DECEMBER 2, 2024 - The last time anyone saw Marine Corps Sgt. James Edmund Johnson, he was fighting with all his might in frozen North Korea to make sure his fellow Marines could get away from an enemy that would have ravaged them. Johnson never made it home from that battle, but his fighting spirit and unwavering devotion led him to receive a posthumous Medal of … [Read more...]

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, participate in a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2024. At the ceremony, 3d MLR officially received the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from Marine Corps Systems Command, becoming the first U.S. Marine Corps unit to field the system. The NMESIS provides … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Chris Smith, right, company first sergeant for 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, holds a unit flag alongside an Indonesian marine with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, after conducting a coastal defense exercise during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Kabupaten Lingga, … [Read more...]

A U.S. Navy Sailor attached to the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) 6 USS John L. Canley watches a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey prepare to land during a deck landing qualification training on the ship as part of exercise Warrior Voyage, off the coast of the island of O'ahu, Hawaii, Oct. 10, 2024. Exercise Warrior Voyage is a group-level training event that evaluates the ESB as … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - Marine Corps Systems Command recently reached Fully Operational Capability (FOC) for the MK 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). This milestone marks a critical step forward in modernizing the Marine Corps’ sniper capabilities of Reconnaissance and Infantry units. "Fully Operational Capability is achieved when all the Infantry and Reconnaissance units, … [Read more...]