1st Marine Division News

West Coast Infantry Chiefs Gather to Tackle Unit Friction

Cpl. Stella Tedesco — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:47:00 GMT

On Monday, June 15, U.S. Marine Corps infantry operations chiefs from across the Western Region Fleet Force gathered to attend the Western Regional Infantry Operations Chiefs Symposium, hosted by 1st Marine Division.

1st Bn., 5th Marines conducts inaugural training on Range 710A

1st Lt. Chase Fortier — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:57:00 GMT

A new live-fire range is giving Marine infantry units the unique ability to train entire companies with reinforcements using the full arsenal of weapons available to the infantry battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marines Conclude Exercise Steel Knight 25, Strengthening Joint Readiness Across Southern California and Arizona

2ndLt Lorenzo Meigs — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:25:00 GMT

U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. 3rd Fleet, and the U.S. Air Force’s

MARINE KILLED IN TACTICAL VEHICLE MISHAP IDENTIFIED

2ndLt Lorenzo Meigs — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:15:00 GMT

The Marine Corps has identified Private First Class Tanner F. Rubio as the Marine who died in a

1st Marine Division identifies personnel killed in vehicle accident

Courtesy Story — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:06:30 GMT

Officials with 1st Marine Division identified the two Marines who were killed after a vehicle

80 years later, Marine remembers Guadalcanal

Gunnery Sgt. Cristina Bates — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:15:00 GMT

In December of 1941, Richard Harold Russell was 19. He was living in Michigan, going to college and

Press Release #21-001: 1st Marine Division Conducts Exercise Steel Knight at Camp Pendleton and Twentynine Palms

Pentagon News — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:16:00 GMT

Marines and Sailors from the 1st Marine Division will conduct Exercise Steel Knight 2021 (SK-21), a complex, combined live-fire exercise from November 30 – December 18, 2020, throughout multiple locations in Southern California and the Pacific Ocean, to include Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The exercise will also include a naval fleet component, led by Expeditionary Strike Group THREE (ESG-3), entitled Dawn Blitz 21 (DB-21).

Aussies reconnect with U.S. Marines at the Blue Diamond

Pentagon News — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:46:00 GMT

Regimental staff members huddled around the command post of the ‘fighting’ 5th Marine Regiment at

A 20-mile tactical march into a demanding combat eval ― this Marine regiment just did it

Pentagon News — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:00:54 GMT

Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment recently completed the largest combat evaluation of the unit

1ST LIGHT ARMORED RECONNASSIANCE BATTALION TO TRAIN WITH NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE

Pentagon News — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:48:49 GMT

Media Advisory October 1, 2019

PR #19-009 1st Marine Division Arrests

Pentagon News — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:25:00 GMT

Press Release #19-009

3D printing in the Marine Corps: An industry of untapped potential

Cpl. Joseph Prado — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:56:00 GMT

1st Lt. Ryan McCormic sat in the middle of his 3D printing laboratory watching as the honeycombs,

Great Love Happens Once: The Enduring Story of John and Lena Basilone

Cpl. Teagan Fredericks — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:22:00 GMT

Some ties run deep, like service to country or commitment to family. For one Marine, those two paths

Iron Fist 2019 Strengthens U.S.-Japan Alliance; Certifies ARDB

Cpl. Cutler Brice — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:19:00 GMT

U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers with the 1st

From temporary to permanent: the story of the 1st Marine Division White House

Lance Cpl. Cameron Fina — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:04:00 GMT

The building has withstood the test of time. It has seen generations of Marines enter and leave its

Television series “SEAL Team” films on Camp Pendleton

Cpl. Joseph Prado — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT

The glamour of Hollywood has often found its way to the pristine shores and rugged hills of Marine

5th Marine Regiment Participates in Apprenticeship with Mercedes-Benz

Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT

You can find Marines in any clime and place, but one place you don’t expect to find them is behind

Marine killed in action at the Chosin Reservoir receives final send off from Fox Company

Cpl. Joseph Prado — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:32:00 GMT

Sgt. Justus Branson, a platoon sergeant with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, looked

Golden Gloves: The Fighters of the 1st Marine Division Boxing Team

Lance Cpl. Megan Brown — Wed, 02 May 2018 06:43:00 GMT

3 days, 5 hours, 2 minutes and counting. This is the countdown clock that runs relentlessly through

Marine Receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroic Actions

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacquelyn Childs — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:55:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO – A Marine Corps veteran was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sept. 8 for heroic actions he performed while on active duty.