Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Wanda Sangalang, a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Air Wing, poses with Brig. Gen. Patrick Tiernan, commanding general of 4th Marine Air Wing and Sgt. Maj. Joshua Miller, command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Air Wing, after receiving her end of tour Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2026. HM1 Sangalang served as the medical senior enlisted leader, demonstrating exceptional performance that contributed to medical readiness and administrative processing of all medical requirements across the squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ashley Burdo discusses her life as a student and as a Marine in the Selected Marine Corps Reserve in Battle Creek, Michigan, Jan. 23-28, 2026. Burdo is a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 1st Lt. Sean Cloherty, Staff Sgt. Scott Jenkins, Cpl. Kanoa Thomas and Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith
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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.
