Story by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 04.03.2026
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Gunnery Sgt. Bobby G. Philips Jr., a Marine in the Reserve previously honored for his civilian heroism, was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in a ceremony on April 2, 2026. The event was held at the Beirut Memorial, in front of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor statue....
Story by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 03.13.2026
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conducted a Reserve Mobilization Exercise to test the unit’s ability to rapidly activate and assemble reserve medical forces for contingency operations....
Story by Cpl. Orion Stpierre | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 03.08.2026
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marines from across the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia moved between medical screening stations, administrative tables and informational briefings as they checked in for an Individual Ready Reserve mega-muster in Arlington, Virginia, March 5 –10, 2026. Staff from the Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity guided Marines through readiness updates and......
Story by Sgt. Emily De La Torre | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 02.06.2026
T-minus 3, 2, 1… We have liftoff! The ground rumbled as the engines roared to life. Smoke and flames erupted out of the bottom as it began to lift into the sky, ascending higher until it was finally out of sight. There are some kids who see a rocket take off and begin to dream of becoming astronauts; there are some kids who make that dream come true....
Story by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 01.12.2026
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 23, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducted a Winter Field Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11, focusing on small-unit tactics, fieldcraft and sustainment operations in austere conditions....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.30.2025
NEW ORLEANS – A new program offering a unique career transition for Marine Corps enlisted leaders has attracted attention, and a local Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve is one of the first to benefit from the program....
Story by Cpl. Orion Stpierre | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.18.2025
BARROW, Alaska — U.S. Marines with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, supported Toys for Tots operations in Alaska by planning, coordinating and executing toy deliveries to remote Arctic communities during the holiday season....
Story by Cpl. Orion Stpierre | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.18.2025
BARROW, Alaska — Long before the first aircraft lifts off for Alaska’s North Slope or a snow machine cut across the tundra, Cpl. Steven James Manning is already deep into the work of Toys for Tots. For Manning, the mission is not defined by a single delivery or a few days in the Arctic, but by months of planning that culminate during Operation Polar Knight, an annual community relations......
