U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, presents course completion certificates to Marines at the Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 25, 2026. Anderson was the guest of honor for the graduation of Sgt.’s School R3-26 and Staff Noncommissioned Officers Leadership School R3-26. Both courses are held for Marines in the Reserve and have a condensed timeline so Marine may attend during the annual training period. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Jenkins)
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Johnson, a Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) coordinator with Marine Forces Reserve, hosts a CREDO retreat in Lexington, Kentucky, July 24, 2026. CREDO is a marriage enrichment retreat open to all service members, designed to celebrate marriage and build resiliency and to give service members the opportunity to stay spiritually ready. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Owen Long)
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.
