The U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 244 years of amphibious excellence in the same year that marks the 70th anniversary of U.S. and Indonesian diplomatic ties. Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, recently visited leaders from the Indonesian National Armed Forces while in Jakarta from November 17-22, 2019, and also celebrated the Marine Corps birthday at the U.S. Embassy.
Graeme Day and Carmel Day visited Marines with the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, California, October 24-25, 2019. Graeme's grandparents housed three Marines from 11th Marine Regiment in Ballarat, Australia after the Battle of Guadalcanal. (News story written by 1st Lt. Cameron Edinburgh)
One Marine was killed in a M-1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier vehicle accident at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California.
