NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - Marine Corps Systems Command recently reached Fully Operational Capability (FOC) for the MK 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). This milestone marks a critical step forward in modernizing the Marine Corps’ sniper capabilities of Reconnaissance and Infantry units. "Fully Operational Capability is achieved when all the Infantry and Reconnaissance units, … [Read more...]
Marine Squadron Conducts First Combat Strikes Using F-35C
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 – U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 conducted the first F-35C combat air strikes for the platform, Nov. 9-10. VMFA 314, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted multiple strikes on Houthi weapons storage facilities … [Read more...]
Marine Squadron Circles Globe Aboard KC-130J
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepares for takeoff at Guam International Airport, Sept. 7, 2024. VMGR-352 stopped in Guam while flying from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to deliver essential personnel, … [Read more...]
Marines Bring New Capabilities to Naval Exercise
U.S. service member with Maritime Security Response Team East, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Nabholz, furthest in the rear, 2336 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, and engage in mechanical breaching training with U.S. partner forces as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2024 in Bizerte, … [Read more...]
Female Marines Unite with Jordanian Female Team
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Over the course of a week in October, nearly a dozen U.S. female Marines joined forces with Jordanian Soldiers from the Shiek Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) Brigade’s Female Engagement Team (FET) for a dynamic subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Intrepid Maven 25.1 (IM 25.1) for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central … [Read more...]