Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Marcus Meredith | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 11.28.2023
With increasing importance placed on leading effective warfighting teams, the Surface Force is working to match the investment in shiphandling and warfighting with an investment in developing the leadership character of our officers. The Surface Force recently completed a third test of the Surface Force (LAP-S) pilot. The goal of LAP-S is to enhance and augment the existing command......
Story by Lance Cpl. Andy Orozco | Marine Corps Installations East | 11.12.2013
Swimming a mile for most may be a large goal to accomplish. Swimming three even more so, but swimming more than six miles in four hours may seem impossible. It wasn’t for one lifeguard aboard the air station and he did it for a day every Marine knows....
Story by Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 07.09.2012
The Barber Physical Fitness Center has found a way for participants to get a full body, low impact workout with the deep water group exercise from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday at the Quantico 50M Pool....
Story by Dustin Senger | Area Support Group - Qatar | 01.22.2010
Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani, Al Anabi Racing owner and Arabian Drag Racing League founder, invited U.S. troops to spend a day at the track near Doha, Qatar, Jan. 22. Forty servicemembers from a close by U.S. military installation received VIP tickets to round five of the Qatar Drag Racing Championship — an event that eventually revealed a record-breaking drag race....
Story by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.26.2009
Over the course of their illustrious 234-year history, Marines have always celebrated the birth of their Corps, no matter where they may be. From elaborate, mess-dress balls at Marine Barracks, 8th and I, to a fire-team sharing an MRE almond poppy-seed pound cake in a fighting hole in Afghanistan, the Marine Corps Birthday celebration is a time-honored tradition. ...
