March 5, 2024 HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS – The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, has returned to full duty status after recovering from an October 29 cardiac arrest. He resumed his full duties and authorities as the…
SECNAV Del Toro Travels to the Indo-Pacific to Further Maritime Cooperation, Explore Opportunities to Enhance Naval Capabilities
24 February 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro travels to the Indo-Pacific to meet with allies and partners to further maritime cooperation, explore opportunities to collaborate with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on commercial and Naval…
Pacific Marines, Philippine Marines Meet for Annual Staff Talks
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Senior leaders from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and the Philippine Marine Corps held their annual Marine-to-Marine Staff Talks here from Feb. 12 to 15. The annual Marine-to-Marine Staff Talks are a key component of the…
Three-Star Command Lands in Norway for Exercise Nordic Response 24
By II MEF Communication Strategy and Operations, Feb. 15. 2024 On February 12th, the vanguard of the U.S. Marine Corps, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) command element arrived at Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, to participate in NATO’s exercise Nordic Response…
Marine Corps Systems Command Announces Organizational Restructuring, Enhancing Force Modernization and Capability Delivery
Feb. 13, 2024 MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Systems Command, or MARCORSYSCOM, and Program Executive Officer Land Systems, or PEO LS, are initiating a structural reorganization aimed at modernizing and streamlining operations to enhance the operational capabilities…
U.S. Marines Deliver Emergency Relief to Mindanao
By III MEF Communications CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – At the request of the Government of the Philippines, U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force will support the U.S. Agency for International Development by providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the…
3rd MAW Identifies Marines Killed in CH-53E Mishap
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (February 9, 2024) The five deceased Marines from the CH-53E helicopter mishap on February 6, 2024, have been identified. All were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd…
VMFA-542 Becomes First F-35B Squadron on East Coast to Achieve Initial Operational Capability
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), became the first East Coast F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron in the Fleet Marine Force to achieve initial…
BAE Systems Delivers Firepower to USMC with New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Test Variant
STAFFORD, Virginia — BAE Systems delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing. “ACV-30 equips dismounted Marines with direct fire support allowing them…
Chesty XVI, Mascot of Marine Barracks Washington, Promoted to Lance Corporal
In a momentous ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington last week, presided over by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chesty XVI, the official mascot of Marine Barracks Washington, was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal. “At a time…
