- + Marines Safe After Super Stallion Fire Caused Emergency Landing, Engulfing Helicopter in Flames—A Marine Corps helicopter's engine caught fire Friday, forcing its crew to make an emergency landing near Camp Pendleton in Southern California, the s...
- + How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service—For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and was arguably dependent on...
- + Mystery Surrounding Abducted Marine Veteran Austin Tice Enters New Chapter with Syrian Manhunt—The search for missing Marine Corps veteran Austin Tice that stumped the U.S. government for 12 years has entered a new, hopeful stage -- but 12 days ...
- + Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled—In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Wed...
- + They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? —No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about the next generation's car...
- + Mother of Missing Marine Vet Austin Tice Urges Netanyahu to Pause Strikes on Syria to Aid Search for Her Son—In a letter addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Debra Tice said her family has "credible information" that her son might be in a p...
- + Former Marine Recruiter Indicted on Federal Sex, Porn Charges—A recruiter for the U.S. Marine Corps held without bond since September on a state sexual battery charge in Mississippi has been indicted by a federal...
- + Japan Vows to Reduce Okinawa's Burden from Bases as US Marines' Transition to Guam Gets Underway—The Japanese government aims to reduce the burden of hosting U.S. military bases on Okinawa Prefecture while maintaining the nation's powers of deterr...
- + Navy Holds Public Meetings on Environmental Impact of Hawaii Pacific Training—The Pentagon considers the Pacific to be its most critical theater of operations amid tension with China, and Oahu serves as a key hub for operations ...
- + US Marines Start Partial Transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam Under Plan Agreed 12 Years Ago—Under the plan agreed between Tokyo and Washington in April 2012, about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines currently stationed on Okinawa are to be moved out...
- + US Marines Start Partial Transfer From Okinawa in Japan to Guam Under Plan Agreed 12 Years Ago—Under the plan agreed between Tokyo and Washington in April 2012, about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines currently stationed on Okinawa are to be moved out...
- + A Long-Duration Battery Storage Facility Is Coming to Camp Pendleton—A $42 million grant from the California Energy Commission will help construct a long-duration battery storage facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendl...
- + 'Molly Marine' Has Been a Familiar New Orleans Face Since 1943, but Whose Face Inspired Hers?—New Orleans-based artist Enrique Alférez's sculpture, "Molly Marine," is the first monument to honor women in the military. [Link to media]
- + Veteran Daniel Penny, Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Trial, Will Join Trump's Suite at Football Game—A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Va...
- + Transgender Troops, Confronting Shifting Policies of Acceptance, Just Want to Serve—Transgender troops' right to serve -- perhaps even to fight and die for a nation they volunteered to defend -- has been subject to a whiplash-inducing...
- + Navy, Marines Team Up with University of Hawaii on Resource Management—The University of Hawaii and the Department of the Navy have signed an unprecedented 10-year agreement aimed at safeguarding natural and cultural reso...
- + Maine Senator Introduces Bill to Study Low-Level Blast Injuries on Military Personnel—U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of "repetitive low-level blast injuries" on the military and how...
- + Elon Musk Wants to ‘Stop’ Federal Spending for Lockheed Martin’s F-35. Could That Happen?—Elon Musk, a billionaire with Texas ties and President-elect Donald Trump's ear, wants to cut federal funding for Lockheed Martin's F-35, but eliminat...
- + US Believes Marine Veteran Austin Tice Is Alive After Disappearing in Syria in 2012—President Joe Biden said the U.S. government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago near the Syrian capital, i...
- + Air Force Osprey Parts Failure Triggers Another Military-Wide Flight Pause for Troubled Aircraft—The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have all paused Osprey operations following another parts failure, this time with the Air Force's version of the ...
- + Veteran Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Case over Jordan Neely's Death—A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted in a death that became a prism for differing views about public safety...
- + Jury Will Consider Lesser Charge Against Marine Vet in NYC Subway Chokehold Case; Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge—The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly subway passenger has dismissed the top charge in the case at ...
- + Expect Explosions, Aircraft and Water Landings at Camp Pendleton During Steel Knight Training—The two-week Steel Knight exercise, ending on Dec. 19 at Camp Pendleton in California, will bring together several units to form a Marine Air Ground T...
- + Marines Face Tough Choices as Reenlistment Bonuses Are Threatened by Congress' Late Budgets—Reenlistment bonuses for 933 Marines are at risk of not being paid out by the Marine Corps because Congress cannot agree to pass a budget on time, ins...
- + Father of Victim in NYC Subway Chokehold Case Sues Marine Veteran Defendant—The father of the victim at the center of the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has sued the defendant as a Manhattan jury continued to delib...
- + Father of Victim in NYC Subway Chokehold Case Sues Marine Veteran—The father of the victim at the center of the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has sued the defendant as a Manhattan jury continued to delib...
- + Marine Corps Day Care Hit with Legal Allegations of Widespread Child Abuse—Five Marine Corps families filed federal claims against the government late last month alleging that negligent hiring practices, training and supervis...
