MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (03/03/2014) - The motivation to remain physically fit can diminish when you have no one rooting for you in your corner, but the need to keep up a healthy lifestyle remains. Personal trainers empower their clients to motivate and cheer themselves on when struggling to keep their health and wellness a main priority. Physical … [Read more...]

CHANTHABURI, Thailand, Feb 27, 2014 - Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 concluded Feb. 21 following a multilateral combined arms live-fire exercise at Royal Thai Navy Tactical Training Center Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand. Cobra Gold is the largest multinational and multiservice exercise in Southeast Asia, which takes places annually throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. This … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2014 - Defense Department officials testified Feb. 26 before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on the relationship between military sexual assault survivors and the subsequent development of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Karen S. Guice, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, was … [Read more...]

Feb. 26, 2014, WASHINGTON - Sergeants and Corporals, Sgt. Maj. Barrett and I have now spoken to the majority of you about our efforts to "Reawaken the Soul of our Corps." Each time that we have talked with you, we come away with a strong belief that you "get it." You understand that our renewed focus on the four enduring principles of: DISCIPLINE; ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS; … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20, 2014 - Marine administrative message 040/14 announced the switch from the Career Course MCI (MCI series 8100) to the newly-released Career Course Distance Education Program on MarineNet. As of March 1, 2014, MCI series 8100 will be discontinued, and Marines will no longer be able to enroll. If a Marine is already enrolled in the Career Course MCI, they … [Read more...]