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Marine Corps Reserve Brief Highlights Opportunities for Aviators Through Direct Affiliation Program - Marine Corps Reserve Brief Highlights Opportunities for Aviators Through Direct Affiliation Program

Marine Corps Reserve Brief Highlights Opportunities for Aviators Through Direct Affiliation Program

Maj. Gen. James Wellons, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. John Kelliher III, commanding general of 4th MAW, spoke to officers about the Marine Corps Reserve during a brief on the Direct Affiliation Program at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 10, 2025. DAP allows Marines to transition directly to the reserve after leaving active duty, offering benefits such as a guaranteed Select Marine Corps Reserve or Individual Mobilization Augmentee billet of choice and maintaining eligibility to transfer education benefits.

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U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, stage their gear for the last day of their activation period for the unit deployment program at Camp Williams, Utah, Nov. 3, 2024. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines as they provide a total force solution in support of the UDP by aligning Marine Forces Reserve’s commitment to Marine Corps strategic objectives. This marks the first time since 2020 that an entire Reserve infantry battalion has activated to support the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus) - U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, stage their gear for the last day of their activation period for the unit deployment program at Camp Williams, Utah, Nov. 3, 2024. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines as they provide a total force solution in support of the UDP by aligning Marine Forces Reserve’s commitment to Marine Corps strategic objectives. This marks the first time since 2020 that an entire Reserve infantry battalion has activated to support the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus)

PRESS RELEASE: Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment Leaves for Six-Month Deployment

A Marine Reserve unit headquartered here activated Nov. 1, 2024, mobilizing for a scheduled 2025 deployment to Japan in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program.Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, is part of the first entire Reserve infantry battalion to support a UDP since 1st Battalion, 25th Marine

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Service Members Deliver Toys in Kotzebue - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael McDonald, dressed as Santa Claus, high-fives a student at June Nelson Elementary School while handing out toys in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2024. McDonald, inspector-instructor for Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, along with members of the Air Force and Navy, passed out toys to local school children during this year’s Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Marines and Airmen Deliver Holiday Cheer to Alaska’s Arctic Communities

U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint Toys for Tots operation, Dec 4 – 18, 2024 in isolated Alaskan communities. The Marines from a detachment of Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, were assisted by Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

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Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year - Cover Photo - Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year - Cover Photo

Sergeant Erick Volquezrodriguez: Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

Erick Volquezrodriguez, a United States Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, was recently recognized as the Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. He was awarded after designing official guidance that helps Marines navigate the path to U.S. citizenship through

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Press Release: Marine Corps Reserve Begins Pinnacle Training at Warfighting Center in California

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Approximately 4,279 Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve are mobilizing from across the country to form Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 and conduct Integrated Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center here, from June 8-25, 2024 .ITX is a live-fire exercise combining infantry, artillery,

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4th LE Battalion Provides Security During Exercise Native Fury - 4th LE Battalion Provides Security During Exercise Native Fury

4th LE Battalion Provides Security During Exercise Native Fury

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion (4th LEB), Force Headquarters Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, first deployed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in April 2024 to provide security to Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and their assets participating in support of Exercise Native Fury 24. Delta Company’s mission is to provide inner perimeter security for initial staging and logistics areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and to provide security alongside Saudi and Emirati forces throughout the exercise as it progresses from Kingdom Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates.

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U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pose alongside soldiers with the Philippine Army for a group photograph at the conclusion of a groundbreaking ceremony at Alannay Elementary School prior to the commencement of Exercise Balikatan 24 in Cagayan, Philippines, March 26, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry) - U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pose alongside soldiers with the Philippine Army for a group photograph at the conclusion of a groundbreaking ceremony at Alannay Elementary School prior to the commencement of Exercise Balikatan 24 in Cagayan, Philippines, March 26, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Philippine, US forces conclude Balikatan humanitarian efforts

Service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military successfully completed a series of humanitarian civic assistance efforts focused on community health engagements, engineering civic action projects, and civil-military engagements during Exercise Balikatan 24.

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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Ruth 'Mama Lou' Keller receives her birthday cake during her 99th birthday celebration, March 30, 2024, in San Jose, CA. Mama Lou was stationed at the Pentagon during the height of WWII processing Purple Hearts. - Retired U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Ruth 'Mama Lou' Keller receives her birthday cake during her 99th birthday celebration, March 30, 2024, in San Jose, CA. Mama Lou was stationed at the Pentagon during the height of WWII processing Purple Hearts.

U.S. Marines celebrate retired Marine Corps Cpl. Lou 'Mama Lou' Keller's 99th birthday

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division celebrated U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lou ‘Mama Lou’ Keller’s 99th birthday at her home in San Jose, March 30, 2024.It was the first time Marines came to visit Keller for her birthday celebration.“Keller’s family reached out to James Brown from the Wine Country Marines,

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Reserve Marines train for success in culminating event - Reserve Marines train for success in culminating event

Reserve Marines train for success in culminating event

Over 500 Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment conducted a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, April 11-13 in preparation for Integrated Training Exercise 4-24.

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New Orleans based Marine Corps Command receives new Commander – incumbent retires after 35 years - New Orleans based Marine Corps Command receives new Commander – incumbent retires after 35 years

New Orleans based Marine Corps Command receives new Commander – incumbent retires after 35 years

Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South held a change of command ceremony March 21, 2024, here. 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. Bellon, a native of Fort Polk, Louisiana, took command of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North in 2019. The latter command relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020. Bellon assumed command of Marine Forces South in 2022 when it relocated from Doral, Florida to here.

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