U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

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Commander, Marine Forces Reserve (COMMARFORRES) commands and controls assigned forces for the purpose of augmenting and reinforcing the Active Component with trained units and individual Marines as a sustainable and ready operational reserve in order to augment and reinforce active forces for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. COMMARFORRES is the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on matters pertaining to Marine Forces Reserve.

Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve, receives a flag with 1 star to represent his new rank during a frocking ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date...

Funeral of Retired Lt. Gen. Richard E. Carey

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Sok, an aviation ordnance chief, with Marine Aircraft Group-41 begins to fold the flag at the funeral of retired Lt. Gen. Richard E. Carey at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, May 5, 2025. Carey served 38 years in the Marine Corps, serving in both the Korean and Vietnam War. Near the end of his service, Carey led the...

4th Marine Division Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment Ceremony

4th Marine Division celebrates the Relief and Appointment of Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Adams and welcomes Sgt. Maj. Garett G. Kirkby, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Louisiana, Apr 4, 2025. The Relief and Appointment signifies the passing of authority from the outgoing Sergeant Major to the oncoming Sergeant Major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan A. Green)

Marines and Indiana National Guard Conduct Joint CASEVAC Communication Training

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Dominic Leto, a transmissions chief with Detachment, Communication Company, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, speaks to Marines during a flight safety briefing for a joint communications exercise with the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade, Indiana National Guard in Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana, March 14, 2025. The joint...

2/23 Leaves for UDP

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Delatorre, a network chief with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and a native of Oxnard, California, counts Marines as they board a bus on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 11, 2025. The Marines are headed to Kadena Air...

4th AABn conducts open water operations with multi-mission reconnaissance crafts

U.S. Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct high-speed, open water operations using a multi-mission reconnaissance craft–alpha variant, Tampa, Florida, March 4, 2025. The MMRC-A will enable Marines with 4th AABn to continue to train and operate in the maritime domain, supporting service level littoral maneuver...

A flawless performance: Marine Forces Reserve musician becomes the 2024 Marine Musician of the Year

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Poland, drum major and flutist, poses for a portrait after earning the title, Marine Musician of the Year, Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Feb. 21, 2025. Poland earned the title for her excellence in her occupation as a flutist, acquiring additional billets–such as drum major–and providing junior Marines with opportunities by leading...

Uniting Forces: Marines and Airmen Collaborate in C-5 Super Galaxy Training Exercise

U.S. Airmen prepare to drop the loading dock of a C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft during a static load exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 6, 2025. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, trained alongside U.S. Airmen, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, 68th...

COMMAND VISION MARINE FORCES RESERVE: Achieve and Sustain Force Readiness and Agility

The mission of Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) is to provide the Total Force with combat-ready reserve forces, capable of seamlessly reinforcing and augmenting the Active Component. MARFORRES must maintain an agile posture to meet emerging threats while sustaining a lethal and responsive force in a dynamic and contested global environment ( READ MORE )

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 Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Reserve Recon Marines Practice Parachute Insertions

Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

Aug. 20, 2016 | 1:15

Marines with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, participated in numerous simulated combat exercises at Exercise Northern Strike 16. In order to maintain proficiency in all aspects of combat, Reserve Recon Marines must practice exercises like combat parachute insertions. Exercise Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2016 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

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