Marines will wear woodland green year-round, effective immediately, according to a new directive from the commandant of the Marine Corps.

The change was quietly announced Dec. 8 through an all-Marine Corps bulletin, signed by Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.

Previously, Marines would alternate between tan-and-brown desert camouflage in the summer and green woodland camouflage utilities in the winter on dates roughly coinciding with Daylight Savings Time changes. Now all sailors and Marines serving with Marine Corps units will use the woodland pattern throughout the year.

In the summer, Marines will roll the sleeves on their woodland camouflage uniforms the way they now do on their desert cammies; in the winter, sleeves will be rolled down, according to the message…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/12/11/marine-corps-ditches-desert-camouflage-for-seasonal-uniforms.html?ESRC=marine_161213.nl

The Marine Corps will get funding for 3,000 additional troops in the fiscal 2017 defense budget, according to a compromise version of the bill released this week.

The fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act would allow the service to grow from 182,000 to 185,000, even as it reorganizes the top leadership structure. The 3,000 additional troops would represent the first plus-up in years for the Marine Corps, which has been tasked with drawing down from a wartime high of 202,000 since 2011, and would return the service to a pre-war end strength.

The additional troops, if the bill is approved by the president and funded by an appropriations measure, likely would be used to bulk up the Corps’ cyber, information warfare and electronic warfare communities — a key growth area that senior service leaders have repeatedly emphasized over the past year..”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/12/01/marines-get-more-troops-keep-generals-in-defense-budget.html?ESRC=marine_161206.nl

The commander of a West Coast-based aviation logistics squadron was removed from his post on Friday due to dissatisfaction with his performance, according to an announcement from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, out of Miramar, California.

Lt. Col. Michael Hernandez, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, was relieved by 3rd MAW Commanding General Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to continue to lead,” according to the announcement.

“This was a strictly performance-based decision; there was never any concern of misconduct, a 3rd MAW spokesman, Capt. Kurt Stahl, told Military.com..”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/12/05/marine-aviation-commander-relieved-poor-performance.html?ESRC=marine_161206.nl