MAY 21, 2026 - In a significant leap forward for aerial warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated its iconic H-1 helicopter fleet with advanced, low-cost drone technology, demonstrating a new and lethal capability for the modern battlefield. During a recent exercise, Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd … [Read more...]
Quantico Hosts Inaugural Presidential Fitness Test
MAY 14, 2026 — Over 100 Crossroads Elementary School and Quantico Middle High School students participated in MCB Quantico’s Presidential Fitness Test at Butler Stadium, April 12. “This was the kickoff [of the Presidential Fitness Test],” said Steve Simmons, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Military Community and Family Policy, following the PFT. “So, you kids are … [Read more...]
Combined Civil-Military Team Strengthens Communities
MAY 13, 2026 - Across five humanitarian and civic assistance sites in the Philippines, U.S. service members, Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel, local leaders, barangay rural health workers and community members worked together during Exercise Balikatan 2026 to strengthen community resilience through health care, education support, infrastructure projects and … [Read more...]
Marines Rapidly Move Equipment to Support Operations
MAY 8, 2026 - Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit landed an MK36 Wrecker tactical armored vehicle May 5 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, demonstrating how the service rapidly moves equipment to support operations across the region. The six-wheeled vehicle was transported aboard a landing craft utility designed to … [Read more...]
Sailors and Marines Provide Typhoon Relief in Pacific
MAY 8, 2026 - Sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit supported Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local authorities in their recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Sinlaku, April 22-28. The joint force leveraged its ship-to-shore surface and aviation capabilities to execute targeted deliveries of … [Read more...]