APRIL 15, 2015, LOS ALAMITOS RESERVE CENTER AND AIR STATION, Calif. - Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conducted embassy reinforcement operations on Joint Forces Training Center Los Alamitos, California, during the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s certification exercise, April 12 and 13, 2015. The embassy reinforcement portion of the exercise … [Read more...]
Female Marines Gather for 4th Annual Educational Symposium
APRIL 10, 2015, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. - More than 100 Marines from across II Marine Expeditionary Force gathered for the fourth annual Vivian A. Holmes Female Marine Symposium at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 26. During the symposium, female Marines received informational classes, participated in guided discussions and attended … [Read more...]
Leave Chopped Back to 60-Day Maximum
APRIL 9, 2015, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Marine Administrative Messages 151/15 was signed March 24, which outlines current and revised maximum leave accrual for fiscal year 2013. Marines, who have accumulated more than 60 days of leave have until Oct. 1, 2015, to either take it as vacation or cash out before they lose those days. Marines were authorized to accumulate a … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Bulletin is Adjusted to Get ‘Rocks Out of Rucksack’ in Training
APRIL 6, 2015, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Recently the Marine Corps underwent another change in its training and education spectrum as Marine Corps Bulletin 1500, in its third iteration, was altered Feb. 20 to enhance the overall quality of operational readiness and the commander’s flexibility in training. The motivation for this set of changes to Marine Corps … [Read more...]
Month of the Military Child in April Recognizes Young Family Members
APRIL 2, 2015, WASHINGTON - To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community’s youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, a Pentagon official told DoD News. Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes some 1.9 million U.S. military … [Read more...]