Story by Ashley Calingo | Marine Corps Systems Command | 10.03.2019
Three thousand miles away from the epicenter of Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle acquisition, a cadre of Marines, civilians and contractors are hard at work completing a logistics demonstration effort on the vehicle. The logistics demonstration effort—or Log Demo—is one of the last steps the Advanced Amphibious Assault program office at Program Executive Officer Land Systems needs to......
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Durham | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.06.2018
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit left the East Coast on three U.S. Navy ships for Exercise Trident Juncture 2018....
Story by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley | Marine Forces, Special Operations Command | 10.11.2017
From the initial jump ball to the final buzzer, the Raiders and Tracks duked it out to finish the 2017 USAA Commanding General’s Cup basketball tournament. Assault Amphibian School Battalion, or Tracks, squeaked by 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, with a final score of 84-74 at Paige Fieldhouse on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2017....
Story by Airman 1st Class Parker Dubois | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 10.11.2017
With approximately 40 military railroads in the U.S., the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron holds the sole responsibility to train U.S. Army railway operation soldiers at Fort Eustis’ U.S. Army Transportation School....
Story by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.27.2016
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion spent the day refining their shooting skills during a gunnery range at SR-10, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27....
Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2016
The fumes of diesel and oil surrounded Marines as they sat in the small, dimly lit hull of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle. The massive gate to the USS Essex’s (LHD 2) well deck slowly lowered, disappearing under the surface of the water. The AAV-7 jolted forward as the driver increased the speed as the end of the ramp approached. The Marines felt a brief instant of weightlessness as the AAV-7......
Story by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 02.16.2016
The cadence of artillery and mortar fire echoing off the hillside was accompanied by a melody of humming engines as Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, engaged a notional adversary over a vast desert landscape....
Story by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan | 1st Marine Division | 11.10.2015
To most, Nov. 10 is just like any other day, but for the few and the proud, it is one of the most significant days in their Corps’ history and is celebrated with pride during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball Celebration....
