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WASHINGTON ― As the Marine Corps continues to reconfigure the infantry battalion, leaders also must learn how the “base unit” of the service will fit into one of its newest formations: the Marine ...
A restructured infantry battalion will spend 2024 experimenting with new capabilities and added medical staff as the Corps rethinks the role of infantry for the future fight. Marines with 3rd ...
This video discusses the various aspects of Marine Infantry, from the Infantry Marine Course, Marine Infantry’s mission, capabilities, opportunities, structure, and much more. We also go over the ...
The commander of a Marine infantry battalion in the 1st Marine Division has been fired for what the Marine Corps called “a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to continue to serve in that ...
Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a night live-fire shoot through barricades during close-quarters tactics course at Camp Pendleton, California, in 2016 ...
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is shrinking all infantry battalions to 811 troops by Sept. 1, the service announced Monday as part of an annual update of its Force Design restructuring. In 2020, the ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Some Marines are unhappy about the planned elimination of the infantry assault specialty, a move that aims to free up personnel for other job fields. Marine Corps Commandant Gen ...
Then-Sgt. Brett Meil, pictured in January 2022, took quick action on the grenade range as a Marine combat instructor in June 2023. (Staff Sgt. Jared Brown) When then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw one of his ...