The MEAC is a collegiate athletic conference of thirteen Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Southeastern United States. Established in 1970, MEAC is headquartered in Norfolk, VA. The MEAC is one of two Division I NCAA HBCU leagues and participates in eight men's and eight women's sports. The United States Marine Corps recognizes that the recruitment of qualified and skilled...
On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Corporal Carpenter received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary...
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded by the United States government. It is presented by the President of the United States, in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty:
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The Medical Readiness Command, West (MRCW), Best Medic Competition seeks to challenge MRC, W's best medical personnel in a simulated operational environment. During the competition, two-soldier teams from each of our subordinate commands navigate a grueling series of events that push their stress, physical, and emergency medical skills to the limits.
On September 20-21, 2018, Oklahoma City will host the "Meet Your Army" initiative. Planned events include two tandem jump camps conducted by the Army’s Golden Knights Tandem Team, performances by the Army's Silent Drill Team, TV and radio interviews with local general officers, and meetings with local civic and business leaders.
The Meet Your Army initiative sends Army leaders (active...
U.S. Marines and sailors of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76 are participating in MEFEX with Marines and sailors of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps and Navy in the ROK, March 10 – April 10. MEFEX is defensive in nature and is tied into three separate Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) exercises and command post exercises which are annually recurring training events...
MEFEX 21.1 is a command and control exercise conducted in a simulated deployed environment designed to enhance the interoperability between II Marine Expeditionary Force command element staff and its higher, adjacent, and subordinate command headquarters including, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG) and 2nd Marine...
MEFEX is a MEF-level exercise conducted to deploy the MEF with its MSCs in an expeditionary environment, train the I MHG Staff as an operational command, and strengthen subordinate units by maximizing training opportunities. I MEF has not coordinated a command-level exercise of this capacity since 2003.
