October 31, 2010 — This year 80 charities have partnered with the 35th Marine Corps Marathon to raise approximately six million dollars from more than 6,000 runners. This year’s race will be held in the National Capital Region. The Marine Corps Marathon is the 4th largest U.S. marathon and the largest marathon in the world that does not offer any prize money. This MORE
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October 29, 2010 — The 35th commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, tells Marines to prepare for what the future holds – a transformed, flexible and lighter force ready to respond to any contingency. “As befits our expeditionary nature, Marines will be forward deployed and engaged in areas of instability and potential conflict” said Amos in his Commandant’s Planning MORE
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October 22, 2010 — Active duty and veteran Marines from across the country gathered at the University of Central Oklahoma Friday to participate in a sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball camp. Fifteen wounded, ill and injured Marines, with ability levels from novice to elite, spent three intense days practicing fundamentals, performing drills and conducting MORE
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October 22, 2010 — Gen. James T. Conway relinquished his position as commandant of the Marine Corps to Gen. James F. Amos during a change-of-command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington Oct. 22. Amos said he is ready to lead the “nation’s most ready force,” just moments after receiving the Marine Corps’ official colors, signifying the charge of the Corps is now in MORE
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October 19, 2010 — Veterans, families, friends and various dignitaries gathered under blue skies at section 59 in Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 17 to remember their loved ones and brothers in arms. Since 1984, the remembrance ceremony has been an annual event of sorrow and celebration for the men who gave their lives during a peace keeping mission in Beirut. At MORE
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October 15, 2010 — The Department of Defense hosted the Pentagon Energy Security Event Oct. 12-15 as part of Energy Awareness Month. The focus of this year’s event was “Empowering Defense through Energy Security.”The goal of the event was to promote DoD energy security initiatives by showcasing various systems and technology that advocate energy conservation and are MORE
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October 14, 2010 — A 13-year-old girl sitting on the benches inside the National Museum of the Marine Corps sketches a Word War II fighter aircraft hanging from the steel beams and glass ceiling above. She dreams of one day becoming a Marine combat artist even though she was told it wasn’t possible. Through the NMMC Teacher-in-Residence Program, she was able to MORE
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October 08, 2010 — Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion East, headquartered here, traveled to Fayetteville, W.Va. to compete in a 52-mile adventure race Oct. 9-10.For the 10th year in a row, the U.S. Armed Forces Morale, Welfare and Recreation network sponsored their Wilderness Challenge race in rural West Virginia. More than 160 service members from the United MORE
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October 08, 2010 — Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Admiral John C. Harvey presented his opening night speech Oct. 4, 2010 at the Expeditionary Warfare Conference (EWC) illustrating how America’s expeditionary forces could be crippled without adequate Mine Countermeasures support.Describing losses during the U.S. Navy’s attempt to conduct a forcible entry into MORE
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October 06, 2010 — Segs4Vets presented 51 Segways to wounded warriors at the Marine Corps War Memorial Oct. 6. Segs4Vets has been donating Segways, a self-balancing electric scooter that allows riders to stand and travel in various environments, to wounded service members since 2005. “Our goal is to eventually get one to all the wounded vets that need one,” said MORE
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