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...]

APRIL 27, 2015, Marine Corps Base Quantico - “You have the power” is the tagline for the Marine Corps’ new energy ethos campaign and Unit Energy Manager program. A MARADMIN announcing the effort was released March 9 by Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics Lt. Gen. William M. Faulkner. In the message, Faulkner states “the efficient use of … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2015, MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Since 1946, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, or Blue Angels, has performed jaw-dropping shows all across America. However, in the nearly 70 years the squadron has been around, there have been several females on the team who were left out of the cockpit during the performances - that is, until now. Marine Capt. Katie … [Read more...]

APRIL 24, 2015, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The sound of 70-ton tracked machines interrupted the calm hush of the desert as tank after tank rolled over the rugged terrain. They held their formation as they advanced toward anotional enemy position, firing their 120 mm main gun along the way. It was all in a day’s work for Marines … [Read more...]

APRIL 23, 2015, MARINE AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, California - People come from different climes and places, from around the world, to join the ranks of the Unites States Marine Corps. For one Marine in particular, earning the title meant the biggest opportunity of his life. Being born in Colon, Panama, Cpl. Osmar S. Gorish, a section chief for Battery A, … [Read more...]