Marine Corps commandant recovering from open-heart surgery The Marine Corps announced Monday night the commandant underwent open-heart surgery to correct a heart defect and is expected to return to full-duty after his rehabilitation. Jan 9, 2024 ...
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is developing and testing a new design for its current fleet of mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles because the heavily armoured trucks do not perform as well off-road as marines would like, according to Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway. To ...
In March 2020, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant, Gen. David H. Berger, debuted his transformativeForce Design 2030which, within a decade, intended to recast the Corps from its traditional expeditionary Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) model that it had used since the 1950s to something, wel...
the nominee for the position of commandant of the Marine Corps, outlined his plans to continue the force overhaul and pursue battlefield-manufacturing technologies. Smith expressed his commitment to Force Design 2030, an initiative he has been involved in since its inception, emphasizing the need ...
The ban was first announced in February 2020 after Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger ordered all Confederate-related paraphernalia to be removed from Marine Corps installations, according toTask & Purpose. However, it was not clear exactly what the paraphernalia was...
Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration, told Defense News in a Jan. 12 interview that integrated air and missile defense is becoming increasingly important for the service’s future operating plans and its Force Design modernization initiative...
The Commandant of the Marine Corps says the U.S. must change how its forces are arrayed in the Pacific.
Philippine Marine Corps commandant Major General Arturo Rojas stressed at Tuesday’s opening ceremony in Manila that Kamandag was long planned and had “nothing to do with whatever is happening in the region”. The drills’ primary focus will be live-fire exercises along Luzon’s nor...
"Retaining our experienced and qualified Marines remains one of the Commandant's highest priorities,” the document read. “Achieving retention goals is vital for shaping and sustaining the Marine Corps' enlisted force.” Available kickers include an early reenlistment kicker, an aviation maintenance ...
- Marine Corps strength: 200,861 (0.12% of U.S. population) The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957. The top non-commissioned officer filling the position reports directly to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The post was the first ...