Story by Lance Cpl. Daniel Ruizdelgado | HQMC Manpower and Reserve Affairs | 08.07.2025
Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) launched its second annual onboarding course, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments University (MMEA-U), on July 21, 2025, welcoming its largest class to date. The weeklong course brought together monitors, career counselors, and support staff from across the branch for in-depth training and collaboration at Marine Corps Base Quantico....
Story by 1st Lt. Ryan Tobin | HQMC Manpower and Reserve Affairs | 10.22.2024
The Marine Corps is transforming its manpower model by shifting from a "recruit and replace" strategy to one focused on "invest and retain." This approach emphasizes career development, family support, and operational readiness. The Marine Corps achieved record-breaking retention rates in FY 2024 but remains focused on continuous innovation to sustain momentum and meet future challenges....
Story by Patrick Tremblay | Defense Contract Management Agency | 08.28.2024
The Defense Contract Management Agency Manpower Requirements and Staffing Analysis is a 15-18 month initiative to provide an independent, comprehensive assessment of DCMA manpower requirements for core functions. The study began in late August 2024....
Story by Senior Airman Imani West | 52nd Fighter Wing | 07.22.2024
The Security Forces augmentee course his training opportunity pulls junior enlisted Airmen out of their usual jobs and comfort zones and introduces them to a whole new world with a whole new mission....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Patrick Gordon | Naval Air Station Patuxent River | 07.10.2024
FLTCM Delbert Terrell Jr., Fleet Master Chief Personnel, Manpower, & Training, visited NAS Patuxent River July 10 to meet with Sailors and discuss current and future Navy personnel matters....
Story by Capt. Sarah Eason | HQMC Manpower and Reserve Affairs | 02.09.2024
Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments made great strides in modernizing the assignments process for enlisted Marines in the past year. The advancements include an MMEA dashboard with the first enlisted assignments vacancy list, a web application that reduces wait times during monitor visits, and a premier retention and assignment web experience aimed at educating Marines and families.......
Story by Kristen Pittman | 403rd Wing | 01.08.2024
Family, friends, and wingmen past and present gathered in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium Jan. 6 to celebrate Senior Master Sgt. Brett Blanchard’s retirement from the Air Force after 33 years of service....
Story by 2nd Lt. Chase Fortier | HQMC Manpower and Reserve Affairs | 11.09.2023
QUANTICO, Va. — The Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs hosted his annual town hall for all Marine and Civilian Marine M&RA staff, at Little Hall Theater, Oct. 31, covering a range of topics, including a review of the previous year’s priorities of innovation and transparency, his own leadership philosophy, current M&RA programs, and priorities for the coming year....
