MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - Oct. 5, 2015 -- A small, silver lining when mired in traffic on Interstate 95 northbound is catching a glimpse of the massive construction project on-going behind the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The project is more than an addition. It is the completion of the plan for the museum that was in place even before it opened to the public … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - October 2, 2015 -- Marines with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, participated in a very special howitzer live-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, on Sept. 30. The battery will soon be participating in a large-force integrated training exercise at Twentynine Palms, California, along with other batteries from 10th Marines. … [Read more...]

September 30, 2015 - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, participated in their annual training exercise, Island Viper, at the Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2015. The purpose of Island Viper is to help companies within the battalion ensure their service members are properly trained and have met all … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - September 29, 2015 -- The sound of stinger missile rounds cracked though the air like strikes of lightning as Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion honed their surface-to-air defense skills, here, Sept. 24. Alpha battery Marines fine-tuned their tactical proficiency skills with the FIM-92 Stinger Missile. The weapon … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif - Sept. 29, 2015 -- The mountains crested upwards out of the valleys of Las Pulgas. The sky was cloudless, the landscape was serene. A breeze billowed gently across the scene when suddenly a voice pierced the atmosphere, “Fire mission! Fire mission!” Within seconds, Marines became a storm of action. Coordinates and names of … [Read more...]