Audio by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mosby and Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 04.12.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Savannah Mosby with your Marine Minute. Marine 2nd Lieutenant Lillian Polatchek became the first female Marine to graduate from the Army's Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course April 12th at Fort Benning, Georgia. Not only was Polatchek the first female to graduate but she graduated top in her class. 2nd Lieutenant Polatchek says. "I want to say that overall it was......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mosby | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 04.12.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Savannah Mosby with your Marine Minute. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis held a press briefing at the Pentagon April 11th to explain the reason the U.S. took action against Syria. SB: 19.525 "The president directed military action consisted with our vital national interests to deter the use of chemical weapons. This military action demonstrates the United States......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Samantha Bray and Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.31.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Samantha Bray with your Marine Minute. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force concluded a monthlong, beach assault training-exercise with the support of French marines March 29th. Exercise Joanne d'Arc is an amphibious exercise, hosted by the French Marines, that promotes cooperative security through shared knowledge and tactics. 1st Lt. Ian Lynch, Platoon......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mosby and Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.28.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief training during a Certification Exercise for the MEU's Spring Patrol, at the Kin-Blue Training Area in Okinawa, Japan, on March 26th. The MEU's Spring Patrol provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide-range of military operations ......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.27.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. Private First Class Maria Daume made history after graduating from the Marine School of Infantry in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 23rd. Pfc. Daume is the first female Marine to join the infantry through the traditional entry-level training process, which was opened to women last year. Pfc. Daume spoke on the training she's gone......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.23.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. The Department of the Navy's Resident Energy Conservation Program is seeking to achieve energy efficiency for on-base housing. The program supports the Marine Corps' Energy Strategy by encouraging energy conservation and reducing electricity costs. Also in the news, Approximately 300 Marines with Special Purpose......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.20.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. March 20th marks the start of the 2017 Permanent Change of Station Week. The goal of PCS week is to educate DOD members on how the household goods and POV shipment process works, in hopes of making the peak-season moving experience easier. For more information regarding this year’s PCS Week, please visit www.move.mil. Also in......
Audio by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mosby and Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 03.17.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. Discounted registration is still available to active duty service members and reservists for the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon. Registration opens up for the general public March 22nd, so if you are interested in running this year's race, it is important to sign up before March 22nd, as slots will fill up quickly once open to the......
