Story by Sgt. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.31.2018
Iwakuni Elementary School invited six educators from the Shimane Prefecture to observe classroom activities at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 30, 2018....
Story by Sgt. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.29.2018
Marine Corps Community Services, Youth and Teen Center hosted an annual Youth and Teen Halloween Party with the Shunan International Children’s Club at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2018....
Story by Cpl. Garrett White | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.03.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force bid farewell to Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Smith, command master chief of I MEF, at a change of charge ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton June 3, 2016....
Story by Sgt. Tony Simmons | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.26.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- The Marine Corps strives to keep its service members educated and ready to assume leadership roles of greater responsibility. To ensure readiness through good leadership and decision-making skills, mandatory periods of military education are required for every rank. In January, staff sergeants from across I Marine Expeditionary Force participated......
Story by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.22.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. –Technology always has been a defining factor in how the world’s militaries fight wars and approach conflict, and the Marine Corps is no stranger to absorbing new tech to prepare for current and future conflicts. Part of making these technological strides involves building relationships and communicating with the companies that produce the equipment....
Story by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.20.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – After a long and rocky convoy, the travelers arrived at their destination to the sound of locals yelling in a foreign language, protesting the Marine presence. The Marines dismounted their tactical vehicles and began controlling and directing the locals while providing security to the patrol base....
Story by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.08.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – More than 100 sergeants major, master gunnery sergeants, and master chief petty officers with I Marine Expeditionary Force gathered for a senior enlisted symposium at Camp Pendleton April 7-8, 2016....
Story by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.07.2016
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Marine lay behind his M240B machine gun and sent rounds down range in eight-round bursts. His assistant gunner tapped his Kevlar telling him to fire again and continue the drill....