WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2013 - The commander in chief told Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., today that the war in Afghanistan has entered its final chapter. President Barack Obama thanked the Marines and their families for the burdens they have carried since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. “I’m here because we recently marked another milestone in this war,” he … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, 08/06/2013 - Determining defense spending plans is a matter of balancing ways, means and ends; with budget “means” uncertain for years now, the “ways” of maintaining a strategy-based, dominant military force must not be closed off, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a House panel. Testifying … [Read more...]

July 31, 2013, CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Camp Pendleton’s Legal Service Support Section and attorneys from counties around the base held the first Help for Heroes event at the Joint Legal Assistance Office here, July 27. Help for Heroes is a legal assistance event with classes to help service members and their families understand and deal with various legal … [Read more...]

(Katzaman, MCSC Corporate Communications, July 30, 2013) - After successful stringent tests that program experts say well exceeded initial requirements, the Marine Corps is getting ready to field its new enhanced combat helmet. In the first quarter of fiscal 2014 the first of thousands of ECHs will be issued to warfighters bound for deployment. The collaboration with the … [Read more...]

MCAS BEAUFORT S.C. (July 25, 2013) - Since the March 1 implementation of sequestration, thousands of government employees have been affected by the sweeping budget cuts to local, state and federal government agencies. Employees in the Beaufort area are feeling the effects with furlough days (involuntary days off without pay), and are having to adjust household budgets … [Read more...]