SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 - U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 officially began Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 following an opening ceremony held today in Lampung. Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26, scheduled to run until mid-September, is an Indonesian-led, combined joint exercise that takes place across the islands of Sumatra and Java. Since its first … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 - As directed by the Secretary of War in an effort to rebuild the Nation’s military, the Marine Corps developed an executable and adaptable growth implementation plan for the next five years to advance the service’s “First to Fight” capstone concept. This growth plan sustains modernization momentum and enables the Corps to continue fielding a globally … [Read more...]

AUGUST 31, 2026 - Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Edward Galer was a fighter pilot during World War II and went on to serve more than 20 years on active duty. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the skies over Guadalcanal in 1942. Galer was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Seattle. He was the youngest son of Frederick George Galer and Mary Loretta Leahy, and he had two … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2026 - "We landed under the cover of night, stepping into the exact nightmare we had just watched on television,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Hector Rivera, reflecting on his unit’s arrival at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, during his time as the senior enlisted leader of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2026 - Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War Sean Parnell revealed in a social media post that an ongoing War Department investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2021 terrorist airport bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, has uncovered classified documents that had not been previously located. Parnell gave the update on the fifth anniversary of the suicide … [Read more...]