Story by Cpl. Bryann Whitley | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command | 09.12.2017 |
Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Pittsburgh native and a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, successfully defended his championship title at the Marine Corps’ third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28-31, 2017....
Story by Cpl. Bryann Whitley | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command | 09.07.2017 |
The life of a foreign partner nation force member was saved last month through MARSOC’s first operational use of freeze-dried plasma. The foreign ally sustained life-threatening injuries during an operation in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, requiring battlefield trauma care made possible by MARSOC training and availability of the new product....
Story by Breeana Moore | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | 08.25.2017 |
GALVESTON, Texas (August 25, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District issues the following updates in preparation for Hurricane Harvey....
Story by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 09.19.2017 |
WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa, Japan – The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11, aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, completed their regularly-scheduled deployment of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, and have returned to White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017....
Story by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.29.2017 |
Cpl. Miles Hogan, a musician with the Parris Island Marine Band, Headquarters and Service Battalion, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 24, 2017....
Story by Sgt. Connor Hancock | 1st Marine Corps District | 07.31.2017 |
About a month ago, Staff Sgt. Dustin Gill’s life changed forever. His day started off as planned; him and his wife Cynthia packed their luggage and hit the road for their honeymoon cruise. It was a predictable drive on Interstate 26, until the couple hit dead stop traffic....
Story by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 09.06.2017 |
DJIBOUTI (Sept. 4, 2017) – In the early morning hours, two miles off the coast of Djibouti, sits an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) preparing to come ashore in what will prove to be a visually breathtaking experience....
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Sandra Arnold | Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 09.11.2017 |
DJIBOUTI (Sept. 11, 2017) – Fine clouds of dust form so thick it distorts visibility, as Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) arrive ashore in U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushions assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), bringing with them everything they need for combat operations and sustainment for the next......
