October 10, 2014, New Orleans - Sitting backstage at the Patterson Civic Center in Louisiana, minutes before his debut mixed martial arts fight, John Zimmer kept his nerves down by cracking jokes. “If I win this fight, I just want the other guy to know that he got beaten up by a nerd,” said Zimmer, a security specialist with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 9, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia - After several years in development, the Marine Corps civil affairs community is getting smartphones armed with software that will streamline civil-military assistance operations. Trading pen and paper for smartphone and stylus, the Marine Corps Civil Information Management System, called MARCIMS, will allow civil … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 9, 2014, PALO ALTO, California - Marines with Recruiting Station San Francisco and sailors from Navy Recruiting Command San Francisco visited wounded servicemembers at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., Oct. 7. As part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2014, active-duty sea servicemembers visit the wounded warriors to express their appreciation and support … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 7, 2014, SAN FRANCISCO, California - Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force arrived in San Francisco aboard the USS America (LHA-6), Oct. 6. The service members will showcase military capabilities during San Francisco Fleet Week 2014, which is scheduled to conclude Oct. 13. The event focuses on interoperability training between civil and military … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 6, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos decided against the proposed insignia modification that would have changed the enlisted rank worn on woodland utilities from black to brushed brass, and against the proposed requirement for all officers to own and wear the Sam Browne belt while in the dress blue uniform. The uniform board … [Read more...]