Story by Cpl. Luis Agostini | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.10.2024
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE – On Nov. 10, 2024, there was only one Marine Corps unit that had the privilege to recognize itself as the first unit in the world to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday – the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit – and also the very last unit in the world that day....
Story by Nancy Benecki | Defense Logistics Agency | 11.14.2023
The Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency held a 248th Marine Corps birthday celebration Nov. 9 at DLA's headquarters in Fort Belvoir. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, was the guest speaker at the event....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.10.2023
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Every year, around the world, all U.S. Marines currently serving, as well as those who have hung up their uniform for the last time, come together to celebrate the founding of their Corps. The Marine Corps Birthday is a time to honor the bloodline of Marines who have come and gone. As well as celebrate the achievements made over the last two and a half centuries....
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.10.2023
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2023) – Underway aboard the ships of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, the Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit gained an appreciation for their roots as an expeditionary force in readiness on a day normally spent reflecting on Marine Corps history and heritage....
Courtesy Story | Defense Commissary Agency | 11.04.2022
On Nov. 10, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) salutes the U.S. Marines on the 247th anniversary of their establishment by the Continental Congress in 1775. Throughout its history, the commissary benefit has gained the admiration and gratitude of Marines and their families, said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director....
Story by Master Sgt. Ryan Campbell | New York National Guard | 11.16.2021
LATHAM, N.Y. (Nov. 16, 2021) – Sailors and Marines of the New York Naval Militia joined New York National Guard leadership in celebrating the 246th birthday of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 2021, at the New York National Guard headquarters. Formed on Nov. 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved to raise two battalions of Marines which was done by Samuel Nicholas, captain of the......
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 11.10.2021
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron commemorated the 246th U.S. Marine Corps birthday with a traditional cake cutting ceremony in Hanger 131 on the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2021. Keeping with tradition, the oldest Marine takes a bite of the first slice of cake then passes it to the youngest Marine as a symbol of passing on the Corps’......
Story by Erin Rohn | Marine Corps Installations Command | 11.10.2021
As the Corps celebrates its 246th birthday, Marines from Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) remember the traditions they’ve upheld and the journey each Marine has taken throughout their careers....
