Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began MV-22B Osprey reintegration training March 21, transporting a platoon of Marines across Camp Pendleton to regain proficiencies in foundational…
Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(Soc) Return From 8-month Deployment
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eva-Marie Ramsaran, Amphibious Squadron 8 Public Affairs 21 March 2024 NORFOLK, Virginia — More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations…
USMC Conducts First F-35 Landing in Sweden During Exercise Nordic Response
Captain Jacob Sugg USMC, Exercise Nordic Response Media Information Center 15 Mar 2024 LULEA, Sweden–Four U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine…
Rite-Solutions Awarded $60 Million NUWC Division Newport IT Services Contract
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (March 18, 2024) — Rite-Solutions was recently awarded a $60.7 million, five-year contract to support NUWC’s Activity Chief Information Officer (ACIO)/Information Technology (IT) division, which is responsible for strategic planning, operations, maintenance, and compliance of the center’s IT…
SECNAV Announces General, Flag Officer Nominations
March 18, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S….
Austin Nominated for Deputy Commandant for CD&I
ARLINGTON, Va.—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced March 14 that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for…
BATARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Returns Home From 8-month Deployment
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES 12.03.2024 Story by Capt. Angelica White 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024…
Navy Awards Bell Textron Contract for 12 AH-1Z Helicopters for Nigeria
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The government of Nigeria is slated to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopter gunships, becoming the third foreign customer for the Viper. In a March 12 contract announcement, the Naval Air Systems…
Marine Corps Returns MV-22 to Flight Status
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS – The Marine Corps returned its MV-22s to flight on March 8, following Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) announcement that deemed the aircraft safe to fly. In a release announcing the flight clearance, Naval Air Systems Command…
Lawmakers Stand Firm for 31 Amphibious Ship ‘Floor’
WASHINGTON ꟷ The U.S. Marine Corps needs a minimum of 31 amphibious ships and Congress is prepared to force the issue if the Pentagon balks, lawmakers from the House and Senate told members of the Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition…
