Latest United States Marine Corps Stories
High-tech disposal system reduces 50 gallons of waste to half a pint of ash In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash. Called the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS), the unit is currently undergoing evaluation by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) as a possible solution to help Marines win their...
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced today that its Eagle Industries business has received an additional $24.9 million contract from Marine Corps Systems Command to produce the U.S. Marine Corps' new standard-issue pack. The news of this follow-on delivery order comes only two weeks after the initial contract was announced. Work for the second order will be performed in Eagle Industries' two Puerto Rico manufacturing plants and is expected to be complete...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10: MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED Profile America -- Thursday, November 10th. Today is the anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps in 1775. The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, passed a resolution that two battalions of Marines be raised as landing forces...
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Marine Corps will soon be using a tactical Smartphone network developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to support their humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission exercises. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b </font>) The Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center has acquired the MONAX system, which the Office of Naval Research purchased,...
BARDONIA, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry Fixler, Marine Veteran from Viet Nam, touches the lives of returning wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan through his Million Dollar Challenge/Semper Cool Campaign. All of the royalties from Semper Cool, a Marine's fond memories of Viet Nam, are being distributed directly to wounded troops and their families Fixler was one of the small group of Marines who fought the Siege of Khe Sanh, and his memories from that historic battle are...
STRATFORD, Conn., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team won the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Programs Award today at the annual NDIA Systems Engineering Conference Award Luncheon in San Diego, Calif. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO ) The National Defense Industry Association presented the prestigious award to the CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team, consisting of both Naval Air Systems Command...
CLEVELAND, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Marine Corps will partner with the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to bring Marine Week to the nation's Rock and Roll Capital, June 11-17, 2012. Marine Week is a celebration of community, country and Corps, and provides the unique experience to directly connect the American public and Marines. "Marine Week will bring the Corps' latest technology, state-of-the-art equipment, rich history and hundreds of Marines to Cleveland," said Lt. Gen....
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release was written by Samantha Macher: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111017/DC87070LOGO) Imagine a crisp fall day in rural Middleburg, Virginia. Leaves of red and orange dangling lithely from their branches, cool air rushing down the sidewalk, briskly sweeping away the heat of the long summer days, your feet pounding against the pavement as you finish the tenth mile of your marathon training -- Autumn has...
From Department of Navy Energy WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seven Department of the Navy commands were recognized for exemplary achievements at the Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards ceremony Oct. 12, held at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center. Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work, who represented Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the annual event, recognized select commands for leading the DoN in reducing energy and water...
NAPA, Calif. and CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tim McGraw's TOUR FOR THE TROOPS concert, courtesy of the Air Force Reserve, will celebrate and honor our servicemen and women with a free concert for members of the military and their families at 6:00 pm PST on Sunday, November 13 at Camp Pendleton. The concert by the GRAMMY® Award-winning musician will headline events including a Family Fun Day beginning at 12:00 pm PST. "I am proud to perform for the troops and to...
Latest United States Marine Corps Reference Libraries
Norman Earl Thagard is considered to be the first American cosmonaut. He is an American scientist and has retired from being a NASA astronaut after his selection in 1978. He also achieved Medical Doctor and climbed the ranks in the United States Marine Corps to Captain. Thagard logged 140 days, 13 hours and 24 minutes in space before retirement. He currently is a professor at the Florida State University in the College of Engineering. Thagard was born in Marianna, Florida on July 3, 1943...
Robert Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He is also a former Naval Flight Officer and Naval Aviator in the United States Marine Corps. He was born Robert Donald Cabana on January 23, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has two brothers and is married to Nancy Joan. Together they have three children: Jeffrey, Christopher and Sarah. In 1967, Cabana graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis,...
Gerald Carr is an engineer, retired United States Marine Corps colonel and former NASA astronaut. He was born Gerald Paul Carr was born on August 22, 1932 in Denver, Colorado. His family relocated when he was young, and he was raised in Santa Ana, California. He graduated from Santa Ana High School and then, in 1949, he enlisted in the United States Navy. The following year, he was designated a midshipman with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment at the University of Southern...
James Buchli is an engineer, retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut. He was born James Frederick Buchli on June 20, 1945 in New Rockford, North Dakota. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in Fargo, North Dakota in 1963 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1967. Upon his graduation, Buchli received his commission in the United States Marine Corps and completed Basic Infantry Officer's...
Charles Bolden is the current Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps major general, and former NASA astronaut.. He was born Charles Frank Bolden Jr. on August 19, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina. During his childhood, his father coached him through football until he graduated from Johnson High School in 1964, where his father was the head football coach. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical science from the United States Naval Academy in 1968, and a...
