March 19, 2014, Greenville, N.C. - Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Greenville hosted a family night at the East Carolina University Willis Buildings in Greenville, N.C., March 8. Family nights are a time for the families of the applicants to come together, meet the Marines of the Sub-Station, and learn about the Marine Corps and the process of boot camp. “Family … [Read more...]

March 18, 2014, CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan - Marines with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, recently conducted training with Afghan mechanics with the Regional Logistics Support Company, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The training is part of a two-week specialized maintenance surge to assist the … [Read more...]

March 14, 2014, MCSC Corporate Communications - Counter-improvised explosive device systems come in many shapes and sizes, all of which have saved lives in Southwest Asia. Now the changing face of the fight and budget constraints demand paring down the array of C-IED systems to those that prevent the most bang for the buck. The task for taking a hard look at the explosive … [Read more...]

March 13, 2014, QUANTICO, Va. - The Marine Corps plans to stand up an experimental task force comprised of both men and women volunteers in primarily ground-combat-arms specialties for about a year so analysts can assess their performance, the general officer overseeing the Marine Corps’ force-integration planning effort said March 10. Brig. Gen. George W. Smith Jr. … [Read more...]

March 12, 2014, New Orleans - Marine administrative message 089/14 announced the Marine Corps recipients of the 2013 Geico Military Service Award. The award recognizes one active-duty enlisted member from each military service, and one member from the reserve/national guard components, for their outstanding contributions to civilian and/or military communities in areas of … [Read more...]