Marine band rocks out to Macklemore with rap, choreography at unit ball
Kick off your Thanksgiving weekend with this kicking video, featuring the Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band, out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It’s not your typical Marine Corps concert. The band...
View ArticleMarine WWII vet returns Rising Sun flag to Japanese hometown
A 92-year-old World War II veteran returned to Japan this week on a mission of peace: to return a flag he had taken in war some seven decades prior to its hometown. Stars and Stripes reported that...
View ArticleSnow sculpture depicts Iwo Jima flag-raising
Move over, Frosty. When the northern Virginia-D.C. area got a healthy foot of snow late last week, some creative souls saw a motivated opportunity. This photograph appeared on the internet forum...
View ArticleGen. “Mad Dog” Mattis just gave what may be the most motivating speech of all...
One of the Marine Corps’ most revered generals proved his mettle as a warrior poet recently, delivering a speech that summed up the Marine Corps ethos and experience–from bar fights to earth’s orbit....
View ArticleCommandant wishes female Marine vet a happy 100th birthday
Mary Cochrane enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944 to “free a man to fight” in World War II by serving as a truck driver. On April 18 she celebrated her 100th birthday–made sweeter with a cake brought...
View ArticlePoll: Marine Corps still most prestigious military branch
The results are in. According to a new Gallup Poll, Americans overwhelmingly believe that the Marine Corps is the most prestigious branch of the armed services. No word on whether it’s the dress blues,...
View ArticleThe crosses are back: after wildfire, 100 Marines restore Pendleton memorials
Edit: Updates to correct caption credits Last week, we wrote about one Marine’s valiant mission to save a beloved Camp Pendleton memorial site from the wildfires that were burning through the base....
View ArticleOsprey squadron celebrates anniversary with new insignia
A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey squadron is getting a makeover, just in time for its 62nd birthday. VMM-363, out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., created a new insignia to mark the anniversary,...
View Article“Outpouring of love” after 12-year-old Honorary Marine dies of brain cancer
Last year, 12-year-old Ethan Arbelo earned his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor when he was made an Honorary Marine, joining a group of fewer than 100 who have received that title. Last week, Ethan’s family...
View ArticleMarine mascot Chesty XIV becomes an NCO
Looks like America’s cuddliest Marine is getting a promotion. The official Marine Barracks Washington Facebook page is announcing that Chesty XIV, an English bulldog who is the official mascot of the...
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