Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. | Naval Medical Forces Pacific | 07.21.2025
On July 11, Philippine Marine Staff Sgt. Geraldine Corbita became the first Philippine Navy Marine corpsman to graduate from the U.S. Navy Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) School at the Surface Warfare Medical Institute (SWMI) in San Diego, a milestone that signals a deepening alliance and a significant leap forward for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)....
Courtesy Story | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.14.2025
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, have assumed operational responsibilities along the U.S. southern border as Task Force Forge under Joint Task Force–Southern Border, today....
Story by Cpl. Savannah Norris | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 04.10.2025
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Velikic, a Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, was named the 2024 I MEF Sailor of the Year on March 31, 2025. A native of Rockland County, New York, Velikic earned the distinction for his operational capabilities, leadership, and......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Andrade | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.31.2025
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – In a ceremony that celebrated determination, dedication and exemplary professionalism, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Geronimo Vela Jr., an intelligence specialist with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a native of Uvalde, Texas, was named I MEF’s Marine of the Year for 2024....
Story by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 03.18.2025
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps constantly pursue excellence and interoperability in their amphibious mission. While operating in all corners of the globe, the Navy-Marine Corps team demonstrates the nation's combat readiness and lethality in support of deterrence. Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training allows the Pacific-based I Marine Expeditionary Force and its Navy counterpart,......
Story by 1st Lt. Robert Nanna | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.16.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean P. Dynan relinquished command of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Col. Robb T. McDonald during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 16....
Story by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa | 1st Marine Division | 12.18.2024
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, responded as a quick reaction force to a simulated embassy reinforcement as part of Steel Knight 24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5....
Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. | Naval Medical Forces Pacific | 12.10.2024
Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), director of the Defense Health Network Pacific (DHN-PR), and chief of the Navy Medical Corps, met with approximately 28 medical leaders from 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and I Marine Expeditionary Force during a leadership session held at the Central Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) Marine......
