As threats from around the world remain on our nation’s horizon, the Navy and Marine Corps remain ready to respond at a moment’s notice. For more than 30 years, Exercise Steel Knight has served as 1st Marine Division’s culminating event for pre-deployment certification, under I Marine Expeditionary Force. Today, as the nature of threats evolve, so does the training. Steel Knight 23 put Marines to the test to meet challenges they could face in the future...
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U.S. Marines from 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2022 to provide humanitarian civic assistance to our partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Approximately 90 Marine Corps personnel, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd MARDIV, provided additional security for the final mission stop in Haiti for the Continuing Promise 22 deployment. II MEF maintains ready trained Marines able to deploy on short notice...
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Armed with unwavering confidence and the latest training, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton emergency service professionals stand ready to counteract any danger — including hazards not visible to the naked eye. When disaster strikes, MCB Camp Pendleton's Fire Department, Provost Marshal's Office (PMO), and Explosive Ordnance Disposal section assemble a team of first responders with a single mission: safeguard all base personnel, property, and the surrounding environment...
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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited students and faculty at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022...
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On Dec. 10, 2022, Japanese and U.S. distinguished visitors gathered for the Reunion of Honor Ceremony, which is an annual event founded by retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden in 1995 to commemorate the warriors who fought in the Battle of Iō Tō (Iwo Jima). Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General, had the honor of speaking alongside Tetsuro Teramoto, Iwo Jima Association of Japan president, Ichiro Aisawa, member of the National Diet of Japan, House of Representatives, and Philip Roskamp, the counselor of public affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo...
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