Story by Pfc. Isaac Delgado | 3d Marine Division | 01.22.2026
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN- In fast-paced operational environments, Marines are often called upon to step outside their comfort zones and lead in unfamiliar roles. For Sgt. Isabelle Chavez, an administrative specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, that challenge came during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2, where she was tasked with performing duties far outside her......
Story by Cpl. Jacqueline Akamelu | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 08.25.2025
Shortly after returning home from recruit training, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kaedon R. Sauls saw a severe motorcycle accident on a remote portion of the Interstate 8 highway. Without hesitation, he ran over 200 meters uphill to render immediate aid to a non-ambulatory motorcyclist who was disoriented and struggling to breathe. Pfc. Sauls safely removed the equipment obstructing the airway and......
Story by Shaehmus Sawyer | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.10.2025
First Lt. Max J. Goldberg, Capt. Harald H. Kirn and Maj. Michael A. Farnan MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – In the middle of a sun-casted day on Feb. 7, three U.S. Marine officers were walking to the Desert Botanical Garden on the streets of Phoenix when they caught a glance of a woman on the side of a bus stop, folded at the hip with her head planted in between her splayed legs on the......
Story by Lance Cpl. Jose Villasenor | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 10.18.2024
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – A U.S. Marine from Ormond Beach, Florida was awarded on Oct. 18, 2024, for his heroic actions in rescuing two individuals from an overturned vehicle. Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in front of his family and fellow Marines. Col. Robert E. Shuford, assistant chief of staff, Communication Strategy and Operations, U.S.......
Story by Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz | I MEF Information Group | 10.04.2024
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – A U.S. Marine Corps captain from Palmdale, California earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for actions taken following a motorcycle crash in Oceanside, California, Sept. 11, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Duncan McClain | 3d Marine Division | 08.20.2024
Sgt. Brendan Bartholome with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Aug. 6, 2024, for his actions in saving another Marine's life after a car accident....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cheyenne Geletka | Navy Medicine Training Support Command | 02.29.2024
Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for providing emergency care to a civilian at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH), Feb. 29....
Story by Cpl. Zeta Johnson | Marine Corps Installations East | 02.16.2024
Sgt Lina Fuerte, a legal services specialist with the Defense Services Organization, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, was recognized as Marine Corps Installation Command’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2023 and awarded a Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) during a ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune,......
