SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 – It has now been 24 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 – the single deadliest attack on U.S. soil in the 21st century, resulting in the loss of nearly 3,000 lives. Before this tragedy, the last major attacks on American soil were over 50 years earlier, during World War II, with Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the entire island of Guam … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 — Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit and industry leaders during Phase 2 of the DIU’s G.I. Challenge, Aug. 18-29, 2025, to evaluate commercial small unmanned aircraft systems in realistic operational environments. The 12-day event brought together Marines from 1st Marine Division—including operators, leaders … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 – In August, the Marine Corps began hosting drone task force summits to chart a way forward for operational units across the Marine Corps to effectively employ small drones. The drone task force leverages work done over the last several years by various units, including Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the infantry battalion experiment (IBX), and … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 – The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 8, 2025. The fighter squadron joins Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, in … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 – Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed a piece of aviation history. The F-35B Lightning II, known as BF-01 is the first F-35B variant ever built, and it has made its way to the Lowcountry to serve as a permanent static display, ushering in a new era for Marine Corps Aviation. “BF-01 was the first of its kind ever built,” explained Major Joseph … [Read more...]