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Marine Corps News

31 August 2024

 

 

 

Marine Corps Wants Rifle-Mounted Jammers, 'Buckshot-Like' Ammo to Help Grunts Counter Drones
(MILITARY.COM 23 JUL 24) ... Jared Keller

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/07/23/marine-corps-wants-rifle-mounted-jammers-buckshot-ammo-help-grunts-counter-drones.html

Marine Gen. George Crist, Who Oversaw Tanker Wars With Iran, Dies At 93
(MILITARY.COM 29 JUL 24) ... Drew F. Lawrence

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/07/29/marine-gen-george-crist-who-oversaw-tanker-wars-iran-dies-93.html

 

Gen. Alfred Gray, 29th Commandant Of The Corps, Buried With Full Military Honors At Arlington Cemetery
(STARS AND STRIPES 30 JUL 24)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-30/marine-gen-gray-funeral-arlington-cemetery-14665348.html

 

Marines Practice Air Defense With New Radar On Japanese Island Near Taiwan
(STARS AND STRIPES 31 JUL 24) ... Brian Mcelhiney and Keishi Koja

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-31/marine-corps-radar-japan-taiwan-14674257.html

 

Beirut Marines Reflect On Death Of Hezbollah Leader Who Planned 1983 Attack
(TASK & PURPOSE 02 AUG 24) ... Jeff Schogol

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-veterans-hezbollah-leader/

 

Australia-Based Marines Ready For Crisis Response, Regional Tensions
(MARINE CORPS TIMES 05 AUG 24) ... Gordon Arthur

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/08/05/australia-based-marines-ready-for-crisis-response-regional-tensions/

 

Marines Laud New Littoral Regiment’s Debut, Radar System At Close Of U.S.-Japan Drills
(STARS AND STRIPES 07 AUG 24) ... Brian McElhiney

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-07/resolute-dragon-marine-littoral-japan-14774688.html

 

Could Thousands More U.S. Marines Be Stationed In Australia?
(MARINE CORPS TIMES 09 AUG 24) ... Todd South

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/08/09/could-thousands-more-us-marines-be-stationed-in-australia/

 

Marine Who Died Trying To Save Crew In Fiery Osprey Crash To Receive Service’s Top Noncombat Medal
(ASSOCIATED PRESS 13 AUG 24) ... Tara Copp

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-13/spencer-collart-navy-and-marine-corps-medal-14848116.html

 

Soldiers Work With Marines As The Corps Ramps Up Its Air Defenses
(MARINE CORPS TIMES 16 AUG 24) ... Todd South

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/08/16/soldiers-work-with-marines-as-the-corps-ramps-up-its-air-defenses/

 

Biden Takes First Ride In New Marine One As Sikorsky Wraps Delivery
(DEFENSE NEWS & ASSOCIATED PRESS 19 AUG 24) ... Stephen Losey

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/08/19/biden-takes-first-ride-in-new-marine-one-as-sikorsky-wraps-delivery/

 

Retired Marine General Died Of Embolism At California Base He Once Commanded
(STARS AND STRIPES 22 AUG 24) ... Gary A. Warner

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-22/marines-general-dead-embolism-twentynine-palms-14948093.html

 

Marine Corps MQ-9 Reapers To Operate In Okinawa For Intelligence, Surveillance Ops
(USNI NEWS 28 AUG 24) ... Dzirhan Mahadzir

https://news.usni.org/2024/08/28/marine-corps-mq-9-reapers-to-operate-in-okinawa-for-intelligence-surveillance-ops

 

Marines’ New Mortar, Rocket Simulator Delivers Training With No Blast
(MARINE CORPS TIMES 28 AUG 24) ... Todd South

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/08/28/marines-new-mortar-rocket-simulator-delivers-training-with-no-blast/

 

Marine Commandant: No ‘Untouchable’ Programs As It Modernizes
(NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE 29 AUG 24) ... Stew Magnuson

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/8/29/breaking-marine-commandant-no-untouchable-programs-as-it-modernizes

 

Vietnam Marine Vet Awarded Navy Cross 55 Years After Saving Marines While Wounded
(TASK & PURPOSE 29 AUG 24) ... Joshua Skovlund

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/vietnam-marine-veteran-navy-cross/

Army Unit Deploys Hypersonic Weapon in Navy-led Exercise

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/19/army-unit-deploys-hypersonic-weapon-in-navy-led-exercise

Thanks to Skip Storey for this article

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