MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - August 31, 2015 -- Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Division had the opportunity to conduct an amphibious raid demonstration in conjunction with a visit from the secretary of defense at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter observed the training conducted by multiple … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - August 31, 2015 -- Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participated in a ground combat operation during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2015. The Marines hiked to Tactical Landing Zone Swan, set up a defensive position and then assaulted a simulated village in … [Read more...]

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - August 28, 2015 -- Marine combatant divers from the National Capital Region and Marine Corps Base Quantico took to Lake Anna, Va., for the first time July 21 to refresh dive skills and maintain qualifications. They used both open-circuit and closed-circuit underwater breathing apparatuses as well as an underwater propulsion device. About an hour southwest … [Read more...]

Friday, August 28, 2015 -- Through the sights of the weapon, a Marine scans the horizon, searching for her target. The unrelenting desert sun shines down, failing to break her concentration. Unwaveringly, she continues to gaze through the sights, acquiring the target. She locks on and fires. The Marines of Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner’s Course 3-15 conducted a Stinger … [Read more...]

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - August 27, 2015 -- Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (ret.) the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps officer to be promoted to brigadier general, died Aug. 25, 2015. “[He was] a pioneer and role model in many ways, a stellar leader, Marine officer and aviator.” said Gen. John M. Paxton, … [Read more...]