Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
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Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
New in 2019: The Corps’ fitness tests are getting harder for everyone ― time to get in shape
Here's what Marines can expect on the PFT and CFT starting in 2019.
NEW IN 2019: There will be a new Marine commandant this year
The top Marine is headed into his fourth and final year as commandant of the Marine Corps.
NEW IN 2019: Corps to take delivery of new amphibious combat vehicle
Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division aboard Camp Pendleton, California, are expected to receive the first ACV 1.1 vehicles.
New in 2019: Top Marine wants to see how 15-man rifle squads perform on a MEU deployment
Come May 2019, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines will have an additional 92 Marines for an upcoming MEU deployment.
New in 2019: Are more Marines headed to Australia?
The training exercises in Australia have been important to the Corps as it is in the middle of one the largest flexes of Marines to the Pacific region since World War II.
The Corps’ HIMARS are going airborne as Marines bring them to targets via KC-130s
The same unit is known for firing HIMARS from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock Anchorage.
New in 2019: New Mk 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle to hit II MEF and III MEF
Marine scout snipers have been carrying versions of the M40 for decades and have long complained of the need to engage targets beyond 1,000 meters.
New in 2019: Marines will be looking tacticool-er
Some of that new gear might include new Ops-Core like helmets and Peltor headsets.
This is how NFL experience helped shape the Corps’ CFT and is building combat athletes
This year alone, the Corps has experienced a slew of changes borne out of ideas from the Force Fitness Division.
