210508-M-JX780-2001 GULF OF ALASKA (May 8, 2021) – U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) conduct flight operations aboard USS Somerset in support of Northern Edge 2021. U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and...
I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl informs military spouses about Marine Corps Force Design 2030 during the Leadership Education Seminar (LES), at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 27, 2021. LES is a group that meets throughout the year mainly consisting of military spouses in order to better their leadership skills and techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Fowler)
The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was a wakeup call for the U.S. military. Failure to recognize simple warning signs led to a disastrous strike on American soil. As a result, The Marine Corps stood up Marine Corps Counterintelligence in 1943.
In 1904 a group of naval officers, their wives and a few friends founded the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) after they recognized the need for medical and pay assistance for the troops. Instead of “passing the hat” to collect money, Marines and Sailors now had a resource to relieve their financial burdens. The NMCRS initially generated funds from the proceeds of a previous Army-Navy football game, providing assistance to widows...
When most people think about the Marine Corps they think of an elite warfighting organization. What most do not think about is how the Marine Corps fits into the information age and ever evolving operational environment of science and technology.
