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U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY -- The oldest flying squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 24, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), “Pegasus,” cased its colors and deactivated during a ceremony here today.

U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY -- Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 24, cased their colors during the unit's deactivation ceremony here today.

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 demonstrate Lightning carrier concept

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 8, 2022) - The Navy and Marine Corps demonstrated a key capability when they operated 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) March 30 through April 8, fully exercising the Marine Corps’ “lightning carrier” concept for the first time in naval history on an amphibious assault ship.

26,000+ U.S. MARINES FORWARD IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

The number of U.S. Marines forward-based and forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific has increased from

JGSDF and U.S. military leaders meet in Hawaii

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Senior military leaders from the U.S. and Japan met at Fort Shafter this week to assess cooperative efforts and current strengths of the Japan-U.S. alliance and decide on important changes for future training.

COMMANDER, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES, PACIFIC, VISITS AUSTRALIA

CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII – (March 23, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, met with members of the Australian Defence Force and U.S. Marines during a visit to Canberra and to Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, Mar. 19-26, 2022.

CLB-3 concludes support to Operation Kuleana

CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, operating under Task Force Kuleana, concluded their sustained operations in support of the communities of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, O’ahu, Hawai’i, March 21st, 2022.

Balikatan 22 exercise set to begin in Philippines

Approximately 8,900 members of the ArmedForces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military are

MRF-D 22 Arrives in Darwin

The U.S. and Australian governments are set to continue a key component of their alliance with the

Media Advisory

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Residents in the vicinity of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) will hear increased aircraft and artillery noise Monday, Jan. 31 between 1:00-2:00 p.m. Marine Corps aircraft will perform a flyover and an artillery battery will fire a 15-round salute as part of military honors being rendered to late Marine Corps Lieutenant General Henry “Hank” C. Stackpole III. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific will conduct this ceremony to honor the life and service of Lt. Gen. Stackpole, who passed away May 29, 2020; COVID restrictions prevented the family and the Marine Corps from honoring him properly until now. Lt. Gen. Stackpole was born May 7, 1935, and entered the Marine Corps after graduating from Princeton University in 1957; he served on active duty in the Marine Corps for 37 years. He last served as the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, headquartered at Camp H.M. Smith, HI, from July 1992 to July 1994.

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