Marine Corps News 

Pentagon unveils official portrait of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Government officials unveiled 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace's official portrait during a ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium today. Several senior military leaders, including the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S...
Marines arm logistics group for combat deployment
Lance Cpl. Rosa Shaver’s day begins as early as 2 a.m. on a normal basis.  She rolls out of bed, showers, brushes her teeth, fixes her hair and kisses her two young children goodbye, never knowing what time she will return to say hello to them again...
Great Aloha Run invites service members to show off cadence, esprit de corps for good cause
Thousands of people are expected to come together Feb. 16 to make an 8.15 mile trek for the 2009 Hawaiian Telcom Great Aloha Run, one of Hawaii’s top participation races, which benefits organizations across the island. This year, the race’s director...
Service members rehearse 56th Presidential Inauguration
From providing musical performances to acting as key personnel during the swearing-in process, hundreds of service members were on hand on Jan. 11 around the nation's Capitol to support the 56th Presidential Inaugural rehearsal. Each branch of s...
Marine advisor awarded Bronze Star for battlefield recovery efforts
The Marine Corps is moving toward a different mission in Iraq as it progresses further into the early months of 2009. Forces are currently centering their efforts to transitioning control of terrain and operations to Iraq’s military forces with t...
Lejeune Marines ready for the fight
After months of non-stop preparation, Marines and sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) have completed their predeployment training and stand ready to lead Marine efforts for a 13-month deployment with Multi National Forces-West, Iraq...
Grunts assault mock city aboard Fort Pickett
A squad of Marines carefully patrols through the eerily quiet streets of an Arab village. The still air hangs thick with dust and anticipation. A sudden explosion sends people screaming into the street. Professional civilian role-players and spec...
Marines drop in on Fort Pickett out of the blue
Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participated in a parachute drop Jan. 10, 2009, at Blackstone Army Airfield aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Tr...
Marines conduct flight operations in urban Virginia
MV-22B Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stopped traffic and turned heads as they landed in several areas in and around Richmond, Va., Jan. 10. Residents from Richmond took an ...
Chaplain's 'guardian' remains ready to fight
If you search across the landscape of any battlefield where Marines fight, you’re bound to find a Navy chaplain nearby. If you search a little closer, you will notice an armed enlisted sailor standing close to him, always keeping a watchful eye a...