Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as…
HASC Marks National Defense Authorization Bill
Edited by Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor Arlington, Va. — The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) filed the bill for the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the bill’s leaders, Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-…
U.S., Philippine Marines Co-Host Pacific Symposium
From Deputy AC/S Communication Strategy & Operations, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, July 7, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – The commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps will co-host the 11th annual Pacific…
Securing the Backbone: The Defense Industrial Base
By Ryan Caughill, President, Western New York Council, Navy League of the United States. “You can’t fight tomorrow’s war with yesterday’s plans.” In the summer of 2018, I completed my internship at Moog Inc., one of the United States’ premier…
Navy, Marine Corps in Planning for Third Large-Scale Exercise
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are planning for execution later this month for Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, the third of such exercises since 2021. The LSE will largely be conducted…
VMFA-224 Redesignates as Marine Corps’ Newest F-35B Squadron
From Communication Strategy and Operations Office, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Jun2 27, 2025 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. – Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224 redesignated to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 during a change of command…
Allied Constructive Kills Reinforce Philippine Archipelagic Coastal Defense Concept
From Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, June 27, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — In a demonstration of allied resolve, interoperability, and command agility, U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3, serving as I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Forward,…
Airbus and Parry Labs Partner on U.S. Marine Corps’ Unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector
WASHINGTON (June 26, 2025) — Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Parry Labs, a leading provider of edge software platforms have announced a multi-year partnership for the Airbus MQ-72C Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC), an unmanned variant of the UH-72 Lakota. …
Marine Corps General Tapped for JAG of the Navy
From U.S. Department of Defense, June 24, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va.–Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh for appointment as judge advocate general of the Navy….
SECDEF Announces Marine Corps General Officer Nominations
From the U.S. Department of Defense, June 20, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the President has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney for reappointment to the grade of general,…
