From high school friends to sergeants major
KABUL, Afghanistan — Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill is not a household name among Marines, but his career has skyrocketed parallel to that of his long-time friend, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, who...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Sgt. Maj. Mike Barrett fires away
Say this about the Marine Corps’ new top enlisted adviser: He certainly doesn’t mind calling things as he sees them. That has become abundantly obvious since Sgt. Maj. Mike Barrett became the 17th...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: The plan to cut the Marine Corps
For nearly a year, the Marine Corps’ top officials have stayed on message with two main points regarding manpower: A drawdown wouldn’t begin until after the war in Afghanistan, and it would reduce the...
View ArticleVideo: The 236th Marine Corps Birthday Message
The Marine Corps Birthday is still a few weeks away, but the service extended one tradition tonight by posting its annual birthday video message. Featuring narration by Commandant Gen. Jim Amos and...
View Article‘Your quarterback is your platoon commander’
The Marine Corps hosted the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 3 in Phoenix. The competition pitted the East against the West in a game featuring 100 of the best high school football...
View ArticleCommandant, sergeant major visit Marines in Afghanistan
Sometimes, the boss comes long ways to check in on his people. That was the case yesterday in Afghanistan, where Commandant Gen. Jim Amos and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Mike Barrett dropped in...
View ArticleRemembering Henry Black, 7th sergeant major of the Marine Corps
The country lost a legend on Friday with the death of Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, the service’s oldest surviving sergeant major of the Marine Corps. As noted in an obituary I wrote Monday, Black served in...
View ArticleVideo: Sgt. Maj. Mike Barrett on women serving in combat units
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey announced yesterday that they were lifting the 1994 Combat Exclusion Policy that bans women from serving directly in...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Marines prepare for women in combat units
Pentagon leaders announced last week that they were rescinding the 1994 Combat Exclusion Policy that kept women out of ground combat units, raising a host of questions about what will change for...
View ArticleSgt. Maj. Barrett tells Marines to step up, stop sexual assault
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps issued a video message with some straight talk for Marines on the issue of sexual assault prevention. Sgt. Maj. Mike Barrett told Marines in the passionate...
View ArticleVideo: Commandant releases new sequestration update
Commandant Gen. Jim Amos said Thursday in a video released by the Marine Corps that the Marine Corps has enough money to continue training through the rest of the year, but is still working to prevent...
View ArticleNew glimmers of hope for wounded warriors with blast injuries
Commandant Gen. Jim Amos and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Mike Barrett visited Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore last week, intent on seeing Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco, the first American...
View ArticleModern Day Marine exposition kicks off at Quantico
The Marine Corps’ annual exposition of gear, weapons and vehicles kicks off today at Quantico, Va. It is expected to draw thousands of Marines and civilians from across the country, with a special...
View ArticleThe night Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent endeared himself to...
Something wonderfully awesome happened last night in San Francisco. In case you don’t recognize the guys in this photo, they are: * Paul Szoldra, an infantry Marine who left the Corps as a sergeant a...
View ArticleCommandant to do LIVE town hall via Facebook
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael Barrett will conduct a live social media Q&A Friday, March 14 at 4 p.m. via the official Marine Corps...
View ArticleCongressman defends Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. after controversial comments
In the wake of a wave of controversy spurred by comments Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett made at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing, a congressman who served in the Marine Corps is...
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