Originally Posted May 22, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 22nd day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: 1912, Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham reports for pilot training at the Navy’s flying school at Annapolis, Maryland. This marks the birth of Marine aviation. In 1917, Congress authorizes expansion of the Marine Corps to 1,323 officers and 30,000 enlisted. In 1946, in one of the rare instances

Originally Posted May 21, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 21st day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1836, President Jackson accepts Colonel Commandant Henderson’s offer of a Marine regiment to assist in the fighting in Florida. In 1847, the Secretary of the Navy directs the Corps to form a regiment for service with Scott’s army in Mexico. In 1855, the Powhatan puts her

Originally Posted May 20, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 20th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1919, Squadron C of the former 1st Marine Aviation Force arrives in Quantico for duty. In 1942, Cunningham Field is commissioned at Cherry Point, North Carolina. It is capable of supporting a MAW. In 1944, VMS-3 is deactivated on the Virgin Islands. In 1946, the 8th

Originally Posted May 19, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 19th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1910, Marines and sailors from the Paducah go ashore at Bluefields, Nicaragua, to protect American lives and property when revolutionary forces threaten the town. In 1917, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels offers a Marine regiment for service in France. The Secretary of War accepts the

Originally Posted May 18, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 18th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, at St. John’s on Lake Champlain, Marines from Liberty assist Arnold’s force in capturing another British sloop. Arnold mans her with more improvised sailors and Marines  and renames her Enterprise. The crew of the sloop was reinforced with 18 Marines in all. The first known

Originally Posted May 17, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 17th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, Marines assist the Franklin of Washington’s fleet in capturing the transport Hope, laden with 1,000 carbines and 75 tons of gunpowder. In 1962, the 3rd MEU arrived in Thailand, easing Communist pressure. In 1966, the first Marine-oriented Junior Naval ROTC program is instituted, at Jesuit

Originally Posted May 16, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 16th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1811, in search of an impressed American seaman, the frigate President and her Marines engage the British sloop Little Belt off the east coast of the United States. The smaller British ship loses nine killed and 23 wounded in the night action, which further heightens tensions

Originally Posted May 15, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 15th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1847, the steamer Mississippi’s Marines take part in the landings at, and capture of, Carmen, Mexico. In 1862, a Navy squadron battles the Confederate fort at Drewry’s Bluff on the James River below Richmond, Virginia. Union Marines on ship return the musket fire of Confederate Marines