A collection of toys sit on a table during the Toys for Tots Luncheon and Toy Collection Event hosted by the Quantico Spouses’ Social Club at The Clubs at Quantico on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2023. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. (U.S. … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Dickison, an avionics officer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, briefs MUOS Program Office personnel on the use of MUOS technology in support of heavy-lift helicopter operations at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Nov. 16, 2023. Members of Space … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 28, 2023 - Pacific Marines, alongside the Government of the Republic of Kiribati and U.S. Embassy, Suva, co-hosted the 80th Annual Commemoration of the Battle of Tarawa at the Betio Sports Complex, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, on Nov. 22, 2023. Ceremony participants included U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru, and Tuvalu Marie Damour; His … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 28, 2023 - Since its 1775 establishment by the Continental Congress, the Marine Corps has been a force in transition. Initially serving as ship guards alongside the fledgling revolutionary Navy, Marines have left an indelible mark on our nation's history-- transforming into a versatile, expeditionary fighting force and distinguishing themselves in battles such as Iwo … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - An odor of gunpowder fills the chilled New Jersey air. A subtle Autumn rain coats a cannon and the Marines operating it. They are shouting and yelling, moving quickly to load the M777A2 155 mm howitzer. Boom! Suddenly, the yelling is silenced by the piercing explosion of an artillery round as acrid smoke envelops the Marines before it is swept away by … [Read more...]