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FWNY 25: SECNAV Visit

Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan speaks to a reporter with CBS aboard the San-Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) in...

 

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Three Marine Corps staff sergeants recently overhauled a long-standing training bottleneck at Camp Johnson—saving hundreds of thousands of dollars and delivering more Marines to the operating forces faster.

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Gibbs was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week by her leadership for her proficiency,

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Bradley was selected as 2nd Marine Logistic Group's Warrior of the Week this week for exceeding

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Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Jamie Mohn and Navy Chief Petty Officer Willie Newson were honored this month during separate retirement ceremonies at Naval Station Mayport's Ocean Breeze Conference Center, which boasts beachfront events with an Atlantic Ocean view.

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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. – U.S. Marine Corps Major Justin Wirth, a native of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and the Assistant Air Officer of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, celebrated his retirement with a ceremony, here, May 9, 2025.

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Three Marine Corps staff sergeants recently overhauled a long-standing training bottleneck at Camp Johnson—saving hundreds of thousands of dollars and delivering more Marines to the operating forces faster.

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  • 22nd MEU SPIE Training

    May 14 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a wet rehearsal of Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 5, 2025. Wet and dry SPIE training enhances MSPF’s ability to maneuver forces from land or open ocean, granting the 22nd MEU flexibility when inserting or extracting forces from complex terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)
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  • Martial Arts Instructor: Obstacle Course

    May 13 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines participate in an obstacle course as part of a Martial Arts Instructor Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 9, 2025. The MAI Course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week program designed to forge Marines into leaders who embody the warrior ethos, instill discipline, and teach others the values of MCMAP across II Marine Expeditionary Force and beyond. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
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  • Iwo Jima Veteran celebrates 100th Birthday

    May 12 2025
    Wilmington
    U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force pose for a photo with Battle of Iwo Jima veteran Louis Bourgault Jr. following a birthday ceremony aboard the decommissioned battleship USS North Carolina, May 9, 2025. Bourgault, a World War II Marine Corps rifleman, was born on May 9, 1925, and fought in several pivotal battles, including Iwo Jima. The ceremony marked his 100th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Lesko)
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  • 22nd MEU | Non-Lethal Weapons Course Day 3

    May 12 2025
    Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jared Woodward, right, a non-lethal weapons instructor, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, instructs during a non-lethal weapons course at Marine Corps Base Stone Bay, April 30th, 2025. The non-lethal weapons course teaches students about weapons that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
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  • U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 conduct aerial refueling

    May 09 2025
    Air
    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 receive fuel in an MV-22B Osprey from a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 over the Atlantic Ocean near North Carolina, May 6, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted routine aerial refueling operations in support of VMM-261 over eastern North Carolina as part of its ongoing training continuum.
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U.S. Marines Master Gunnery Sgt. David Battles, former scout sniper with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Skaggs, a former maintenance management specialist with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speak on their experiences during the ‘Battle of Fallujah’ at Camp Lejeune, NC., Nov. 16, 2020. Battles and Skaggs were both present when U.S. troops pushed into the city of Fallujah for the second time—Nov. 10, 2004. The second push into Fallujah was the bloodiest battle of the war in Iraq, resulting in 54 killed in action and 425 U.S. troops wounded. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)
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Moment of Reflection
Nov. 16, 2020 | 1:07
U.S. Marines Master Gunnery Sgt. David Battles, former scout sniper with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Skaggs, a former maintenance management specialist with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speak on their experiences during the ‘Battle of Fallujah’ at Camp Lejeune, NC., Nov. 16, 2020. Battles and Skaggs were both present when U.S. troops pushed into the city of Fallujah for the second time—Nov. 10, 2004. The second push into Fallujah was the bloodiest battle of the war in Iraq, resulting in 54 killed in action and 425 U.S. troops wounded. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)

U.S. Marines Master Gunnery Sgt. David Battles, former scout sniper with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Skaggs, a former maintenance management specialist with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speak on their experiences during the ‘Battle of Fallujah’ at Camp Lejeune, NC., Nov. 16, 2020. Battles and Skaggs were both present when U.S. troops pushed into the city of Fallujah for the second time—Nov. 10, 2004. The second push into Fallujah was the bloodiest battle of the war in Iraq, resulting in 54 killed in action and 425 U.S. troops wounded. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)

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