August 24, 2009 — Historically, Marine Corps noncommissioned officers are the go-to decision makers on the battlefield, taking on tremendous authority and responsibility as small unit leaders. In a move to advance stronger leadership at the small unit level, the Marine Corps is now taking advantage of their NCOs and allowing corporals and sergeants to exercise the MORE
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August 14, 2009 — Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway along with the honorable Raymond E. Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, hosted and headlined a one-day Energy Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Washington, August 13. The topics discussed ranged from cutting back on inefficient energy use on the battlefield, operating in an expeditionary MORE
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August 10, 2009 — Effective immediately, Marines will now run the Combat Fitness Test for score. Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, recently approved a scoring system for the CFT and a new schedule of CFT’s and Physical Fitness Tests – one CFT and one PFT a year. The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program order, MCO 6100.13 W/ CH 1, has been MORE
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August 07, 2009 — Marines, retired and currently serving, hiked up Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome as part of the 5th Annual Lewis B. Puller Memorial Hike Aug. 7.The hike, which occurs during the first week of August on Purple Heart Day, which is the same day Marines landed on Guadalcanal in 1942, recognizes the sacrifices made by service members fighting in the MORE
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August 07, 2009 — The Medal of Honor hanging from his neck as if it had been burnished by the Sun itself cast a glare on a crowed of applauding Americans as retired Air Force Col. George “Bud” Day approached the grassy field in front of the Marine Corp War Memorial. The Marine Corps welcomed the most decorated living military officer as their guest of honor during MORE
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August 04, 2009 — An assortment of the Marine Corps’ top enlisted conferred in Washington for the 2009 Sergeants Major Symposium July 27-30, to discuss the current issues and agenda facing the Corps. The week-long forum yielded discussion on an array of topics ranging from suicide prevention to the Wounded Warrior Regiment, but kept to one central theme – the future MORE
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