MAY 22, 2023 - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Randall Peck, the prospective commander for Expeditionary Strike Group 3, ESG 3 Command Master Chief Jasen Williams, and officers with the Senior Amphibious Warfare Officer Course visited Marines with the 1st Marine Division, May 9, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, to further develop the Navy-Marine Corps relationship and … [Read more...]

MAY 19, 2023 — About 200 Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point enthusiastically volunteered to support the Craven County Special Olympics Spring Games that were held at Havelock High School, May 18, 2023. “It was a great opportunity for service members from the base to get involved with the community,” said Sgt. Maj. James Robertson, MCAS Cherry … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Derek M. Wolford, battery gunnery sergeant with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy J. Toteno, battery gunnery sergeant with Golf Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, conduct a mock inspection of hazard identification during the Ground Safety for Marines (GSM) Course on Marine Corps Base Camp … [Read more...]

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, 1st MAW, aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the … [Read more...]