News

Marines

1st Marine Division identifies personnel killed in vehicle accident

Officials with 1st Marine Division identified the two Marines who were killed after a vehicle accident April 15 while supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations. The two Marines are:Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, of Riverside, California, was a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He enlisted in

80 years later, Marine remembers Guadalcanal

In December of 1941, Richard Harold Russell was 19. He was living in Michigan, going to college and enjoying his youth while being away from home. Russell can still remember the moment his life course would take a detour.He recalls driving in his car when the news flash came on the radio, “Pearl Harbor has been attacked by the Japanese.” Russell,

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

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

Regimental staff members huddled around the command post of the ‘fighting’ 5th Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Between the offices buzzing with movement on either side of the foyer, and the hallways lined with photos and encased memorabilia from the wars of yesteryear, the building had the air of a living museum.Two special

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

Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment recently completed the largest combat evaluation of the unit since the Corps changed standards to the test, including adding more than seven miles to the hike.The 1st and 2nd Battalions with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, did a 20-mile hike with a 70-pound assault load in under eight hours before

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

Media Advisory October 1, 2019 1ST LIGHT ARMORED RECONNASSIANCE BATTALION TO TRAIN WITH NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE Camp Pendleton, Calif. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, and soldiers with the

PR #19-009 1st Marine Division Arrests

Press Release #19-009 July 25, 2019 1ST MARINE DIVISION, NCIS, CONDUCT MASS ARREST OF MARINES AT CAMP PENDLETON

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

1st Lt. Ryan McCormic sat in the middle of his 3D printing laboratory watching as the honeycombs, slowly but surely, took form. Honeycombs, the colloquial nickname attached to the filters that keep reflections on scope lenses from giving away Marine positions, can make the difference between life and death on the battlefield.McCormic, the motor

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

Some ties run deep, like service to country or commitment to family. For one Marine, those two paths were intertwined.Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was both a lover and a fighter. He was notorious for his heroic actions on the beaches and in the jungles of the Pacific during World War II. During a heavy enemy attack in Guadalcanal, Basilone and his

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

U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade celebrated another successful exercise during the closing ceremony of Iron Fist 2019, Feb. 8, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.In addition to building upon the U.S.-Japan Alliance, Exercise Iron Fist

1st Marine Division