U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, receive a certificate during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2022. 18 Marines from 15 countries and five continents swore the Oath of Allegiance and...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William J. Bowers, Commanding General for Marine Corps Recruiting Command, cuts the cake during the Cake Cutting Ceremony for the 247th Marine Corps Birthday at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport Hotel, Herndon, VA, on...
U.S. Marine Corps, Rct. Raphael Younan, a new recruit at Marine Corps Recruit Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., tells his story about his childhood battle, cancer. Younan was born in Iraq in 2002, his families biggest challenge was not...
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Command and poolees, ran together during the Marine Heat at the 2022 Nashville Spartan Trifecta Weekend Race held at Lebanon, Tennessee on October 16, 2022. A partnership with Spartan Races provides the USMC...
In a profession where one is required to prospect young individuals to serve and be a part of something more, one would expect to find extreme difficulty in finding those who want to earn the title.
New to the game, a broad-shouldered young man catches a large oblong ball from a teammate and charges down the pitch. He storms past other players, even knocking one opposing player down. Other players at the practice knew the new player meant...
Marine Corps Recruiting Command accomplished its Fiscal Year 2022 mission in all categories and components on Sept. 30, 2022.
Marine Corps Recruiting Command supported Manpower and Reserve Affairs' Marine Corps Leadership Seminar while hosting a workshop at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C, October 21, 2022. Marine Corps Recruiting Command partners with...
This multimedia product serves to present a brief history of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the importance of Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Marine Corps. The word "unidos" can be roughly translated from Spanish to mean united, connected or...
Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month annually from Sept.15 to Oct.15. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we take the opportunity to honor all Americans of Hispanic descent and to acknowledge their past...
Focusing on his goal of becoming a National Basketball Association player, a boy with a passion for basketball walks down the street to the open court by his grandmother's home in Detroit, Michigan. Arriving at his destination, he races across the concrete, practicing dunking the ball into the hoop and footwork to outmaneuver his future opponent. He runs these drills all alone from sunrise to sunset.
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The Marine Corps Reserves, since its creation in 1916, has stood at the ready to strengthen active forces in peacetime and in times of war. It also serves to provide support during national emergencies or lead community service efforts.
The three most important things the Marine Corps does for the Nation are make Marines, win the Nation's battles, and develop quality citizens. The first two are objectives that can been easily recognized. Make Marines--more than 30,000 citizens graduate Marine Corps recruit training each year. Win battles--Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, and Battle of Derna, all of which can be read about in history books. The last one can only be known by those who have the pleasure of knowing one.
Major General Bowers was commissioned in 1990 after graduating with distinction from Virginia
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Colonel Jeff Morgan currently serves as the Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. Colonel
Sergeant Major Adan F. Moreno was born in Beeville, Texas. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in July