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Building the Future, Respecting the Culture, Preserving the Past October 28, 2020 — The island of Guam has a rich cultural history, beginning with the early period of habitation by pre-contact Chamoru society to the present-day ethnically-diverse community that has grown into one of the most important economic hubs in the Western Pacific. Since the establishment of Marine Barracks Guam in 1899 and the liberation of the island during WWII, the U.S. Marine Corps is proud to be a part of Guam’s unique story and seeks to honor the island’s past, present and its future. As the Marine Corps continues to make progress with the building of Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, numerous steps are taken to respectfully manage cultural and historical sites and artifacts encountered, and to care for them in line with modern preservation law and accepted practices... MORE

History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band visits Japan for first time May 20, 2019 — "The President’s Own” United States Marine Band traveled to Japan and delivered a once in a lifetime performance for Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni, May 19, 2019. MORE

VMGR-152's PME, a flight you wouldn't want to miss November 14, 2017 — Sand shifts below service members’ feet as sulfur engulfs the air and humidity lingers across the MORE

Story of Bob; drummer, pilot, legend April 9, 2015 — Two young brothers carry a water-cooled, 30-caliber Browning machine gun with its associated tripod MORE

Remembering Greeley: The Marine who carried his flag to Iwo Jima November 21, 2014 — Few events in Marine Corps history are storied as the iconic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi during MORE