U.S. Marines partnered with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for the 2019 MEAC Basketball Tournament in Norfolk, Virginia, March 12-16, 2019.
For the eighth year, the Marine Corps and MEAC worked together to create lasting relationships with community leaders, key leaders, coaches, students and attendees. The Marines shared their cores values of honor, courage and commitment with all in attendance...
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Maj. Gen. James Bierman explains the parallel between Marine Corps values and those of hall of fame inductees during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Reception in Norfolk, Virginia, March 13. The Marine Corps is devoted to finding the most talented men and women who bring a diversity of background, culture and talent to service our nation, which is why it targets partnerships with organizations like MEAC. Bierman is the commanding general for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell...
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Recruiting Station Baltimore conducted an all-hands pool function at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, March 9, 2019. The event prepared members of the U.S. Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program for recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Bryan Nygaard and Lance Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)
On March 8, 2019, Haley Mathers stood in front of her family, friends and Marine leaders in a ceremony honoring her leadership and achievements — her meritorious promotion to corporal, earned for her outstanding merit among several peers. The ceremony took place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, next to a replica of the Molly Marine statue, the first monument of a female in service uniform, a tribute to the first female Marines. Just over a century ago, 40-year-old Opha May Johnson and 300 other women enlisted...
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Staff Sgt. Johnte Hall, drum major with the 2nd Marine Division Band participates in a Mardi Gras parade, New Orleans, March 5, 2019. The Marine Corps Band from Camp Lejeune performs in multiple parades annually to help celebrate the Mardi Gras season and to show the Marine Corps' presence in the New Orleans Community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dante J. Fries)...
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Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Command attend the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, February 25 to March 2, 2019. The CIAA is America’s oldest African-American athletic conference, primarily composed of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.The Marine Corps is devoted to educating the American public on Marine Corps values and presenting opportunities to those individuals who possess the fighting spirit needed to join its ranks. (Marine Corps video by Cpl. Servante R. Coba)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Marines attended the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2019 Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, February 25 through March 2, 2019.
For the past 19 years, the Marine Corps has partnered with CIAA to invest in a diverse and representative community, to share opportunities available within the Corps and to educate on their core values of honor, courage and commitment.....
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(From left to right) 2nd Lt. Ezekiel Johnston, Capt. Alicia Chambers and Gunnery Sgt. Richard Whelan pose with the national championship wrestlers during the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) 2019 National Championship in Marietta, Georgia, February 9, 2019. Wrestlers share the Marines’ fighting spirit, making for a strong...
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WASHINGTON — Maj. David Hankle speaks to Savannah Washington (left) and Makiyah Trumpet at a career fair during the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) 2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference in the District of Columbia, February 8, 2019. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command and Marine Forces Cyberspace...
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Educators traveled from Recruiting Station Fort Lauderdale to experience the Educators Workshop. The workshop allows educators to have an inside look at educational benefits and career opportunities in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales)