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Glued-In

blast-proof wallpaper protects & beautifies

Self-adhesive, blast-resistant wall covering can be applied to a primed surface.

Engineer Research and Development Center, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Berry Plastics Corporation’s Engineered Protective Systems Division recently developed a new material designed to absorb the shock and minimize shrapnel from explosions. More

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Work It Out

Below are some suggested workouts used by Sgt. Maj. Mark M. Geletko, the sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Geletko has an extensive background in physical fitness as a former drill instructor, a mixed martial arts competitor and trainer, and a Golden Gloves boxer and trainer. More

Portrait and Profile

Faces in the Ranks

Lance Cpl. Ja’Lisa C. White
DeSoto, Texas

Age: 19
Occupation: Food service specialist
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. More

Corps Lore

Paving the Way

Staff Sgt. Timerlate Kirven and Cpl. Samuel J. Love read an award citation for the Purple Heart they each received for wounds sustained during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. They were the first African-American Marines to receive the Purple Heart.

The Marine Corps is a fighting force that owes its effectiveness in part to the diversity of the Marines who serve in it.

Unfortunately, this was not always the case. Up until World War II, African-Americans were denied the right to serve in the Marine Corps.

In 1941, Executive Order No. 8802, issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, began to address the discrimination in employment practices to include the armed forces. More

Knowledge Test

Trendsetters

1. This devil dog was the first female Marine selected for naval aviation training and received her wings April 21, 1995.
2. She was the first female Marine to pilot an MV-22 Osprey.
3. He was the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Unit Profile

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced)

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced)

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) is the first United States Marine Corps tiltrotor squadron consisting of MV-22A Osprey transport aircraft. The squadron, known as the “Thunder Chickens”, is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, although they are currently attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Lejeune. More

Boondoggle

MRE Soup

A list of military terms, acronyms and expressions

Sea dust: Naval term used for table salt.

SLRP: Acronym used for Survey, Liaison & Reconnaissance Party – an organization formed from a Marine air-ground task force and Navy support element, which is introduced into an objective area prior to arrival of the fly-in echelon. More