Marine Infantry Regiment with Ties to Banana Wars Deactivates Amid Force Reorganization
U.S. Marine Corps Col. John H. Rochford, the commanding officer of 8th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Keith D. Hoge, the sergeant major of 8th Marine Reg., both with 2d Marine Division, case the regimental colors during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)
3 Feb 2021
Hundreds of Marine grunts have been assigned to new units after their celebrated regiment was deactivated as the Corps continues a forcewide reorganization.
The North Carolina-based 8th Marine Regiment deactivated last week. The regiment s history dates to 1917, with its most recent activation lasting more than 70 years.
Phillip N. Frietze grew up in Mesilla, the son of a U.S. Marine with roots in southern New Mexico that date back to the 1840s. At an early age, Frietze told his father Neri he wanted to join the Corps. NMSU alumnus Phillip N. Frietze was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General this year and is currently the Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, in Florida. (USMC Courtesy photo)
My dad is one of my heroes, said Frietze.
He grew up on the family farm, graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1984, and then worked his way through New Mexico State University. He served in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and earned his degree in 1991 before entering the USMC Officer Candidate School.
New in 2021: Marine deserter faces murder trial in shooting death of mother’s boyfriend January 7 Marine Cpl. Michael Alexander Brown is shown in this undated image released by the Franklin County, Virginia, Sheriff s Office. (Franklin County Sheriff s Office via AP) A Marine veteran who prosecutors allege deserted his North Carolina base to return to his Virginia home and kill his mother’s boyfriend then fled police, evading capture for 18-days, now faces a trial in March.
Michael Alexander Brown, 22, a former corporal with 8th Engineer Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has pleaded not guilty to charges he faces, which include first-degree murder, larceny, burglary and use of a firearm in a felony offense.
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New Arctic Strategy Calls for Regular Presence as a Way to Compete With Russia, China
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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a safety of use memorandum (SOUM) on an assault amphibious vehicle in preparation for Exercise Reindeer II, Reindeer I, and Joint Viking in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 19, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
The Navy and Marine Corps released a new Arctic strategy today, calling to extend their new focus on day-to-day competition with Russia and China into the Arctic as it becomes more navigable and therefore more congested in the coming decades.
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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin McBain, a fire support specialist with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, monitors a radio during exercise Summer Fury 20 in Yuma, Ariz., on July 14, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020.
2020 was a turning-point year for the Marine Corps. After previewing changes to come in his Commandant’s Planning Guidance released last year, Commandant Gen. David Berger released a Force Design 2030 document this year outlining major changes in how the service would operate and equip itself. No longer would the Marine Corps be a service schlepping around tanks for sustained ground operations; rather, it would be light and mobile, using small ships to maneuver around islands and shorelines to attack an adversary from all angles and challenge their abi