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  1. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    I join the Commandant in expressing my deepest condolences to the families of our fallen Marines and fellow service members. Though their loss was in great service to our Nation, I join every Marine and Sailor who vows to carry on their legacy and remember their sacrifice.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    The identities and units of those killed will be withheld until 24 hours after all next-of-kin notifications are complete.

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  3. 11 hours ago

    We can confirm at this time 10 Marines were killed in the line of duty at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Additionally, several more were wounded and are being cared for at this time. We mourn the loss of these Marines and pray for their families.

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    11 hours ago

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  5. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    LIVE: John F. Kirby and commander, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., hold a news briefing at the Pentagon.

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  6. 21 hours ago

    , the first African Americans to enlist in the Marine Corps arrived at Montford Point. Their courage at home and abroad helped pave the way for the armed forces’ desegregation in 1948, exemplifying the Marine Corps’ values of selfless service and perseverance.

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  7. Retweeted
    Aug 25

    After careful consultation with medical experts & military leadership, & w/ ' support, I've determined that mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 is necessary to protect the Force & defend the American people. We will only use vax that receive full licensure from .

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  8. Aug 25

    assigned to process evacuees from the Indian Delegate during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, , Aug. 23.

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  9. Aug 25

    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 conducted a first-of-its-kind operation which saw aircraft launched from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier land on the amphibious assault ship to load ordnance, refuel, and strike follow-on objectives.

    15 replies 126 retweets 707 likes
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  10. Aug 24

    The live-fire, long-range precision strike mission was the first tactical demonstration of the flexibility and lethality enabled by Marine expeditionary advanced bases, a key component in the U.S. Marine Corps’ efforts.

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  11. Aug 24

    participating in employed a pair of Naval Strike Missiles that traveled more than 100 nautical miles through simulated mountain ranges and shipping lanes before striking a naval target ship at sea. Read more here:

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  12. Aug 24

    Watch as U.S. joint forces conduct coordinated multi-domain, multi-platform, long-range maritime strikes on the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Ingraham in the Pacific as part of Large-Scale Exercise 21.

    Pacific Fleet forces conduct SINKEX as part of Large Scale Exercise 21
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  13. Aug 24

    are filling a critical role as Air Traffic Controllers at Hamid Karzai International Airport, , by managing receiving and departing flights on the runway, communicating with aircraft, and ensuring safe taxiing of all aircraft on the runway.

    related to the control of air traffic and flight line operations within Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan. Their responsibilities
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  14. Aug 24

    with and deploy to Haiti in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian-assistance and disaster-relief mission following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 14, 2021.

    20 replies 155 retweets 710 likes
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  15. Aug 24

    with and provide assistance as the evacuation continues at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, , Aug. 24.

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  16. Aug 24

    Unmanned aerial vehicle operators supporting the inspect and launch a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system while aboard amphibious transport dock .

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  17. Aug 24

    assigned to interact with Afghan locals during the evacuation effort at , .

    A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command hands a helmet to a child awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell).
    A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command shows his video camera to children awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)
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  18. Aug 24

    assigned to provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, .

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  19. Aug 23

    with fire a mine clearing line charge (MCLC) on Camp Lejeune. The MCLC is an explosive system that is fired to clear an 8-by-100 meter path for troops in combat.

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    Aug 22

    A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) plays with a child at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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