June 9, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - The Marine Corps Marathon team, Base Facilities and approximately six Marines began building the Run Amuck course last week in preparation for the June 14, 2014, race. More than 2,000 participants were scheduled to run the 4-mile course as of June 6. Another 400 were scheduled to run the scaled-down, 2-milelong Mini Run Amuck. … [Read more...]
President Obama Nominates Next Commandant of Marine Corps
June 6, 2014, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - President Barack Obama has chosen Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. to serve as the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. The decision is pending senate confirmation. Dunford is currently serving as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States … [Read more...]
Voluntary Protection Program Aims to Decrease DOD Injuries
June 6, 2014, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s continued focus on the welfare of its service members and civilian employees has prompted leadership here to adopt the Voluntary Protection Programs as the air station’s official safety standard. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s VPP recognizes … [Read more...]
Give An Hour Provides Free Mental Health Assistance to Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire - Give an Hour, a national nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to members of the military, veterans, their loved ones and their communities, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with film production company Herald Square Entertainment, LLC, to highlight public awareness of acute battlefield … [Read more...]
U.S. to Keep Nearly 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan in 2015
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 - President Barack Obama today announced the United States plans to keep nearly 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan next year - a level largely in line with what U.S. commanders had requested - and that nearly all U.S. forces will leave the country by the end of 2016, bringing to an end a U.S. military mission that began in response to the 9/11 … [Read more...]