U.S Coast Guard WWII veteran Gladys Hughes, receives a challenge coin at the Veterans Affairs Hospital during the Sail 250 New Orleans kickoff event, May 27, 2026. More than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international partners engage with the people of New Orleans during the inaugural Sail 250 event, showcasing the professionalism, maritime heritage and warfighting readiness of America’s sea services while celebrating 250 years of Navy and Marine Corps service as part of the nation's Freedom 250 commemoration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)
U.S. service members conduct a morning colors ceremony at the Veterans Affairs Hospital during Sail 250 New Orleans, May 27, 2026. More than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international partners engage with the people of New Orleans during the inaugural Sail 250 event, showcasing the professionalism, maritime heritage and warfighting readiness of America’s sea services while celebrating 250 years of Navy and Marine Corps service as part of the nation’s Freedom 250 commemoration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)
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...
