Story by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.14.2025
CAMP DEVENS, Mass. – For U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Hill, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, the road to resilience came with many challenges. Experiencing personal hardships, Hill has learned the true meaning of strength, camaraderie and sacrifice as a father, husband and Reserve Marine....
Story by Lance Cpl. William Horsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.23.2025
Over a year ago, Lance Cpl. Brandon Avila promised his mother that he would become a Marine and give her and their family a better life. Avila never let go of that promise, even when he was injured last June and spent the next eight months in recovery. “I had a goal when I came on the island, I made a promise to my mom,” said Avila. “I wanted to be different from my brothers, prove my......
Story by Cpl. Luis Agostini | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.07.2024
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2024) — U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Morelli, the communications maintenance chief assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed along side his brother and identical twin Sgt. Albert Morelli, an assistant patrol leader assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th MEU, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4)....
Story by Lance Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 02.12.2024
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Astrid Ramos Roman, an administrative clerk with Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, was the first in her immediate family to leave for Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina in October 2020, only to inspire her two siblings to follow in her path....
Story by Spc. Jacob Oliver | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.25.2023
Spc. Gavin Estabrooks and Staff Sgt. Ethan Estabrooks are two aviation mechanics and Best Warrior compeitors who have a unique path serving in the Iowa Army National Guard as siblings....
Story by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 02.27.2023
Senior Airman Sharrdan Long, 375th Medical Support Squadron MRI technologist would have never imagined finding one of his “brothers” during a typical day in the office. Little did he know that a routine medical appointment was just about to blossom into a lifelong friendship with Fernando Calvarese, a retired Chief Master Sergeant....
Story by Christopher Hurd | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 02.20.2023
WASHINGTON — On a mild winter day in the heart of the district, crowds roam the national monuments taking in the beauty and the history. While some quickly move on, one group of men can’t help but stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a nearly 500-foot-long wall with the names of the lives lost, and take it all in. A member of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment,......
Story by Christopher Hurd | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 01.11.2023
WASHINGTON — The squad from the 75th Ranger Regiment had been rucking all day and night trying to find a final navigation point during the inaugural Best Squad Competition. They had gotten off course and were unsure of what to do next....
