Delbert D. Black's three-month deployment tested a new Navy concept of cycling out a carrier strike group's destroyers during deployment. A similar reorganization will take place before October at the West Coast-based 1st Supply Battalion. The detachment is the first active duty pilot training unit at Maxwell since 1945. Two companies showcase ways to power and transfer data to helmet-mounted devices, a key space-saving option for soldiers carrying more tech than ever. The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17. The three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon over the weekend were Afghan Air Force pilots who had resettled in the U.S. as refugees. Cmdr. Adam K. Pendleton took command of the unit about six months ago. The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May. Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9. Celebrate the Corps’ 248th birthday with a roundup of some of the great things Marines have done since turning 247. Load More