Continuing Operations
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Marines Help Sangin Stand Tall
It has been seven long months for the Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, but they will soon return home from Sangin, Afghanistan, to be reunited with family and friends. [Read more...]
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Marines Secure New Areas in Afghanistan
Entering the Trek Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provided a military presence absent to the region for nearly a year. Arriving [Read more...]
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Combat Engineers Make an Impact During Training
“30 seconds!” A small formation of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 Marines, most of them combat engineers, stares silently at a small desert clearing. It’s a pretty normal scene for Yuma’s ranges – rugged emptiness [Read more...]
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Afghan Air Force Provides Air Support for Afghan National Army
Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopters arrive in a whirlwind of dust and debris as their rotors disrupt the ground below them at Camp Tombstone, Afghanistan. The entirely Afghan-manned crew will support an Afghan National Army [Read more...]
Corps Connections
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Corporals Leadership Course: Confidence in Leadership
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a three-part series outlining the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Corporals Leadership Course. After their first week of classes, the corporals of Cherry Point Corporals [Read more...]
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Twins reconnect, unite in combat zone
While Sgt. David Haines and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Haines do not necessarily compete against one another, the 24-year-old twin brothers often wrangle back and forth as if they are teenagers fighting for a [Read more...]
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Corporals Leadership Course: History and Tradition
At 23, serving as a squad leader during a fight against enemy forces in Iraq 2004, Cpl. Jason Dunham led his squad into an engagement, then stopped to search seven Iraqi vehicles attempting to depart [Read more...]
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Politics in the Military
Every few years Marines and other service members have the opportunity to support their favorite political candidate by voting. As important as it is to vote, Marines also need to know what they can and [Read more...]
Marines Uncovered
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Marine Couple Overcomes Combat Wounds Together
When you’ve practically lost yourself to a wartime attack, been set on fire, clawed yourself free of wreckage without all your limbs intact, your face, arms, legs, even your eyelids are burned away, and you [Read more...]
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Retired Marine Continues to Promote Integrity and Leadership as a Teacher
Ascencion Gomez isn’t an average middle school teacher. He enjoys sitting in a dark classroom, at one point had a weight bench and treadmill in the room, and regularly cuts his students’ hair in addition [Read more...]
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Marines at 5,000 Frames Per Second
Whether firing weapons, blowing things up or taking down opponents in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Marines strive to be the best in all they do. Sometimes, though, to truly capture the moments of greatness, [Read more...]
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Military Moves: It’s Never Goodbye, It’s See You Later
Living on base has provided one of the most invaluable things in my life: a collection of friends. Throughout my Marine Corps journey, I’ve been lucky enough to find precious gems at every duty station. [Read more...]
On Target
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How to Look Your Best at the Marine Corps Ball
The 237th Marine Corps Birthday Ball is right around the corner. As wives, fiances and girlfriends, we are lucky enough to be invited to share in this event. The evening is about honoring the traditions of [Read more...]
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Marine Corps Addresses News Report Regarding Medal of Honor
A recent article by McClatchy has brought into question the heroic actions that led to the decision to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer on Sept. 15, 2011. This is the latest [Read more...]
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Commandant Speaks On Suicide In the Corps
The key to preventing suicide among our Marines is engaged leadership, from small unit leaders all the way up through the chain of command. Our noncommissioned officers are our first line of defense when it comes to recognizing [Read more...]
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Stress and Suicide in the Corps
After Barbara Christianson got off work on Jan. 24, she picked up her 4-year-old grandson Nate, ran by the grocery store and McDonald’s, and headed home. Christianson’s neighbor hated when anyone parked in the street [Read more...]