News and information out of Washington, the DOD and the U.S. Military.
- Roughly 200 Marines will begin protecting federal property and personnel in Los Angeles after relieving the California National Guard, which was mobilized amidst a breakout of civil unrest in the city, a senior military official said.
- This week in the Defense Department, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles, Defense Secretary Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the DOD's pending budget for 2026, and the Army's 250th birthday celebrations began.
- The Army's 250th birthday celebration will include a parade, military flyovers and a large static display where visitors can view military hardware and engage with soldiers on the National Mall in Washington.
- Miami Marlins pitcher Tyler Phillips visited the Pentagon, taking time to honor his late grandfather, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Frank C. Phillips, a 26-year Army and Air Force veteran who served in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently signed a memorandum that enhances the Defense Department's SkillBridge program, giving service members the opportunity to conduct on-the-job training in the private and civil sectors so they can successfully transition.
- During a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026 includes funding to meet the increased worldwide demand for the military's special operations forces community.
- The U.S. Army Military District of Washington provided the media with a preview of the heavy equipment and vehicles that will be showcased in the upcoming military festival and parade in celebration of the Army's 250th birthday.
- U.S. Marines visited Nashville, Tennessee, from June 1 to 7, 2025, to host Marine Week Nashville in honor of the Corps’ 250 years of service.
- U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea commemorated its 30th anniversary with a colors rededication ceremony held ahead of its official anniversary on June 1, 2025. Established in 1995 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, MARFORK serves as the U.S. Marine Corps service component to United States Forces Korea with the mission of ensuring the readiness of Marine Corps forces on the Korean Peninsula, strengthening interoperability with the […]
- U.S. Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen came together for the 37th Annual Fleet Week New York in New York City, May 21-27, 2025. This year’s event was significant as the Navy and Marine Corps celebrated their 250 years of continuous commitment to safeguarding American prosperity and freedom.
- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training to prepare the unit for future warfighting capabilities. Immersive, scenario-based evolutions focused on lethality, readiness, and interoperability for an upcoming deployment in the Indo-Pacific Region during a MEU Exercise (MEUEX) in Okinawa, from Apr. 28 to May 9, 2025. Over two weeks of training, MEUEX prepared approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors in strategies and procedures, as well […]
- Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted staff training as part of Command Post Exercise I at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 21-24, 2025.
- U.S., Philippine, and Japanese military forces, along with civilian leaders, gathered for the Balikatan 25 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Tabletop Exercise, working together to enhance crisis response coordination and strengthen their longstanding alliance from April 29 to May 1, 2025. The trilateral exercise fulfills a pledge made by the leadership of the three nations and captured in an April 11, 2024, Joint Vision […]
- U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, supported by U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Soldiers with 25th Infantry Division, and Philippines Marines with Marines Battalion Landing Team 10, concluded the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 with the retrograde of forces from the Batanes islands to Northern Luzon, May 2, 2025.
- U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, alongside Philippine Airmen with 960th Air and Missile Defense Group, concluded one of six Combined Joint All-Domain Operations (CJADO) events during Exercise Balikatan 25, April 27, 2025. The Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) was held at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui from April 25 – 27 and included live- and dry-fire demonstrations from the […]
- MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Weapons Training Battalion – Quantico hosted the Marine Corps Championships, the culminating event of the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions, from April 10–18 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
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