- + Dire State of Navy Amphibious Fleet Has Cost Marines Decades of Lost Training, Deployment Time—A scathing and detailed new watchdog report has found the condition of the Navy's amphibious ship fleet -- the fleet Marines rely on to be America's r...
- + Inside the Military's LGBTQ+ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Author: Anne Marshall-Chalmers] [Link to ...
- + Inside the Military's LBGTQ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Author: Anne Marshall-Chalmers] [Link to ...
- + The US Military Takes Pride in Religious Diversity. Would Things Change if Pete Hegseth Takes Charge?—The U.S. military has strived over recent decades to present itself as religiously diverse, welcoming personnel of all faiths – or no faith – as it se...
- + Hawaii Marines First to Get ‘Ship-Killing’ Missile Launcher—Marines on Oahu have been testing the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, better known as NMESIS, and are eager to add it to the...
- + Marine Corps Brings in Civilians to Tackle Barracks Management, Repairs in Decades-Old Housing—The Marine Corps is expanding its plan to put civilians in its barracks manager program, a move intended to improve decades-old housing by hiring cont...
- + Self-Defense or Too Much Force? That's the Question for Jurors as Veteran's Subway Chokehold Trial Wraps —A defense lawyer asked jurors to put themselves in the shoes of frightened subway riders as closing arguments began Monday in the trial of a Marine ve...
- + Summations Set in Trial of Veteran Charged with Death of NYC Subway Rider He Put in Chokehold—Closing arguments are set to be held in the trial of a Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking to death a mentally ill, homeless man on a New Y...
- + Lions Injured DE Aidan Hutchinson Surprises 20-Year-Old Marine with 4 Tickets to Game Against Bears—Hutchinson's great-grandfather was part of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as “ Merrill’s Marauders." [Author: LARRY LAGE] [Link to media]
- + Lions Injured DE Aidan Hutchinson Surprises 20-Year-Old Marine With 4 Tickets to Game Against Bears—Hutchinson's great-grandfather was part of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as “ Merrill’s Marauders." [Author: LARRY LAGE] [Link to media]
- + Marine Corps Says it Will Reimburse Nursing Mothers Up to $1,000 for Shipping Breast Milk During Moves—The Marine Corps will reimburse its troops up to $1,000 for shipping breast milk during a permanent change of station move, according to a message pub...
- + Marine Corps Worried About How to Move and Supply Troops After Navy Sidelines 17 Support Ships—The Navy will sideline 17 ships to contend with a shortage of civilian mariners, the Military Sealift commander said last week, prompting concerns fro...
- + Does the Military Need Social Media Influencers?—New military influencers are popping up daily talking about military life -- the good, the bad and the ugly. [Author: Jennifer Barnhill] [Link to medi...
- + Osprey Ferrying White House Staff in New York Grounded Due to Safety Issue; Witness Reports Flames—An Osprey flying as part of the presidential squadron used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York on Monday was...
- + Federal Judge Dismisses High-Profile Cases of 2 Jordanian Men Accused of Breaching Quantico Gate—U.S. attorneys for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a motion Oct. 3 to dismiss the misdemeanor charges against Hasan Hamdan and Mohammad Dabous ...
- + New Marine Sniper Rifle Reaches Full Operational Capability Ahead of Schedule—The Marine Corps' Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifle will eventually replace the M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 in the service's arsenal. [Author: Jared Keller] [Link t...
- + The Marine Corps' New Sniper Rifle Is Officially Ready for a Fight—The Marine Corps' Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifle will eventually replace the M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 in the service's arsenal. [Author: Jared Keller] [Link t...
- + Pathologist Disputes Finding that Marine Veteran's Chokehold Caused Subway Rider's Death—Penny's lawyers have argued throughout the trial that his pressure on Neely's neck wasn't sufficient and consistent enough to be lethal. [Author: Jenn...
- + Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms—Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other ordnance. [Author: Drew F...
- + The Osprey's Safety Issues Spiked over Five Years and Caused Deaths. Pilots Still Want to Fly It—The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan. [Author...
- + Sister of Ex-Marine Charged in Subway Chokehold Death Testifies to His 'Calm' Spirit and Patriotism—The older sister of Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway, told jurors Monday tha...
- + Camp Pendleton Marine Recruiter Arrested After Allegedly Contacting Minors for Sex—Staff Sgt. Philip Rodriguez was booked after an internet crimes task force received a criminal report in February that prompted authorities to investi...
- + Marine Corps Codifies Amphibious Combat Vehicle Standards After Rocky Start, New Deployments—The new standards outline the use of safety boats to accompany the Amphibious Combat Vehicle during waterborne operations. [Link to media]
- + Marine Veteran Misused a Combat Technique in Fatal Chokehold of NYC Subway Rider, Trainer Testifies—Attorneys for Daniel Penny argue their client had sought to restrain Neely by placing him in a headlock, but that he did not apply strong force throug...
- + Military Veteran Gets Time Served for Making Ricin Out of 'Curiosity'—Exposure to ricin can be lethal, though Vane’s lawyers said the material Vane developed was far too crude to be used as any kind of biological weapon....
