Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

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Department of the Navy
Headquarters Marine Corps

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SMMC visits Marines at Southern Border Wall

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, pins sergeant chevrons on a Marine with I Marine Expeditionary...

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SMMC Speaks at National War College

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, meets and speaks with Marine Corps officers attending National...

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SMMC Speaks at 2025 Marine Corps Talent Management Symposium

The 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz addresses attendees at the 2025 Marine Corps Talent Management Symposium hosted...

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SMMC Speaks at Marine Corps League Conference

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, gathers with members of the Marine Corps League (MCL) during the...

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SMMC meets with Australian Army Regimental Sergeant Major

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, conducts a bilateral meeting with Australian Army Warrant Officer...

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SMMC Visits MCAS Miramar

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, speaks Marines during the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar...

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SMMC Speaks at Parent Town Hall

The 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, speaks with U.S. Marines and Sailors stationed on Marine Corps Air Station...

 

 

"IF THE MARINE IS THE WEAPON SYSTEM, THEN TREAT THE MARINE LIKE A WEAPON SYSTEM AND ARM THE MARINE LIKE A WEAPON SYSTEM." -SMMC

 

 

 

Special Reaction Team
U.S. Marines with the Special Reaction Team (SRT), with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, execute rifle drill during courses of fire for the SRT lethal weapons training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 29, 2025. The Special Reaction Team is comprised of military police personnel trained to give an installation commander the ability to counter a threat situation surpassing normal law enforcement capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by PFC. Jaden Beardsley)
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