A U.S. Marine Corps spouse participates in the Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation Marine Forces Reserve program at the Campbell House hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, July 25, 2026. The CREDO program consists of classes activities and bonding time for service members and their spouses to enrich their marriage through targeted communication workshops and guided relationship-building exercises. The retreat gave the married couples the opportunity to maintain spiritual readiness by fostering a supportive community environment designed to deepen interpersonal connections. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos)
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.
