October 17, 2012 By Cpl. Daniel Wetzel | Headquarters Marine Corps EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The engines roared overhead as an F-35B fell into formation. Although this is a basic maneuver for the test pilots, the possibilities for combat environments created by these elite aircraft working together are anything but mundane. The F-35, which features three variants to be … [Read more...]
Medical Recruiting Brigade Celebrates Five Years of Success
October 4, 2012 By Mr. Randy Lescault, Medical Recruiting Brigade FORT KNOX, Ky. -- In just a few short years, the Army's Medical Recruiting Brigade has set new records accessing professionals to join the ranks of the Army Medical Department, Chaplain Corps, Warrant Officer ranks and Special Operations forces. The U.S. Army's Medical Recruiting Brigade (MRBDE) recently … [Read more...]
29 Years Later: Beirut Marine Shares Memory of Bombing
October 15, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson | 2nd Marine Logistics Group CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The 1983 terrorist attacks on the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 241 American servicemembers and sent shockwaves through the Marine community. The official national monument that honors those fallen servicemembers stands only minutes from the Camp Lejeune front gate … [Read more...]
Marines Participates in Exercise Crocodilo12
October 15, 2012 After moving through streams of water and the silent night, the two groups of warriors were prepared to move on to their objective. The amphibious, mechanized rifle company of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element conducted a raid with the Timor-Leste Defense Force, as part of Exercise Crocodilo 2012, Oct. 13. Crocodilo12 serves as … [Read more...]
Commanders in Chief of the United States
Commanders in Chief of the United States Order Name Term 1st President George Washington 1789-97 2nd President John Adams … [Read more...]