U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installation-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, spent the year training and supporting the warfighter. With 2019 coming to an end, Marines on Camp Pendleton continue to train into 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Megan Roses)

Marines, the civilian workforce, contractors as well as their families must understand the cybersecurity threat and how to mitigate it to create a culture of individual and Corps-wide cybersecurity excellence. For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

The families of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black and his staff send their holiday greetings from his home. For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

U.S. Marines and sailors attend the Winter Internal Qualifications Course (IQC) AT Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, Calif., Dec. 15-20, 2019. The purpose of IQC is to train Marines and sailors in mountain warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures to serve effectively as Mountain Leader Instructors at MCMWTC. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien)

1st Marine Division participates in Steel Knight 2020 (SK20) in multiple training areas in southern California and Yuma, Arizona. SK20 is an annual training exercise executed by approximately 13,000 Marines and Sailors designed to improve and assess the 1st Marine Division's ability to fight and win against a peer or near-peer threat. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Mason Roy)

We Devil Dog Dare you. … To come and have some fun at the Devil Dog Dare at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The course offers seven different stimulating events which include a rope course, rappelling, rock climbing, mountain biking, zip-lining and a 65-foot free fall drop zone for free to active duty service members. The paintball course is open to all Department of Defense employees. For more information and to register your next unit function online go to https://mccscherrypoint.com/recreation-entertainment/devil-dog-dare-unit-functions/ (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andrew King)

The Aloha Minute is a weekly video highlighting events that have recently occurred aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Dec. 20, 2019. The video is part of an ongoing series capturing events that occur throughout the several bases that make up MCBH. Produced by the MCBH Communication Strategies and Operations (COMMSTRAT) section. Music track courtesy of "A Walk" by Mystery Mammal. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by MCBH COMMSTRAT)

U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive new Amphibious Combat Vehicles along the beach during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 18, 2019. The test was designed to assess and verify how well Marines can interface with the vehicle and operate at night. The ACV is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez)

Meet the Marine Being a Marine goes past the uniform, haircuts and swagger. It’s a whole Marine Concept. They are a group of exceptional human beings who embody the Corps’ ethos of honor, courage, and commitment. Now, here is your chance to Meet the Marine. Name: Sgt. Paul Min Age: 22 Hometown: Houston, Texas Military Occupational Specialty: 0111, Administrative Specialist “I was first introduced to the Marine Corps by my history teacher in high school, he too was a Marine, and the way he held himself with confidence and stable efficiency stood out to me, and I knew being a Marine was something I wanted to do,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Min. At the age of 19, Min officially began his enlistment on March 21, 2016. That day he arrived in sunny San Diego to report for recruit training. Min reported into Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, (MCAS) Oct 10, 2016, where he currently serves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) within the station’s installation personnel administration center (IPAC). Min’s responsibilities reside over the large force of Marines within the IPAC, he ensures that all Marines have the needed resources to complete their daily task by inventorying and providing all the Marine’s their necessary equipment. “I’m happy with the way I got administration, I feel like there’s a lot of things that Marine’s don’t know that they should know about their own careers and basic information, and I’m there to provide. I think this was a good baseline, a good [marine occupational specialty], to see and understand the entirety of the Marine Corps.” “Some of the greatest challenges I’ve faced so far have been the social obstacles within the Marine Corps,” said Min. “We all come from different walks of life, and it’s taught me to be resilient in ways of communicating and working with Marine’s through straining situations.” Min grew up with his mother and older sister most of his life, where the life of working and upkeep were constant. He joined the Corps because he wanted to take that burden off his family. “The big factor for me was figuring out my own life and not letting my family suffer to send me to college. I wanted to go out and find something that I could do myself and relieve that burden from my family, to me that was why I joined the Marine Corps, and I’m forever grateful to be here.”

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, spoke to Marines during a brief visit on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2019. Black said to the assembled Marines, “Strive for perfection knowing it has never been achieved, it is the unachievable goal.” (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Megan Roses)

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has a wide variety of jobs and positions on the installation. Here is an "on the job" look at one of the most essential: Aviation Operations staff non-commissioned in charge. Aviation Operations is responsible for managing all activity that happens on the airfield. It turns out to be quite the responsibility when the installation is an air station.

U.S. Marine Corps video created on June 20, 2020, at MARFORRES, New Orleans to broadcast the opening of summer annual training for reserve Marines. With the ever-changing combat environment, reserve Marines remain ready to Go, fight, and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. JVonnta Taylor)

Danny Hayes, community relations officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), explains his role as a liason to the surrounding Oahu community and the importance of community relations, MCBH, Dec. 12, 2019. Since 1952, MCBH Civilians have supported and sustained Warriors through our tightly held Core Values. These core values capture how we care about: Each Other; What We Do; and Our Special Place. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Luke Kuennen)

The Aloha Minute is a weekly video highlighting events that have recently occurred aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Dec. 12, 2019. The video is part of an ongoing series capturing events that occur throughout the several bases that make up MCBH. Produced by the MCBH Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) section. Music track courtesy of "A Walk" by Mystery Mammal. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by MCBH COMMSTRAT)

Whether deployed overseas or stationed here at home, as Marines not many of us are able to go home to see our family during the holidays. So from our family to yours, we wish you a happy New Year! (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian J. Lopez)