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Own The Night

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Nelson Sanchez, an Orlando, Florida native and a designated marksman with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine...

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26th MEU: BAF Op during VBSS

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) and Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6 prepare to board a...

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Recon Team Swim Qualification

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conduct a two min float during a littoral...

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Reduced-Visibility Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe Whalen, a flight-line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, provides rear line of sight during...

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Golden Eagles Aerial Refueling

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallions with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land...

In the News

Marines take part in weeklong training exercise in North Carolina

1/25/2023 - https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/marines-take-part-in-weeklong-training-exercise-in-north-carolina/

New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35

1/25/2023 - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/new-usmc-ch-53k-king-stallion-helicopter-sling-loads-an-f-35

Thousands receive U.S. citizenship each year through military service

1/12/2023 - https://www.publicradioeast.org/pre-news/2023-01-09/thousands-receive-u-s-citizenship-each-year-through-military-service

Cohesion at Sea: Maritime Deterrence and Defense throughout 2022

1/06/2023 - https://seapowermagazine.org/cohesion-at-sea-maritime-deterrence-and-defense-throughout-2022/

New in 2023: Marine amphibious combat vehicles on the East Coast

1/06/2023 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/12/31/new-in-2023-marine-amphibious-combat-vehicles-on-the-east-coast/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marine-dnr

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe Whalen, a flight-line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, poses for a photo near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 12, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

U.S. Marines Conduct Reduced-Visibility landing training in desert

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Lopezllamozasguzman, an MV-22 Osprey avionics instructor with the Center for Naval Technical Training Unit, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, gives his son, Vincent Lopezllamozasguzman, a tour of an MV-22 Osprey during his visit to MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2022. Lopez, the recipient of this month's MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2015 from Doral, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

MCAS New River Go-Getter

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lydia Deprey, a Waldo, Ohio native and a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 19, 2022. In addition to her duties as a mortarman, Deprey is also newly qualified as a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival. Deprey was identified as a “Follow Me” Marine in efforts to share the stories of 2d MARDIV Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Taking Challenges Head On

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, practices skiing during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the unit’s combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

2d Recon Bn Cold Weather Training

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, greets a service member's dogs during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Club on MCB Camp Lejeune, Dec. 2, 2022. Each year, Trees for Troops visit U.S military bases across all service branches to provide Christmas trees to military families home and abroad. This year, an estimated 15,300 total trees will be given to 84 total bases, donated by Christmas tree farms from around the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Trees for Troops

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gregory Johnson, a combat engineer officer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, maneuvers a simulated rooftop during the final stage of the Intramural Marksmanship Competition on Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Intramural Marksmanship Competition

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jasmine Scott, a communication strategy and operations officer, assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force, and native of Detroit, Michigan, raises a hand full of trash collected from a port near Elefsina as part of a community outreach event between service members aboard the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) the Hellenic Marine Environmental Protection Association and the U.S. Embassy on November 25, 2022. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

Port Clean Up in Greece

Featured Stories

MCAS New River Marine receives Bronze Star for heroic actions in Afghanistan

"When we found out that the Taliban had moved into the center city right outside of our tower, that's when all hell broke loose," said U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Kevin W. Haunschild, former Air Traffic Control (ATC) Mobile Team Leader with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-162 (VMM-162), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "Afghan aircraft began attempting to take off our runway without listening to any commands from our air traffic controllers. It was chaos; it looked like a bee's nest."

ARFF Tests New Equipment

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue, and Fire Fighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and Expeditionary Fire and Rescue (EFFR), Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a controlled fuel burn at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 11, 2023.

Camp Lejeune Tax Center is Open for 2023

Tax season has officially begun and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is here to ensure Marines are ready and prepared for this year’s tax season. The Camp Lejeune Tax Center will open its doors today, Jan. 23. for service members, their dependents and retirees to receive free tax services.

MAGTF At Its Finest: 26th MEU conducts first MAGTF exercise, MEUEX I

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) honed their warfighting skills and strengthened their core crisis response capabilities during MEU Exercise I (MEUEX I) from distributed operating positions within the littorals of eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22, 2022.

Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23: End of Course Video

Oct. 31, 2022 | 3:32

An end of course video featuring the highlights of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 30, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)

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