Video by Cpl. Francisco Angel, Sgt. Patrick King, Cpl. Vivian Martinez Reyes, Lance Cpl. Brooke Pedersen, Sgt. Oneg Plisner and Cpl. Eric Valerio | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 11.21.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David C. Hyman, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, and Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy, the sergeant major of MCRDSD and WRR, deliver the MCRDSD Birthday Ball message honoring the pivotal transformation every Marine undergoes and the Marines, Sailors, and civilians who make it possible, at MCRD San Diego,......
Video by Lance Cpl. Naimah Green | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 11.07.2025
U.S. service members and civilians with 2nd Marine Air Wing attend the 250th Marine Corps birthday ball at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2025. The United States Marine Corps was founded on Nov. 10, 1775, and for 250 years, Marines have served our nation honorably, in every clime and place. In 2025, Marines around the world will celebrate the......
Video by Lance Cpl. Logan Smith | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 11.02.2025
U.S. service members with 1st Marine Air Wing and their guests celebrate the Marine Corps 250th Birthday Ball at the Butler Officer’s Club, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2025. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony honors the history, legacy and traditions passed down from generation to generation since the founding of the Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Logan Smith)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Noah Martinez | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 11.14.2024
U.S. Department of the Navy leadership, across the Southern California Region, deliver a birthday message to the Navy Chaplain Corps on Nov. 21, 2024. The Navy Chaplain Corps was created by the Continental Congress on Nov. 28, 1775. Today, over 1,000 active and reserve component chaplains provide religious ministry to Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Video by Lance Cpl. Eric Valerio | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 09.08.2024
As we celebrate 249 years as the world's finest fighting force, we take a look at the pivotal transformation every Marine undergoes and the Marines who make it possible. The Marine Corps birthday, Nov. 10, 1775, is celebrated every year to commemorate the establishment of the Corps and to honor the service and sacrifices of all Marines, past and present.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl.......
Video by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule and Staff Sgt. Kai W. Huber | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.10.2022
Members of 1st Marine Division hold a ceremony for the Marine Corps birthday at Pachanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, Nov. 10, 2022. The Marine Corps birthday is a celebration of history and spirit of all serving and who have served. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)...
Video by Cpl. Noah Braswell | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 11.07.2022
Video created in support of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina to celebrate the U.S. Marine Corps’ 247th birthday, Nov. 7, 2022, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Braswell) Music used: Auld Lang Syne and the Marines’ Hymn (slow version) by U.S. Marine Corps Band “The Presidents Own”....
Video by Cpl. Evan Jones | AFN Iwakuni | 11.03.2022
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni participate in the 247th Marine Corps birthday pageant at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 3, 2022. The annual pageant is held to celebrate the history and sacrifices of the U.S. Marine Corps while signifying the passing of traditions from one generation to the next and into the future. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Evan Jones)...
