FEBRUARY 25, 2025 — The Marine Corps is announcing via Marine Administration Message (MARADMIN) the implementation of the Enlisted Career Designation Program (ECDP) pilot, which allows eligible Marines to reenlist and serve up to their grade service limitation. Beginning June 1, 2025, E-8 and E-9 Marines with at least 15 years of service or two years’ time in grade, and an … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Winn, assistant chief of staff, G-5 Plans Division, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, delivers opening comments at the 2025 Philippine Marine Corps-MARFORPAC Marine-to-Marine Staff Talks at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Feb. 4, 2025. The three-day talks provided a forum to improve coordination of bilateral exercises and operations while … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 - Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prepare to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Also, friends and family members said farewell to 111 soldiers of the New York National Guard's 206th Military Police Company, Jan. 25, 2025, as they prepared to deploy to … [Read more...]

JANUARY 29, 2025 - As the calendar turns to 2025, the Marines, Sailors, and joint force enablers of III Marine Expeditionary Force are poised to build on the successes of 2024, a year marked by significant milestones and advancements in regional security. Through a robust series of exercises, training events, and community engagements, III MEF deepened relationships with … [Read more...]

JANUARY 27, 2025 – U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducted a counter unmanned aerial system live-fire training event utilizing the Marine Air Defense Integrated System – a ground-based air defense capability, on January 25, 2025, to commemorate the addition of the MADIS and the months of operational testing and evaluation required to field … [Read more...]