U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force 61 pose for a group photo at Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy, January 27, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kaila V. Rasmussen) JANUARY 31, 2023 - Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force, led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in … [Read more...]
Veteran Remembers Battle of Khe Sanh
JANUARY 30, 2023 - This year the U.S. Marine Corps commemorates 55 years since the Battle of Khe Sanh, which lasted from January 21 to March 31, 1968. In early 1968, Khe Sanh Combat Base gained world-wide attention as the roughly 6,000 Marines defending the base were encircled and besieged by three North Vietnamese Army regiments of about 20,000 troops. For 77 days, the … [Read more...]
Developing the Force of the Future
JANUARY 27, 2023 - This large-scale, service-level exercise is designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force that is geographically distributed across a maritime environment contested by a peer-level adversary. “This will be the eighth exercise the MLR has … [Read more...]
Camp Lejeune Awarded Environmental Restoration Award
Thomas Richard, left, installation restoration program manager, Laura Spung, center, installation restoration program assistant, and William Hagen Ratliff, right, underground storage tank program manager, all with the Environmental Quality Branch, pose for a photo after receiving the 2022 Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Environmental Awards for … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Reactivates Base on Guam
JANUARY 26, 2023 - Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at the Sabånan Fadang Memorial located on the base’s Main Cantonment area on Jan. 25, 2023. The ceremony symbolically dedicated the memorial through the Guam Governor’s office to the people of Guam. “It is only fitting that ahead of tomorrow’s Camp Blaz Reactivation and Naming … [Read more...]