Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh took command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from Brig. Gen. Christopher McPhillips during a ceremony with MV-22B Ospreys and F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters parked nearby.

The body of a Marine who went missing June 5 while swimming off Okinawa has been recovered and identified, U.S. and Japanese officials said Friday.

Southern Jackaroo, which happens annually, reinforces cooperation across a range of military disciplines — including infantry, aviation, artillery and combat engineer training

More than 100 days at sea without a single COVID-19 case, the sailors and Marines of the Virginia-based Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group aren’t letting their care to keep the pandemic at bay get in their way.

The fire is east of the 33 Area, base officials said. Mandatory evacuations were ordered Wednesday afternoon for 25 Area, 26 Area and 27 Area.

The Marine Corps has resumed waterborne assault amphibious vehicle operations on Okinawa. The maneuvers were conducted in compliance with updated policies and procedures following a fatal AAV accident on July 30, 2020, off the California coast.

High winds and other atmospheric conditions can cause sound to travel unusually far, and that may be in play at Camp Pendleton, which covers some 125,000 acres of terrain and is the Marines' largest training facility on the West Coast.

Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi will not return to his position after Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger suspended him May 3 amid an investigation into the formation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which now oversees the AAV platoon that suffered the accident, the service said in a statement.

While the road repair project helped Marines train for scenarios they might encounter on future remote island deployments, Catalina Island and the town of Avalon now have better access along several roads critical to the locals.

Pfc. Dalton Beals, 19, of Pennsville died Friday in Parris Island, South Carolina, two weeks before he was scheduled to graduate, the Marines said.