More Changes Coming to the Marine Corps as Planners Refine Force Design 2030
After three years of modeling and experimentation to overhaul the Marine Corps for an island-hopping campaign in the Indo-Pacific, service…
Marine Expeditionary Units Making Do Until Amphibious Combat Vehicles Join the Fleet
Amid a delay in fielding the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle program, sailors and Marines are adjusting how they…
Marine Corps Crisis Response Force Will Remain In Baghdad
THE PENTAGON – After sending Marines from Kuwait to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Secretary of…
U.S. Marines Train on French Amphib During ‘Jeanne d’Arc Task Force’ Stop at Camp Lejeune
ABOARD FS TONNERRE, OFF CAMP LEJEUNE – A French task group on deployment with 130 officer cadets teamed up with…
Iwo Jima ARG, 26th MEU Return Home From 6-Month Deployment to 5th, 6th Fleets
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and its amphibious ready group returned home on Thursday, concluding a six-month deployment to the U.S.…
USS Oak Hill BALTOPS Participation Highlights Pentagon Push for Unexpected Deployments
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s recent participation in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 exercise…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 16, 2018
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 9, 2018
The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed…
Air Operations in Djibouti Halted, Amphibious Exercise Canceled After 2 Marine Aviation Crashes on April 3
This post has been updated to include additional information from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. All U.S. military air operations…
Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashes in Djibouti, Pilot in Stable Condition
This post has been updated to correct the date USS Iwo Jima entered U.S. 5th Fleet. It was March 27,…