U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly over U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, Gyeonggi, South Korea during a familiarization flight for Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1, March 25, 2026. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller)
Maj. Gustavo Terrazas has served the Marine Corps for 26 honorable years, and he took the opportunity to return to Okinawa, Japan to retire. From the inception of the Combat Fitness Test to the modern-day uniform, he has seen many of the Marine Corps’ changes and fought where his country needed him.
Terrazas’ story began when his family immigrated from Mexico to California when he was 4 years old. After settling in California, Terrazas...