- + Marine Veteran Ruben Gallego Wins Arizona US Senate Race Against Republican Kari Lake—Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that was reliably Republican for those seats until Donald Trump...
- + For Veterans Day, How 2 Military Men Drew Healing Power from a Special Restoration Project—Fifty years ago, Bonnye Sherman's husband, Wayne, created a one-of-a-kind front door for their home in a Dallas suburb. The intricate woodworking proj...
- + Jury Sees Video of Subway Chokehold That Led to Veteran Daniel Penny's Manslaughter Trial—Two videos shot by bystanders offered the anonymous jury its first direct view of the chokehold at the heart of the manslaughter trial surrounding Jor...
- + California Police Arrest Marine Recruiter for Alleged Sexual Assault of 17-Year-Old—An active-duty Marine Corps recruiter was arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a recruiting center in California...
- + Japan Has Grounded its V-22 Osprey Fleet Again After Flight Incident—The V-22 was taking part in the joint U.S. military exercise Keen Sword and carrying 16 passengers, including three U.S. service members. [Author: TAR...
- + Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds—The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been neglecting the housing needs ...
- + Prosecutor Says Veteran's Subway Chokehold 'Went Too Far.' Defense Says His 'Courage' Helped Others—Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on one thing about Marine veteran Daniel Penny's encounter last year with a distressed, angry and threatening ma...
- + Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest—An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot became disoriented before ejec...
- + Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested.—The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants qualify for enlistment, but s...
- + Marine Veteran Connected to Neo-Nazi Power Grid Attack Plot Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison—Jordan Duncan, 29, and formerly assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was the final member of a five-man group sentenced in connection with the sc...
- + Butler Martin, 101, Was One of the Nation's First Black Marines—Butler Martin may have made his mark as a barrier-breaking World War II Marine who trained under challenging conditions in the segregated South, but h...
- + Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart—Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in violation of nine specifications ...
- + I Thought the Marine Corps Would Offer a Better Life. It Was Another Place I Didn't Belong. —"The Marine Corps had not been an escape. I did not find belonging or safety within its ranks." [Author: Donald Edge] [Link to media]
- + Marine Corps Veteran Who Breached Capitol During Riot with Flag Painted on Head Gets Probation—Chad Dustin Suenram, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, also must pay $500 restitution for damage to the Capitol, which the government says totaled more tha...
- + Marines and Sailors on West Coast Take to Cleaning, Fixing Own Barracks as Money Flows into Housing—Marines and sailors aboard Camp Pendleton, California, will spend two weeks patching drywall, replacing faulty door locks, scrubbing showers and fixin...
- + F-35 Fighter Jet, World's Costliest Weapons Program, Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for 6 Years, Watchdog Finds—All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according ...
- + Navajo Code Talker, Santa Fe Graduate Remembered for Honoring Heritage with His Bravery—Kinsel, one of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, died in his sleep Saturday. He was 107. [Author: Margaret O'Hara] [Link to media]
- + Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Marine Veteran Charged with Chokehold Death on New York Subway—Daniel Penny, now 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer who witnesses say was acting...
- + Marine Raiders Ordered to Stop Wearing Multicam Uniforms to Align Elite Unit with Broader Service—The special operations Marines will abandon the pattern worn by units such as Army Special Forces on Jan. 1, a spokesman said. [Author: Drew F. Lawren...
- + Marine Corps' Unmanned 'Narco-Boat' Is Now Plying the Waters Around Okinawa—The Marine Corps' new uncrewed, semi-submersible vessel -- dubbed the "narco-boat" -- arrived in Japan earlier this month as part of an ongoing modern...
- + Hawaii’s Marine Littoral Regiment Trains for High-Tech Operations—The Marines are training in preparation for a deployment in 2025 to the Western Pacific to train with military forces around the region. [Author: Kevi...
- + Hawaii Marine Detained After Dependent Death Still Not Charged More than a Month Later—The dependent died on Sept. 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, or MCBH, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began an investigation into the i...
- + Marine Corps Unveils Retention Bonuses, Suspends ‘Broken Service’ Bonus Program for Upcoming Year—Marines reenlisting between now and the end of September 2025 are eligible to receive the bonuses, but all the cash awards will incur additional servi...
- + Prep Courses, Policy Tweaks Largely Drove the Military's Recruiting Success in 2024—Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet. [...
- + Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan—A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will r...
- + Marines Fly in Food, Shelter Kits, Tarps to Aid Philippines After Typhoon Destroys Homes—Typhoon Krathon -- known as Julian, locally -- made landfall in the Philippines on Sept. 30, with hundreds of families evacuated and nearly 1,500 home...
- + Troops in Japan Banned from Late-Night Drinking After String of Alleged Sexual Assaults on Okinawa—The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several hi...
- + Marines Arrive in Philippines Again as New Southeast Asia Rotation Gains Momentum—Marines and sailors arrived in the Philippines as part of a fairly new, but annual rotation to Southeast Asia as the U.S. looks to reassure regional a...
- + Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison—Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with a teenage recruit, the M...
- + Nearly 100 Veterans Get Rousing Welcome Back After Three-Day Trip to DC Honoring Their Service—As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on...
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