U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division, pose for a group photo with Gen. David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, during the annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition awards ceremony in the Hawkins Room at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2023.The … [Read more...]
Marines Give JTACs Realistic, Comprehensive Training
U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division locate their target points during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan … [Read more...]
Marines Deploy Aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone
MAY 8, 2023 - A team of Marines from the Marine Corps Information Operations Center recently completed an operational deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean aboard USCGC Stone (WMSL 758). While not the first instance of Marines operating aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutters, the attaching of Marines aboard Stone is the latest development in the deepening partnership between both … [Read more...]
Marines Standardize Recruit Depots
MAY 4, 2023 – In a milestone emphasizing the Marine Corps’ successful standardization in recruit training, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island will deactivate its Fourth Recruit Training Battalion in a ceremony June 15, 2023, and realign personnel between the service’s two recruit training locations. “This is a moment to celebrate the legacy of so many of our Marines … [Read more...]
Joint Maritime and Air Operations in Arabian Gulf
MAY 3, 2023 - Late last week Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Bridge Joint Terminal Attack Controllers embarked on Bahrain-based U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutters to conduct joint training with both U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force aircraft in the Northern Arabian Gulf. The training involved five U.S. Coast Guard vessels and a group of Marine JTACs … [Read more...]