OCTOBER 18, 2024 - The Marine Corps’ XQ-58A Valkyrie completed its latest test flight and first multi- service integration effort during Emerald Flag 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, this October. Emerald Flag 2024 is a multiservice and multi-domain test event that incorporates new and developing technology while focusing on the efficiency of joint warfare. The effort … [Read more...]
F-35B Successfully Lands on USS Tripoli
OCTOBER 18, 2024 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, marking the first combat deployment of the F-35B Lightning II. This deployment demonstrated the effectiveness of amphibious forces when the Marine Corps’ fifth generation fighter capabilities were integrated aboard the Navy’s … [Read more...]
Marines Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Security
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, Philippine Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arturo G Rojas, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, and Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Vicente Map Blanco III, director, exercise directorate headquarters, unfurl the KAMANDAG exercise flag during the opening ceremony for … [Read more...]
Marines Forge Future of Autonomous Platforms
OCTOBER 16, 2024 – Earlier this year, three Marines successfully planned and executed two missions using the Marine Corps’ Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel prototype during Exercise Valiant Shield 2024. This annual exercise run by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command provides a platform for the services to test and evaluate current and future concepts as well as developing … [Read more...]
Marines Complete Typhoon Krathon Humanitarian Efforts
OCTOBER 15, 2024 – U.S. Marines across multiple forward-deployed commands concluded six days of foreign disaster relief efforts in the Philippines Oct. 10, 2024, supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development’s humanitarian response to Typhoon Krathon (locally known as Julian) at the request of the Philippine government. Marines and Sailors from Marine Rotational … [Read more...]