Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** 18 August 2023 NORFOLK, Va. – More than 25,000 Sailors and Marines across the globe participated in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps-led Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023, Aug. 9-18. One of the…
Farewell, FLIP! Renowned Navy-Owned Research Platform Retired after 60 Years of Service
Release from the Office of Naval Research ***** Aug. 16, 2023 By Warren Duffie, Jr., Office of Naval Research ARLINGTON, Va.- A dynamic era in naval oceanography recently ended as the iconic Floating Instrument Platform – popularly known as FLIP –…
VMGR-153 provides Transportation of JTF-50 Personnel and Equipment from Oahu to Maui
Release from Marine Corps Base Hawaii ***** U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153) load cargo onto a KC-130J Hercules assigned to VMGR-153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Air Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe…
Mahoney Nominated for Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Aug. 14 that the president has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Christopher J. Mahoney for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as assistant commandant of the…
Fairbanks Morse Defense, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Collaborate on Developing Alternative Fuel Technology for Marine Engines
Release from Fairbanks Morse Defense ***** BELOIT, Wis. – August 8, 2023 – Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, and Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, have entered into…
3,000 Sailors and Marines Arrive in Middle East aboard USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – More than 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit…
Naming of the Marine Corps Wargaming and Analysis Center
Release from Marine Corps Combat Development Command ***** MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA— The Marine Corps Wargaming and Analysis Center will be named after Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps and will be called the “General…
President Biden Signs Legislation to Mint 250th Anniversary Commemorative Coin to Honor the Marine Corps
Release from Marine Corps Heritage Foundation ***** Proceeds from coin sales will support the programs of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Heritage Center Triangle, Va. – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (MCHF) is proud…
ACV Transition Training Unit Certifies First Marines
Release from Communications Directorate, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps ***** CAMP Pendleton, Calif. — A Marine Corps-established Amphibious Combat Vehicle Transition Training Unit at the Assault Amphibian School graduated 29 Marines Tuesday, July 25, after completing the new Operational Certification (OPCERT)…
Marine Corps visits Potential Site of Future Medium Range Intercept Capability Missile Facility
Release from Program Executive Office Land Systems ***** July 26, 2023 By PEO Land Systems Camden, Arkansas — The Program Executive Officer Land Systems, Ground Based Air Defense Program Manager recently visited Camden, Arkansas, to discuss the possibility of producing…
