MARINE CORPS FORCES RESERVE

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...

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 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)

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 )

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