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Lt. Gen. Eric Smith takes command of combat development command By Sgt. Shaehmus Sawyer | Marine Corps Base Quantico | June 13, 2019 MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, the commanding general of Marine Corps MORE

MC Times: Top Marine approves planks as an alternative to crunches By Shawn Snow | May 31, 2019 Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller has approved planks as an alternative to abdominal crunches on the physical fitness test, or PFT, according to Marine officials. Come Jan. 1, 2020, Marines will have the option of holding their body in a plank position or ripping out crunches on the PFT, according to officials at Training and Education Command, Force Fitness Division. MORE

New Marine's battle with childhood cancer prepared him for a new fight By David Martin, CBS | March 12, 2019 Read full story here MORE

PFT/CFT Update By Lance Cpl. Marcos Alvarado | September 25, 2018 Marine Corps MARADMIN 539/18 announced three major changes to MCO 6100.3A affecting the standard Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests, beginning January 1, 2019 for the PFT and July 1, 2019 for the CFT to increase the Corps’ overall physical fitness and combat effectiveness. MORE

Marine Corps creates new division to head up fitness By Jeremy Beale/Staff Writer | April 17, 2017 After a shift in the dynamic of Marine Corps fitness in 2016, and a physical fitness system that has been spread throughout different commands, the Marine Corps has taken steps to strengthen the physical fitness program by putting all aspects of physical fitness under the newly created Force Fitness Division (FFD) that will operate under the Training and Education Command (TECOM), based out of Marine Corps Base Quantico. MORE

Berger Confirmed as 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps By Headquarters Marine Corps Maj. Brian Block | June 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. --Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development MORE

President Trump Nominates Next Commandant of the Marine Corps By Capt Christopher Harrison | March 27, 2019 President Donald J. Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. David H. Berger to serve as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced today. This appointment is pending Senate confirmation. MORE

US steps up winter-warfare training as global threat shifts By LOLITA C. BALDOR, AP | February 20, 2019 The exercise is designed to train troops for the next war — one the U.S. believes will be against a more capable, high-tech enemy like Russia, North Korea or China. The weather conditions on the mountain mimic the kind of frigid fight that forces could face in one of those future hotspots. MORE

Military.com: First Woman Graduates from Marines’ Winter Mountain Leader Course By Military.com | January 15, 2019 U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt. Tara-Lyn Baker, from Benton, Pennsylvania, talks about reaching her limits as a Marine during the Winter Mountain Leader Course aboard Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), Bridgeport, Calif. MORE

MCSC: NETWORKING ON THE MOVE (NOTM) FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS) By Concepts and Programs | December 13, 2018 Description NOTM FoS is a Satellite Communications (SATCOM)-based on-the-move command and control MORE

Senate Holds Nomination Hearings for Navy, Marine Corps Chiefs By DVIDS | April 30, 2019 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William F. Moran, nominated for reappointment to the rank of admiral and to be the next chief of naval operations, and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, nominated for promotion to the rank of general and to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps, testify during their nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, April 30, 2019. MORE

SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON FISCAL YEAR 2020 NAVY MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS By SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE | April 10, 2019 The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) identifies a requirement for forward-deployed naval forces that can compete against, deter, and if necessary defeat peer adversaries. As an essential element of those naval forces, Fleet Marine Forces must provide stand-in capabilities to the fleet to facilitate sea denial and sea control operations as part of an integrated naval defense-in-depth or broader naval campaign. Furthermore, the National Defense Strategy clearly identifies the need for change – and rapid change in the form of accelerated modernization in order to arrest and reverse any erosion of our competitive naval advantage. This includes major changes to your naval expeditionary force-in-readiness – the United States Marine Corps. MORE

Subcommittee on Tactical and Land Forces Hearing: Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Aviation and Ground Modernization By House Armed Services Committee | April 4, 2019 Video link to hearing here: https://armedservices.house.gov/2019/4/navy-and-marine-corpstactical-aviation-and-ground-modernization The Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee meets today for our first hearing of the 116th Congress. We’re going to review the tactical aviation and ground modernization programs for the Navy and Marine Corps that were included in the fiscal year 2020 budget request. MORE

AWIBC Keynote Remarks: LtGen Berger By | February 7, 2019 Thank you for inviting me to speak. Some Industry partners are here that I have worked with and MORE

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