ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on Dec. 6 that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale for appointment to the grade of major general. Annibale is currently serving…
Marine Corps General: Strategic Overseas Bases Critical to Deterring Adversaries
WASHINGTON — The commanding general of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and Futures Directorate says overseas bases are an underestimated key to deterring competitors from aggression and coercion against friendly nations and allies in the Pacific region. The value…
Marine Corps Adds Cherry Point Squadron to F-35B Operators
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corp is converting another AV-8B Harrier II attack squadron to F-35B Lightning II strike fighters, the first F-3B fleet squadron to be based on the East Coast. Marine Attack Squadron 542 (VMA-542) — the Tigers…
II MEF Marines Deploy On Board USNS Trenton in the Mediterranean Sea
KOPER, Slovenia — Approximately 50 U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked on Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF)/Commander Task Force 63 (CTF-63) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Trenton…
Bell Delivers Marine Corps’ Final AH-1Z Helicopter
AMARILLO, Texas — In a ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, celebrated the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper to the U.S. Marine Corps, completing the Program of Record (POR) for the latest…
Marine Corps Releases ‘Shifting Threats’ Recruiting Advertising Campaign
QUANTICO, Virginia — Marine Corps Recruiting Command will release its new advertising campaign, Shifting Threats, via YouTube on Oct. 27. The commercial is scheduled for its television debut, Saturday, Oct. 29, during the Georgia versus Florida college football game. This…
U.S. Marine Corps successfully tests Rafael’s TAMIR IRON DOME Interceptor
HAIFA, Israel — The U.S. Marine Corps’ latest live fire test of the TAMIR IRON DOME culminates a series of three trials carried out over the past year, and for the third time the system successfully intercepted a wide variety…
T-45 Fleet on Safety Pause
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) placed the Navy and Marine Corps’ fleet of T-45Cs on a safety pause Oct. 14 to review an engine blade fault, the Naval Air Systems Command said in an Oct….
Marine Corps Adjusts Interim Guidance for ACV Waterborne Operations following Training Incident
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS — Following a training incident, the Marine Corps has adjusted Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) waterborne operations guidance, ceasing water operations involving surf zone transit to allow for additional testing and evaluation. On Oct. 13, 2022, at…
Kaman Selected to Build Cargo UAS Prototype for Marine Corps
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation, has been selected to build a logistics UAS prototype for the United States Marine Corps, the company said in an Oct. 10 release. Kaman will build a funded military…
