Story by Cpl. Maxwell Cook | 9th Marine Corps District | 12.19.2025
CHICAGO- U.S. Marine Corps musicians were represented at the 79th Midwest Clinic, one of the world’s most respected music education conferences, held in Chicago. Staff Sgt. Lucy Warmbrodt attended the three-day event on behalf of the 9th Marine Corps District, engaging with music educators, students and professional performers from around the globe. Founded in Chicago in 1946, the Midwest......
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 07.10.2024
Staff Sgt. Carlos Ortiz IV, the musician technical assistant (MTA) for 6th Marine Corps District, prides himself in earning the title of United States Marine. The U.S. Marine Corps has allowed him to pursue his musical passion freely with no shortage of opportunities....
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 05.08.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Liam D. Guin, along with other invited service members, was given the opportunity to perform with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band in a tour throughout northern Italy....
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 04.15.2023
The Marines of 6th Marine Corps District and the Parris Island Marine Band attended the Lakeside Jazz Festival 2023. This event is an opportunity for Marines to meet with potential candidates interested the Musician Enlistment Option Program and interact with the community of Port Orange, Florida....
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 12.01.2022
The Marine Corps is a warfighting organization. “Every Marine, a rifleman," as the saying goes. Among the Military Occupational Specialties offered in the Marine Corps, a small number of Marines become a true Rifleman and bear the 0311 MOS. An even smaller number of Marines, however, will be assigned to a musician’s band. It is through the Musician Enlistment Option Program that young men......
Story by Sgt. Danielle Prentice | 6th Marine Corps District | 03.14.2022
The Ramp! Experience team and U.S. Marine Corps musicians teamed up to introduce the first Ramp! Experience event at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead, Mississippi, March 10 – 11, 2022....
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 01.28.2022
The Marines of 6th Marine Corps District visit and show support to the Georgia Music Educators Association in Athens, Georgia....
Story by Sgt. Erin Morejon | 6th Marine Corps District | 01.15.2022
Thousands of musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels gathered at the Tampa Convention Center, January 13-15th. While many in attendance came with the agenda to visit their local college or to watch the All-State ensembles perform, others came with no expectations, just hoping to browse the booths to see what the exhibitors had to offer. 6th Marine Corps District’s Musician......
