U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Chazz D. Cooper, center, a religious program specialist and class Gung-ho with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a group photo at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, April 17, 2026. Corporals course is designed for Marine Corps corporals to enhance their leadership skills and prepare them for greater responsibilities as non-commissioned officers, and the seminar provides junior Marines with professional military education focused on leadership, decision-making and ethical responsibilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claire Cheney)
This video production gives information on the Direct Affiliation Program, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14, 2026. The Direct Affiliation Program offers qualified Marines the opportunity to affiliate with the Select Marine Corps Reserve following the end of their active service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)
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The Service Component Operational Logistics Augmentation Cell (SCOLAC), a specialized unit with 4th Marine Logistics Group under Marine Forces Reserve, recently demonstrated its pivotal role in supporting Service Component G-4 operations during large-scale exercises. The team’s mission is to monitor, coordinate, and advocate for service, theater, and national-strategic sustainment support to enable rapid buildup, employment, sustainment,...
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Gunnery Sgt. Bobby G. Philips Jr., a Marine in the Reserve previously honored for his civilian heroism, was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in a ceremony on April 2, 2026. The event was held at the Beirut Memorial, in front of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor statue.
60 years after his aircraft was shot down over the South China Sea during the Vietnam War, Maj. Everett McPherson was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in aerial flight. McPherson, a North Carolina native and Marine aviator with Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron One (VMCJ-1), died in 1966 when his EF-10B Skyknight was struck by a missile during an electronic warfare mission. His brothers and sisters...
T-minus 3, 2, 1… We have liftoff! The ground rumbled as the engines roared to life. Smoke and flames erupted out of the bottom as it began to lift into the sky, ascending higher until it was finally out of sight. There are some kids who see a rocket take off and begin to dream of becoming astronauts; there are some kids who make that dream come true.
