The Marine Corps' fifth generation fighter, the F-35B Lightning II, made its first flight at Eglin Air Force Base recently signaling the start of the next era of Marine Aviation. This page houses content created by the Department of Defense about the F-35B since October 2008.
Additional Marine Corps Aviation Centennial products can be found here.
This page features shout outs to the Steelers from some of their biggest fans in the military. It also highlights video, photos, and stories that include the Pittsburgh Steelers organization including team visits to troops overseas.
This page features military members who excel in soccer or who are interested in the game. It also highlights base visits from soccer celebrities.
Some of the units featured include the 1st MLG and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established a presidential directive allowing African Americans to be recruited in the Marine Corps. African American recruits were not trained at Parris Island or San Diego, but were segregated and received basic training at Montford Point, a facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. From 1942-1949, approximately 20,000 African American recruits received training...
Born out of the devastation wrought by the December 2004 tsunami that swept through parts of South and Southeast Asia, Pacific Partnership began as a military-led humanitarian response to one of the world’s most catastrophic natural disasters. Building on the success and goodwill of this operation the U.S. helped spearhead the inaugural Pacific Partnership mission in 2006. This mission...
This gallery features some of the best imagery and video of Marines actively involved in firefights with the enemy.
Javelin Thrust is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise, with more than 5,000 Marines participating from units across the United States.
The purpose of Javelin Thrust 2012 is to prepare the 1st MEB (Marine Expeditionary Brigade) command element for employment as a joint task force headquarters while simultaneously training selected MARFORRES (Marine Forces Reserve)...
