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FROM CAMEROON TO “CAMMIES”: ONE MARINE’S JOURNEY

The clacking of a keyboard, the steady pounding of shoes during a long run, the sound of a turning page; these are all sounds that are universal. No matter where you hear them, they sound the same. So, what separates Sgt. Paul Nhomba from the rest...

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Those Who Do Well, Teach Well: Force Fitness Instructors to Attend SHAPE Convention

From mortarman to becoming a force fitness instructor trainer, Gunnery Sgt. Edwin Omanahernandez has served 11 years in the Marine Corps, and throughout this time, he has transitioned from student to teacher.

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Recruiters of the Year Recognized at the Commandant’s Combined Awards Ceremony

The sun shined throughout the National Museum of the Marine Corps atrium in Triangle, Virginia, Illuminating the faces of a group of elite members of the United States Marine Corps and their families. They have traveled from their respective units...

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Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome: Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann Became the Change

“I’ve had a lot of failures in my life, more so than my successes,” Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann jokes. “In high school, I let those get to me. The Marine Corps taught me that when I hit a wall, I find a ladder.”

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Young Marines Awarded While Visiting Marine Corps Recruiting Command

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Adan Moreno, sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, welcomed Young Marines from the Potomac River Young Marines when they came to visit and receive an award, at the James Wesley Marsh Center on Marine Corps...

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Changing Course

Poolee Ariele Shideler stands in front of Recruiting Sub-Station North Phoenix, Ariz., for a photo Dec. 5, 2023. Ariele Shideler joined the Delayed Entry Program with the recruiting office with intentions to prepare for Marine boot camp.

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Full Circle: A Marine's Journey from Athletics to the Marine Corps and Back Again

AURORA, Colo. — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Alicia Chambers, expeditionary communications officer, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, right, talks with Joshua Fulton, assistant track and field coach with Barton Community College at the United States Track &...

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U.S. Marines Present Battles Won Comeback Award at the NJCAA Cross Country, Half-Marathon Banquet

The Battles Won Comeback Award was presented to Kameron Eustace, a student of Trinidad State College and native of Zuni, New Mexico at the National Junior College Athletic Association Cross Country and Half Marathon Championships Banquet and Award...

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Hitting All the Bases: MCRC Partners with the ABCA at UMD

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Aaron Webster, the national partnerships action officer with Marine Corps Recruiting Command, speaks to coaches during the American Baseball Coaches Association clinic, on the campus of the University of Maryland - College...

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The Bonds That Form

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jarrod Eggleston, a Marine under the command recruiting program at Recruiting Substation Murfreesboro, Recruiting Station Nashville, pays a visit to his former high school at Coffee County Central High School, Manchester,...

 

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Marine Corps Recruiting Command Leaders

Commanding General
Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Major General Bowers currently serves as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. 

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Executive Deputy
Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Mr. Jeff Morgan currently serves as the Executive Deputy, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.

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Sergeant Major
Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Sergeant Major Allen B. Goodyear currently serves as the Sergeant Major, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.

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