Story by 2nd Lt. Joseph Adcock | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.16.2025
Students from Kalāheo High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) executed their annual Basic Cadet Training (BCT) camp at Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i (MCBH). The event immersed cadets in the core values, operations and culture of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps....
Story by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 07.23.2025
Confidence and mutual respect are the words to describe the working relationship between the Soldiers from the Airborne Test Force (ATF) at Yuma Test Center and the Marines from the Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) at Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma. The two branches serving in Yuma County recently worked together for a Helicopter Sling load Training (HST)....
Story by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 06.06.2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), recently recognized for being the Medium Fire Department of the Year for the third consecutive year, hosted a multinational training event that brought together fire and emergency response teams from across the globe. This initiative reflects the department’s continued......
Story by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 12.13.2024
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point security and emergency personnel were evaluated on their response to various simulated scenarios that reinforce the installation’s commitment of safeguarding personnel, facilities, and national security interests through collaboration and preparedness during the annual full-scale exercise event Sudden Crisis....
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher Sanchez | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 06.05.2024
[MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA] - A tactical forklift also known as the S.A.F.E. Multi-utility Loader Expeditionary (MULE) was demonstrated at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, with the intent to increase lethality and survivability of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO)....
Story by 1st Lt. Derek VanWyck | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 09.21.2023
In a collaborative effort to enhance emergency response capabilities and strengthen community safety, a select group of firefighters from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma recently completed Swift Water Rescue Technician Training at Yuma Proving Grounds. This training, hosted by the Yuma Proving Ground Fire Department, enhances their capabilities for efficient and safe water rescues and......
Story by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.09.2023
Swinging into new adventures! Residents from the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point community gathered for the opening of a new swing set in Nugent Cove, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. Atlantic Marine Corps Community (AMCC) bought the swing set to provide a safe space for children to have fun without going too far from home....
Story by 1st Lt. Mark McDonough | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 12.04.2022
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – On Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s sewer system experienced a pipe blockage that restricted the proper movement of wastewater through the system. As a result of the blockage, wastewater began to overflow through manhole covers and into MCBH residential housing lawns and the installation’s storm water drainage system.......
