Marine Corps News
Marine warfare school adapts to changing combat environment
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (July 22, 2008) — The art of warfare is always changing in the ways they are planned for, fought, and won. Looking back through centuries of battles fought from the American Revolutionary War to the current Global War on Terrorism, planning, tactics and execution have continuously evolved into what they are today.
Raiders open the doorway to urban assault
CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq — Marines stacked up and waited outside the door of a small one-room shack for their moment to strike. Under the hot sun, they wiped sweat from their eyes to calm the burning sensation it caused. They didn’t know the situation they would face once they busted through the door, but they were ready for anything....
Amphibious assault Marines prepare for combat
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Marines with Delta Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, honed their skills as riflemen by conducting raids and urban warfare training along with dismounted security patrols at night this week. ...
MCBJ firefighters on Okinawa practice eliminating obstacles, getting inside
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan — Thirty firefighters with Marine Corps Bases Japan hacked, cut and pried their way through one of the toughest doors around during forced-entry training at the MCBJ Fire Department June 25....
Amos advances to general, becomes assistant commandant
After advancing to general in a July 2 ceremony presided by the commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Gen. James F. Amos assumed duties as 31st assistant commandant of the Marine Corps today. ...
24th MEU flips to coin; Civil Military Operations Center opens in Gamsir
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — At a forward outpost in Garmsir, a line of Afghans wait to talk with Marines at the newly opened Civil Military Operations Center; they have come to voice their claims and receive cash payments for losses incurred while Marines battled insurgents. ...
New Marines learn discipline, camaraderie
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO — The Spartans, Romans and today’s U.S. Marines are known as some of the finest fighting organizations man kind has ever known. These great armed forces in history all had one thing in common with one another. They all had discipline and all knew some form of close-order drill....
Down under w/ The Dogs of War
A major, joint field exercise and combined-arms live-fire event at the Shoalwater Bay training area in Central Queensland, Australia....
Okinawa Trains Marines to become Scout Swimmers
Swimming more than 2,000 meters, running three miles, then immediately repeating the process may sound like training for a triathlon to some. ...
Marine enlists as PLD
It takes a lot to keep a good Marine down. Injuries do not necessarily have to end service to one’s country. Many Marines are able to continue their careers because of Marine Corps Administrative Message 228-06. ...Most Commented
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