MAY 26, 2015, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Service members joined residents of Chicago and surrounding cities May 23 in downtown Chicago in order to commemorate the lives of those fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation and American freedom. With this year marking 70 years since the conclusion of World War II, the event’s mission remains the same, … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 2015, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. - This May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is observed on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The month is a celebration of the achievements reached by Asian Americans and everything they have given this country. The theme for this year’s AAPI Heritage Month is ‘Many Cultures, One Voice: … [Read more...]

MAY 4, 2015, KATHMANDU, Nepal - Four MV-22B Ospreys arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport May 3 to support relief efforts in central Nepal after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the country on April 25. An international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation has been taking place in and around Kathmandu since the earthquake struck. These aircraft are … [Read more...]

MAY 4, 2015, Quantico, Virginia - Last month, intelligence Marines, designers, and developers formed a cohort and participated in the first Marine Corps Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator to create a minimum viable product called Tellus. Tellus is a mashup of Life Alert, OnStar, and Waze that provides operations and intelligence personnel with … [Read more...]

APRIL 30, 2015, CAMP HANSEN, Japan - Sirens screech as two figures fully loaded with safety equipment breeze through the hazy, clouded air. With voices muffled behind gas masks, they shout instructions to each other as they entered the gas chamber, a simulated site of a leaking ordnance package. Marines performed leak, seal, package and decontamination procedures April 21 … [Read more...]