U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

The Marine Corps education establishment is exploring options to increase and enhance the effectiveness of enlisted reserve PME. An OPT was conducted, and the subsequent COAs were developed. Your participation in this survey is extremely valuable and will be used to support a brief to the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.

2024 DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE & HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

The DoD theme for the 2024 observance is, “Behind Every Name a Story: The Courageous.” This year’s poster honors a courageous rescuer, Adolfo Kaminsky. An Argentine-born member of the French Resistance, Kaminsky masterfully forged identification papers, passports, food ration cards, and other documents to save the lives of over 10,000 Jews, many of them children. He...

2024 ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH (AANHPIHM)

The 2024 AANHPIHM Observance Poster highlights several influential trailblazers who have helped define AANHPI history. To this day, their innovative and pioneering spirit continues to inspire generations of future leaders. In celebration of AANHPIHM, DoD honors these pioneering trailblazers of the past and recognizes their unique contributions, while creating new...

CURRENT CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATION

U.S. Marine Corps Forces South is currently seeking 18 Reserve SNCO and Officer volunteers who meet the requirements (rank can be one up, one down) to take a minimum of 181 day active-duty orders to MARFORSOUTH located in New Orleans in support of current crisis response planning and operations.

NEW ORLEANS BASED MARINE CORPS COMMAND RECEIVES NEW COMMANDER – INCUMBENT RETIRES AFTER 35 YEARS

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Bellon relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Later that day, Bellon retired from the Marine Corps after 35 years of faithful service at a separate ceremony at the National World War II Museum.

Proud legacy continues: Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South change of command ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, left, shakes hands with Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during a change of command ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, March 21, 2024. Bellon retired after 35 years of faithful service in the Marine Corps’ active and reserve component. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance...

4th Marine Division Rifle Squad Competition

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division conduct a 12-kilometer timed movement during the annual Division Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, March 08, 2024. The DRSC is a 72-hour competition that fosters the warrior spirit through competition to determine the most combat-effective squad within the 4th MARDIV. The...

USAG-KA commemorates Operation FLINTLOCK during 80th Anniversary

The community of U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll paid tribute during Operation FLINTLOCK’s 80th Anniversary, Jan. 31 – Feb. 4, to honor those who served and assisted in liberating the Marshall Islands during World War II. Operation FLINTLOCK is considered the largest amphibious assault of WWII, directly contributing to the allied defeat of the Imperial Japanese Army...

Family in and out of the Corps; a Marine inspires a change in her family.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Astrid Ramos Roman, an administrative clerk with Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, (left) Pfc. Joel Mendoza, student at Logistic Operation School North Carolina, (middle) Cpl. Ashly Mendoza, a finance technician with Combat Logistics Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, (right) pose for a photo celebrating Joel’s Marine boot camp...

Security Assistance Group - Ukraine (SAG-U)

Reserve Marines: looking for 23 volunteers to take seven-month active-duty orders to support SAG-U in U.S. European Command. Click here to view requirements, more information, and application.

USMCR CONNECT MOBILE APP

Introducing our cutting-edge application designed to transform the way Marines, Sailors, and their families connect and thrive within the USMCR community. Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, our platform centers on four core pillars: Communication, Connectivity, Interventions, and Resources.

Video by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins

Balikatan 24: CJCMOTF Interview

Exercise Balikatan

May 7, 2024 | 10:02

U.S. Marine Col. David Fennell, commanding officer of the 1st Civil Affairs Group and Philippine Air Force Col. Arman Mampusti, head of the civil military relations division, discuss civil affairs and the Combined Joint Civil Military Task Force during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, April 29, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)