FEBRUARY 10, 2023 – Drive two minutes on the highway and you may have already passed it; Livonia, the smallest town in Louisiana, with a population less than 1,300 people, emerged a formidable hard charger who was ever so hungry for a challenge away from home. "I purposely chose infantry knowing it was going to be the one of the hardest jobs in the Marine Corps, but I wanted … [Read more...]
Innovation Boot Camp: Developing Problem-Solving Marines
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 - III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group is rapidly adopting 21st-century technologies to maintain readiness for future conflicts that may arise. To facilitate this, III MIG established a relationship with Building Momentum, a subsidiary of the Marine Corps Systems Command’s “Marine Maker” program in 2019. Building Momentum offers Innovation Boot … [Read more...]
Marines, Sailors Conduct Maritime Exercise
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air-Cushioned prepares to board the Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while underway during Amphibious Squadron/MEU Integrated Training (PMINT), Jan. 23, 2023. PMINT is the first at-sea period in the intermediate stage of the 26th MEU’s Pre-deployment Training Program; it aims to increase interoperability and build relationships … [Read more...]
Navy, Air Force, Marines Ground Some V-22 Ospreys
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 - Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Navy issued a time limit, via fleet bulletin, on the V-22 Input Quill Assembly, effective Feb. 3, 2023. The imposed time limit will restrict flight on a subset of V-22s until the Input Quill Assembly is replaced. The … [Read more...]
Marines Conduct Disaster Relief Exercise in Sri Lanka
MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka (Jan. 23, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Merrill, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs a 624K tractor rubberized wheel articulated steering multipurpose during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Jan. 23 in Mullikulam. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise … [Read more...]