MARCH 15, 2025 - Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location. They want to deploy, said Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, who spoke yesterday at Defense One's "State of Defense 2025" digital event. If they don't, then they won't reenlist, Smith continued, noting that Marines are currently deployed to every geographic combatant command. To … [Read more...]
Sailors Get Stationed with Marines
MARCH 12, 2025 – After spending five years aboard a ship manned by only Navy Sailors; the last thing this Sailor expected was to be stationed with Marines, whom he once feared. After a few months at his second duty station, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, he came to realize that Marines were not as terrifying as he initially thought. U.S. Navy Interior … [Read more...]
Flying Nightmares Bring F-35B Thunder to Texas
MARCH 10, 2025 — Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, the “Flying Nightmares,” is training new and transitioning pilots on the F-35B Lightning II on a two-week detachment training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth through March 13, focusing on air-to-air and air-to-surface skills. The “Flying Nightmares,” a Fleet Replacement … [Read more...]
Marines Storm Ashore in South Korea
MARCH 10, 2025 - U.S. Marines stormed ashore Feb. 28 to offload tactical vehicles and equipment from the USNS Dahl during an exercise at the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base Pohang in South Korea. The in-stream offload from the containerized and rolling stock cargo ship, operated by Military Sealift Command, showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of maritime … [Read more...]
F-35s Replace Hornets in Japan
MARCH 10, 2025 – The U.S. Marine Corps’ Japan-based aviation forces received their first F-35 deployment from the continental United States on March 8, 2025. Based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, an F-35B squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine … [Read more...]