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Marines


HURRICANE IRMA

This page archives news and photos from the Hurricane Irma response in 2017. It highlights MARFORRES support for disaster relief, showcasing readiness and assistance to civilian authorities.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, did their part following the storm conducting refueling and resupply missions to Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma to aid and assist the affected areas of the Florida Keys, beginning on Sept. 10, 2017.

 

VIDEOS

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PHOTOS

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 7

Col Walter Cunningham, United States Marine Corps retired fighter pilot and Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, gives his remarks during the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 7 mission at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Oct. 20, 2018. The spacecraft crew consisted of commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command module pilot Donn F. Eisele, and lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham. Apollo 7 was the only manned Apollo mission launched on a Saturn 1-B rocket and from pad 34 at Cape Kennedy and the first manned test of the Command and Service Module. The crew orbited the Earth 163 times and spent 10 days and 20 hours in space. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/Released)

Articles

Marine Forces Reserve units contribute to hurricane relief efforts
As states across the southeast began to deal with the blow of Hurricane Irma, which destroyed homes and left millions without power, Americans once again proved their ability to come together in the...