Commandant calls for reawakening in the corps
Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, is challenging his emerging and veteran leaders to reinvigorate their leadership skills and commitment to building Marines who embody the Corps' ethos and values. The effort is not a crackdown, but instead a quest to "reawaken the soul of our Corps," as he described it in a letter to Marine generals.  MORE

CMC's Letter to NCOs            

CMC's Letter to GOs

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2013 Marine Corps Birthday Message: Enduring Fortitude, Unfailing Valor

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen James F. Amos, and the SgtMaj of the Marine Corps, SgtMaj Micheal P. Barrett, speak to Marines and Sailors about the timeless Marine qualities of courage and perseverance by looking back on the landing on Tarawa in WWII, the Battle of Hue City during Vietnam, and crossing the berm into Iraq during the War on Terror. Marine determination, grit and valor make the Corps the ready force America relies on in times of crisis.

Marines run in honor of the Marine Corps birthday

Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a motivational run aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct. 30, 2013. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the I MEF commanding general, held the run in honor of the Marine Corps birthday.
  26th MEU moves out of Middle East, 13th MEU moves in
Encompassing the volatile Middle East and northeast Africa, the 5th Fleet area of responsibility can be tense at any time. But for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, the past six months were particularly eventful.  Since it deployed to the Middle East in April, ships with the ready group were poised to respond to the escalating situation in Syria.  MORE
           
  Marines providing support for Georgians' return home from Afghanistan
Friends and family gathered to greet Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 8 with Advisor Training Cell and Supporting Arms Liaison Team 8 with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, at a homecoming celebration aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18.Despite being located in two separate locations during the deployment, the two teams worked closely MORE

           
  Highlanders master brilliance in basics
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a live-fire exercise to master basic combat skills on Range 210F here, Oct. 23.  The exercise is designed to train and evaluate Marines on weapons techniques and prepare them for team and squad level, live-fire training.  MORE

           

 

Marine Overcomes Loss of Hand, Deploys Again
It’s a cold day in the heart of Fallujah, Iraq, and Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a squad leader serving with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is leading his squad on a patrol through the city when they receive reports of an improvised explosive device strike in the vicinity.  His mission became searching for the IED’s trigger man, which had injured four Marines. As his squad was closing in he prepared a flash bang grenade to throw, it detonated in his left hand, severing it.  MORE

             

1st ANGLICO traps success with training
Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company conducted tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21.A recent TRAP mission quickly became famous when Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit flew to Benghazi, Libya, on short notice to rescue a pilot and recover an Air Force F-15E.  MORE
           

 

Marines conduct Mountain Training in every Clime & Place
There is a phrase in the Marines’ Hymn that summarizes the expeditionary nature of Marines: “we have fought in every clime and place where we could take a gun.” Tucked into a valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is a Marine installation designed to prepare Marines to fight in the clime of harsh mountain environments.  MORE
           

 

One team, one fight; two squadrons work together for readiness
High above the clouds, two MV-22B Ospreys fly in need of fuel. Luckily, there is a KC-130J Super Hercules flying with them to provide aerial refueling so they can continue without stops.  Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 conducted the exercise to practice aerial refueling aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 24.  MORE

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