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In the history of military recruiting ads, none is more iconic than the Marine Corps’ “Rite of Passage” commercial from 1998. In it, a nameless hero swings a sword with an Eagle, Globe ...
Gen. Eric Smith passes the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz Aug. 10 during the relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington. (Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld/Marine Corps ...
Art Gorman and 19-year-old Lance Corporal Santiago Emanuel joined "Fox & Friends" on the Marine Corps’ anniversary, Nov. 10, to celebrate the big day. The cake is sliced with the Mameluke sword ...
The Marine Corps was looking for “the most steel-eyed ... The commercial would also require a Marine to perform Sword Manual Procedures. As it happened, McCormick had been a drill team commander ...
“Today’s cake-cutting at the National Museum of the Marine Corps was a fitting tribute replete with music, a sword and Marines in dress blues,” said Col. (Ret.) Keil Gentry, director of the ...
The Marines of Marine Corps Logistics Command said farewell on Friday to outgoing Sgt. Maj. Brian Drechsler and welcomed his replacement, Marshall Gregg III, who is returning to the base for a second ...
Friday’s ceremony included one of the Marine Corps’ longest running traditions of using a sword to cut their birthday cake. Lt. Col. Robert Ferguson, senior Marine instructor explained the ...
a fact confirmed by the Marine Corps History Division. For a lot of Marines (and those of us who just enjoy watching cakes being cut with swords), that might come as a surprise. But before you ...
Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Alpha, which is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., participated in the Keen Sword exercise, which was held in November between the U.S ...
Marine Corps Forces Pacific commander Lt. Gen. James Glynn was at the Japanese army’s Camp Ishigaki on Oct. 23 for the start of the U.S.-Japan Keen Sword exercise, the III Marine Expeditionary ...