U.S. Marine Corps

Operation Detachment: The Strategy

The United States followed its successful plan for amphibious assaults on enemy-held islands, while the Japanese countered with a defense …

“Flat-nose Flossie,” a Landing Ship, Tank (LST), unloads a Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) on the beach at Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, 1945. Specialized ships and vehicles like the LST and LVT were a vital part of United States tactics in the Pacific war. U.S. Navy Photo

Across the Pacific

By Craig Collins

American planning for a war against Japan began as early as 1897, amid rising tensions over the state of the …

Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP), and Landing Vehicles, Tracked (LVT) carry Marines to Iwo Jima on the day of the invasion. The great cost of the invasion and capture of Iwo Jima in Marine Corps casualties provoked controversy even while the war was still being waged.

Why Iwo Jima?

By Craig Collins

By the summer of 1944, the war in the Pacific was clearly being won by the United States and its …

CH-53K Successful in Air Refueling Tests

By U.S. Navy News Release

The CH-53K King Stallion aced an air-to-air refueling test, successfully demonstrating long-range logistics support capabilities for the U.S. Marine Corps. …

Photos

National K-9 Veterans Day | Photo Gallery

By Emily Falcone

National K-9 Veterans Day is March 13th. Here are some great images of our four-legged heroes who have served or …

Top Shots – Military Photo Gallery | FEB 27, 2020

By Damion Harte

Here are our picks for this week’s favorite military images. These pictures represent some of the best photojournalism from U.S. …

USS Iwo Jima Commemorates Namesake Battle

By U.S. Navy Public Affairs

Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) hosted a commemoration ceremony honoring the victory in …

U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct practical application to compare green and white phosphor night vision goggles at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, June 18, 2019. White phosphor goggles will replace the traditional green phosphor goggles for improved night vision capabilities during MRF-D aviation operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kealii De Los Santos)

MARINES TEST NEW NIGHT VISION GOGGLES

By U.S. Marine Corps News Release

In January, a group of Marines assessed next-generation night vision goggles in a realistic setting.

The Squad Binocular Night Vision …

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transit the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera)

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Strike Groups Conduct Indo-Pacific Operations

By U.S. Navy Public Affairs

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group joined forces to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations …