U.S. service member with Maritime Security Response Team East, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Nabholz, furthest in the rear, 2336 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, and engage in mechanical breaching training with U.S. partner forces as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2024 in Bizerte, … [Read more...]
Female Marines Unite with Jordanian Female Team
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Over the course of a week in October, nearly a dozen U.S. female Marines joined forces with Jordanian Soldiers from the Shiek Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) Brigade’s Female Engagement Team (FET) for a dynamic subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Intrepid Maven 25.1 (IM 25.1) for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central … [Read more...]
Marines Celebrate 249th USMC Birthday
Distinguished guests render honors during the presentation of colors at a Marine Corps birthday ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2024. DPAA Marines were joined by Marine Corps Forces, Pacific senior leaders and DPAA senior leadership to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday, highlighting the overlap of commitment, pride, and professionalism these … [Read more...]
Retracing Marine Corps Footsteps
NOVEMBER 11, 2024 - On a sunny October afternoon, Dustin and Terry Bringham watched in quiet reflection as Marines of India Company marched across the parade deck, preparing for their upcoming graduation. For the first time, they were walking the same ground where their grandfather and father, Capt. Gary L. Bringham, had once trained recruits nearly 70 years ago as a Drill … [Read more...]
The Last AV-8 Harrier
OCTOBER 29, 2024 – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked the end of an era with the completion of its final AV-8B Harrier maintenance event, delivering the aircraft to Marine Attack Squadron 223 onboard Marine Air Station Cherry Point Sept. 26. FRCE celebrated the platform’s depot maintenance finale with an informal ceremony Sept. 20 in the command’s AV-8 hangar. FRCE … [Read more...]