President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday helped the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve pack up toys for distribution to needy families before Christmas, praising the giving spirit of America's youngest generation and the military families who they said represent the "very spine of our nation."
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday helped the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve pack up toys for distribution to needy families before Christmas, praising the giving spirit of America's youngest generation and the military families who they said represent the "very spine of our nation."
Marine Corps Shuts Down Central America Deployment Amid Budget Pressures
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Oscar Saldivar, an instructor and interpreter with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, briefs Honduran Marines during a land navigation evaluation in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Nov. 6, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)
9 Jun 2021
After six years of sending a small contingent of Marines to Central and South America each year to train with allies and support hurricane relief efforts, the Corps has halted the rotation in an apparent effort to save money. The Marine Corps is adjusting its procedures for Marine rotational forces to best position warfighters and their support systems to fight and win, a description in a Navy overview of the White House s fiscal 2022 defense budget request reads.