Service Complex Gate Closed

The Service Complex Gate is currently CLOSED to family pass holders and visitors, due to necessary construction on the Southern Expansion project.

Published on: Thursday, April 30, 2026 read more ...

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245th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps

On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized two battalions of Marines to be raised. Two weeks later, Samuel Nicholas was commissioned a Captain of Marines by the Continental Congress. He is traditionally regarded as the first Commandant of the Marine Corps. Read our guest blog post from the National Museum of the Marine Corps to learn more about important moments in Marine Corps history. 

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Jenifer Leigh Van Vleck
PhD