70K views · 2.4K reactions | The National Museum of the Marine Corps' new Combat Art Gallery recognizes Marines who served from 1975 to 2015. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook

5.5K views · 221 reactions | Recently, the National Museum of the Marine Corps installed the tail boom of a Cobra helicopter from Operation Urgent Fury. The helmet of the pilot, Captain Tim Howard, was also donated. The Cobra tail boom is a part of the Museum’s Final Phase in the Forward Deployed 1976-2001 exhibit. #USMC #History #FinalPhase #USMCMuseum | National Museum of the Marine Corps | Facebook

2.6K views · 64 reactions | "Have you heard the new scoop?"   The National Museum of the Marine Corps has opened the new Forward Deployed and Iraq & Afghanistan galleries to the public. The galleries cover conflicts from post Vietnam to the modern day. If your in the Quantico area, be sure to check it out! ( by Lance Cpl. Catherine Schei) Marine Corps Heritage Foundation | Marine Corps Base Quantico | Facebook

Thanks to the National Museum of the Marine Corps for lending us and setting up these historic artifacts in Lejeune Hall this morning. The 37mm breach-loaded cannon and rare 1896 Accles Gatling gun are on display on the quarterdeck of Lejeune Hall. | Marine Corps Base Quantico

#WeaponsWednesday | The Story of “Lucky” This week, history rolls back into view. Meet “Lucky,” an M4A3 Sherman World War II tank that stormed the black sands of Iwo Jima in 1945. It was there at Red Beach 2 with the 5th Tank Battalion, supporting Marines during some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific War, including the brutal battles near Hill 362A. After Iwo Jima, Lucky was shipped back to Hawaii and converted into a dual flame and gun tank for the planned invasion of Japan. Then the war