26th MEU(SOC) and BATARG to Return Home After an 8 Month Deployment
Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024, after successfully completing an extended eight-month deployment embarked aboard the amphibious w…
Marine Corps Returns MV-22 to Flight Status
The Marine Corps returned its MV-22s to flight on March 8, following Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) announcement that deemed the aircraft safe to fly.
Gen Smith Returns to Full Duty Status as Commandant
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, has returned to full duty status after recovering from an October 29 cardiac arrest.
CNO, ACMC Travel to Gulf Coast for Shipbuilding Visit
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney visited Austal USA, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, March 4, 2024, demonstrating the Navy …
Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie completes second successful flight
The Marine Corps’ XQ-58A Valkyrie, a highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed its second test flight February 23, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Marine Corps Passes FY23 Audit
Following a rigorous two-year audit pilot, and for the first time in DoD history, the Marine Corps received an unmodified audit opinion, which is the highest audit opinion that can be achieved.
U.S. Marines Deliver Emergency Relief to Mindanao
At the request of the Government of the Philippines, U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force will support the U.S. Agency for International Development by providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mind…
Marine Corps orders environmental, health, and safety inspections of all service barracks
Effective immediately, Marine Corps Installations Command will conduct an environmental, health, and safety inspection of all Marine Corps barracks to ensure service compliance with its commitment to its residents to provide a safe, secure, clean, and …
Marine Corps Provides Update on General Smith
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric. M. Smith, underwent successful open heart surgery on Jan. 8 to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which was the cause of his cardiac arrest on Oct. 29.
V-22 Osprey Grounding
Out of an abundance of caution, following the AFSOC operational stand down, NAVAIR is instituting a grounding bulletin for all V-22 Osprey variants Dec. 6. This decision comes after the V-22 Osprey mishap on Nov. 29, off the shore of Yakushima, Japan. …