U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

MISSION

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.

Live Fire Range: Southern Star 25

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division and Chilean marines participate in a live fire during exercise Southern Star 25, at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, May 29, 2025. Southern Star is a multinational training exercise emphasizing operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency, and military forces to strengthen...

Live Fire Range: Southern Star 25

Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 30th Annual Golf Classic

Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South (center left) and Lt. Gen. Jim Laster, USMC (Ret.), president and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation (center right), celebrate the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s 30th annual golf classic on May 19, 2025, surrounded by members of the TFT Foundation and Marine Corps volunteers...

Dedication to Service: Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South color sergeant is awarded by New Orleans mayor

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, commander, Lousiana Army and Air National Guards, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Isaiah J. Curtis, color sergeant, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and retired Col. Jason E. Burkett, pose for a photo during the Armed Forces Day award ceremony at the National WWII Museum, May 17, 2025. Curtis...

4th Marine Logistics Group Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Valerie Jackson, right, outgoing commander of 4th Marine Logistics Group, passes the colors to Brig. Gen. Joseph Katz, left, oncoming commander of 4th MLG, as Sergant Maj. Patrick Fay, center, the command senior enlisted leader of 4th MLG, renders a salute during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May...

Tulane University Reserve Officer Training Corps Joint Commissioning Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, speaks during the Tulane University Reserve Officer Training Corps Joint Commissioning Ceremony at Tulane University, New Orleans, May 16, 2025. Anderson served as the guest of honor for the ceremony and delivered the oath of office to the new...

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...

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.

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Video by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Smith, Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas

Lt. Gen. Anderson and Sgt. Maj. Ruiz interview

Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

March 22, 2024 | 2:59

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, incoming commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, 20th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, are interviewed after the change of command ceremony of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 21, 2024. Anderson and Ruiz addressed the importance of the change of command along with what they see in the future of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas and Lance Cpl. Isaiah Smith ).