Watch the 2016 Marine Corps Birthday Message!
The 2016 Marine Corps birthday message was released this week. Follow the link in our first article to watch a video of this year's message.
The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is just over a week away. Our second article explains how you can show your support for the team and this year's MCM runners in our second article.
In this year's birthday message, Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller and Sergeant Major Ronald Green stresses the notion of the Marine Corps being a team and encourages Marines to watch out for each other, even after they leave active service.
*Image info: Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller, left, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald Green, right, deliver the 2016 Marine Corps birthday message. (Photo from Defense Video Imagery Distribution System/released).
The 2016 Marine Corps Marathon is just over a week away and this year's TMP participants need your support!
One way you can provide support is by wishing them luck on our official TMP Facebook page. By letting our TMP members know they're being cheered on by individuals around the country, you can help inspire and encourage them to persevere as they tackle "The People's Marathon."
The Warrior Support Team has compiled a list of some of these organizations and we encourage our readers to read more about the services these organizations provide.
While at School of Infantry (SOI), your Marine may receive sustainment or advanced training of Marine Corps Marital Arts. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) is a combat-oriented martial arts program created by the Marine Corps.
*Image info: Lance Corporal Bryan Polonia, class participant and a Stamford, Conn., native, executes a hip throw on Lance Corporal Zachary Acevedo, class participant and a Chicago native, during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
(USMC photograph by Corporal Melissa Wenger).
This week in Marine Corps history, Operation Maui peak ended nearly two weeks after it began 11 miles northwest of An Hoa, Vietnam and two almost simultaneous suicide-attacks against American and French forces took place in Beirut, Lebanon.
Approximately 4,000 Marines and Sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit left San Diego last week for a seven month deployment to the western Pacific and the Middle East.
(Right) Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion post security in Namsos, Norway, March 3, 2016, during Exercise Cold Response 16. The landing reinforced the unit’s capabilities of operating in winter terrain and cold-weather environments. During Cold Response, 13 NATO allies and partner nations and about 15,000 troops enhance their skill sets and strengthen their bonds. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Brianna Gaudi).