191110-M-QR315-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2019) Marines and Sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) celebrate the 244th Marine Corps birthday while underway aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Matthew Teutsch, Cpl. Israel Chincio and SSgt Donald Holbert)

Sgt. Zachary VanDusen, chief instructor for Corporals Leadership Course, explains the different types of evaluations students must pass to complete the course. The Marines are tested on Marine Corps various aspects of discipline, Marine Corps knowledge and ethical decision making. In order to meet the requirements to pick up the rank of sergeant, Marines must first pass this course. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian J. Lopez) For more information on the roles and responsibilities of a noncommissioned officer, visit: https://www.usmcu.edu/CDET/enlisted-marinenet-corporals/?fbclid=IwAR2t2JKaLTqmQzi0xQ4IlA3xuf57aA6pgketDTbWUMGzrCB8VRaw_NV_Yww

MSgt. Nicholas DiRoma, SNCOIC of Corporals Leadership Course, shares with us the purpose of the course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. For Marines who have recently picked up the rank of corporal, Corporals Leadership Course is a great opportunity to learn new leadership styles and their roles and responsibilities as noncommissioned officers. The Marines are given classes on leadership, ethical decision making and more. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian J. Lopez) For more information about being a noncommissioned officer in the Marine Corps, visit: https://www.marines.mil/

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Duran J. Sword, the personnel officer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, was presented the 2018 Marine Corps Manpower and Personnel Administration award, Personnel Officer of the Year, by Manpower and Reserve Affairs in Harry Lee Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, May 8, 2019. As director of Camp Elmore Installation Personnel Administration Center, Sword’s individual efforts were critical to the unit achieving a 98 percent success rate of more than 1,300 unit diary certifications responsible for 60,000 individual transactions. Sword also held a vital role during the evacuation of Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Garett Burns and Sgt. Danielle Prentice/Released)