operation Clean Sweep III on Sept. 26, 2025, after a two-week maintenance stand-down launched Sept. 15 to improve unaccompanied housing and operational readiness through self-help projects and facility refreshes. Deferred maintenance highlighted the … [Read more...]
Guantanamo Changes Leadership Supporting DHS
OCTOBER 2, 2025 - U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard transferred authority of key leadership positions at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Oct. 1, 2025. Planned several weeks in advance, the week-long relief in place/transfer of authority process allowed outgoing and incoming personnel to work side by side. The phased turnover ensured … [Read more...]
Harrier Conducts Final Sundown Flight
OCTOBER 1, 2025 - Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown ceremony Sept. 23, when the squadron flew the jet for the final time and shut it down on the China Lake flight line. The final sortie, flown by Jim “Jimbo” Coppersmith, VX-31 technical director, brought veterans, Sailors, Marines, government … [Read more...]
Program Trains Marines to Become Lawyers
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Marine Corps 2nd Lt. William Hardwick is one of the initial applicants to be selected for the Enlisted to Judge Advocate Program. Before earning his commission, he served as a sergeant in the Marine Corps, where he worked as a legal services specialist. The program offers qualified enlisted Marines a fully funded path to becoming a Marine Corps lawyer. … [Read more...]