************** PARRIS ISLAND, SC – In a milestone emphasizing the Marine Corps’ successful standardization in recruit training, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island will deactivate its Fourth Recruit Training Battalion in a ceremony June 15, 2023, and realign personnel between…
Berger: Lack of Amphibs Left AFRICOM with No Sea-Based Option for Sudan Evacuation
***** WASHINGTON — The presence of an amphibious ready group (ARG), with a Marine expeditionary unit (MEU)embarked, gives a regional combatant commander an option to respond to a crisis ashore. When the United States government decided to evacuate its embassy…
Marine Corps announces ACV Transition Training Unit
Release from Marine Corps Communications Directorate ***** WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES 04.19.2023 Story by Capt. Ryan Bruce HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS – A Marine Corps-established Transition Training Unit at the Assault Amphibian School is developing a rigorous and standardized program to ensure…
General Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ************* Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with…
General Lists Marine Corps VTOL Development Priorities for Congress
***** WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps general in charge of aviation requirements detailed for Congress the service’s priorities for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platforms during testimony regarding the 2024 defense budget hearings. “Our VTOL Family of Systems has three…
U.S. Marine Corps Activates Second F-35C Squadron
Release from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ***** SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES 04.15.2023 Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Baez 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Third Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)…
Leidos to Develop Autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Resupply System for U.S. Marine Corps
Release from Leidos ***** RESTON, Va. (April 18, 2023) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a new prime contract to develop an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) that can autonomously resupply forward-deployed ground forces….
Marine Corps to Activate Second F-35C Squadron
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is scheduled to activate its second F-35C Lightning II strike fighter squadron at the end of the week, Headquarters Marine Corps announced in a media announcement. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 (VMFA-311)…
USMC Use GA-ASI MQ-9A for Training Exercise
Release from General Atomics ***** MQ-9A Used for Live-Fire and Simulated Exercises SAN DIEGO – 30 March 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on a series of Service-Level Training Exercises…
USMC Rotational Arctic Presence Bolsters US and Allied Training
By Dr. Lee Willett LONDON — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has been increasing its permanent presence in the Arctic in recent years, using rotational deployments. The impact of this rotational presence is being demonstrated again in the multinational exercise…
