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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, load onto an MV-22 Osprey while conducting a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The MCCRE is a formal evaluation of 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, and 3rd Marine Division's Headquarters Battalion to confirm combat readiness for each unit. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. John Simpson)
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Marine Corps says Ospreys are getting a safety-focused overhaul

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 11, 2026

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to execute a live-fire platoon attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2026. Live-fire training increases Marines’ marksmanship skills, strengthening small-unit leadership and overall combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Lu)
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Experts warn moving Marines away from Okinawa would play into China’s hands

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 9, 2026

Parris Island
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Marine drill instructor sentenced over boot camp hazing death arrested after early release

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 2, 2026

Lance Cpl Mariano Barbosa, honor graduate, Hotel Company, leads his platoon out to the forming area aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Ja.n 10. This will be the first time that the new Marines will have seen their familes since beginning Marine Corps basic training.
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Marines suspend use of all-weather coat that ‘bleeds’ orange

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Vallen Grayson
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This Marine shed nearly 90 pounds so he could enlist

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, deplane from a Boeing 767-300ER commercial aircraft for Exercise Cold Response 26 in Bardufoss, Norway, Jan. 19, 2026. Exercise CORE 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
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Marines flew to Norway on the New England Patriots’ jet

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion (9th ESB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, creep through muddy pool while completing the endurance course as a part of the Basic Jungle Skills Course (BJSC) at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 15, 2023. The training taught Marines to successfully navigate through dense marsh and vegetation, rappel down steep cliffs, establish a patrol base and better their knowledge of patrolling and defensive operations. 9th ESB completed the BSJC to mentally and physically operate in harsh jungle environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaliyah Hunt)
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Marine Corps now offers $60k bonuses for switching jobs mid-career

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - JANUARY 24: A person walks in the snow on January 24, 2026 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A massive winter storm is bringing frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to nearly 200 million Americans. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
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Dozens of military bases brace as ‘Snowmageddon’ storm hits this weekend

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

U.S. Sailors, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, conduct flight operations while operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 20, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Navy, Marines ban kratom, an herbal pain treatment linked to abuse

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare to launch the next aircraft in the launch cycle after successfully catapulting an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Persian Gulf on March 26, 2008. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (DoD photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew A. Lawson, U.S. Navy. (Released))
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Navy and Marine aviation accidents doubled amid Red Sea fight

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

Women who have served in combat arms jobs say a new Pentagon review of their "effectiveness" is the latest example of doubts they've faced their whole careers.
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Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their ‘effectiveness’ every day

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

The vessels would allow the Marines to move small teams onto remote islands. Medium Landing Ship, or LSMs, can carry 200 Marines to shore.
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Marines may finally get landing ships for modern-day island hopping

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
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Marines moving to gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test for combat jobs

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Marine Drill Instructor of the Year
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Marine Corps’ top drill instructor explains the correct way to yell at recruits

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 18, 2025

Marine Sgt. Derrick McMillian rescued a man who fell onto the subway tracks in Manhattan.
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Marine jumps down onto New York City subway tracks to save man

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 12, 2025

U.S. Southern Command posted photos on social media of a Marine wearing a Jerusalem cross patch on their helmet. The photo was removed the military's image database because the patch violated uniform regulations.
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US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Marine Corps Commandant’s Cover
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This is why the top Marine general doesn’t wear the commandant’s cover

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, disembark from a 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat, piloted by crew assigned to USCGC Robert Yered (WPC 114), to conduct an amphibious assault during the multi-domain, combined full mission profile of TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, May 7, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that bolsters regional stability and demonstrates U.S. Joint Force coordination and interoperability with Allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)
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Marine Corps reaches retention goal in just a month

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Nov 29, 2025

Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James
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Marines fire Okinawa logistics squadron commander amid investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 26, 2025

Mikhail Robin Wicker.
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Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sean, Sept. 7, 2025.
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Marine Harriers are in the Caribbean just ahead of retirement

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2025

Marine Sgt. Gordon Reed as a lance corporal. After he collapsed during a PT test, family and friends said a series of mistake reduced his chances of survival.
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A Marine collapsed during a PT test. His family and former leadership say his death was preventable.

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

Reaper
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Marines send Reaper drone unit to South China Sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), enter a board a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea hHawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, during fast rope insertion drills while aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), IWOARG, while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)
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Marines begin a week of exercises miles from the Venezuelan coast

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 16, 2025

The US embassy is pictured in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on August 9, 2023. (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Marines got into a shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 15, 2025

Marines conduct full military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harlan Chapman at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
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Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Nov 10, 2025

A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle and Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a beach during a simulated amphibious assault at Hwajin-ri, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2024, as part of exercise Ssang Yong 24. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)
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This is how the Marine Corps storms a beach

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Nov 10, 2025

The Marine Corps is offering cash bonuses for recruits wanting to join cyber, electronic jobs.
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Marines offer tech-savvy recruits $15,000 to enlist

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Nov 5, 2025

Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon
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New ‘Tun Tavern’ to open in Philadelphia 250 years after Marine Corps was born

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2025

Marine squadron's leadership fired
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Marine Corps fires senior officers and top enlisted leader of Osprey squadron

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Marines detonate C4 plastic explosives at the ETA-7 Engineer Demolition Training Range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. on April 17, 2018.
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Marines beef up security for weapons, ammo, explosives after lapses were found

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Navy Social Media Review
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Navy launches review of Marines’ and sailors’ personal social media posts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, reload an M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a rehearsal for the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Red Beach combat town, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oct. 17, 2025. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)
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Marines fired artillery over freeway without warning during rehearsal

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 26, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaac Reigstad, a low altitude air defense gunner with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a FIM-92 Stinger during exercise Tenacious Archer 25, at Koror, Palau, Aug. 17, 2025. This exercise included training on Integrated Air and Missile Defense systems with live-fire events, increasing interoperability, promoting regional security and stability, and supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Daniel Chavez-Flores)
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Marine Corps’ latest plan for war in the Pacific emphasizes logistics, firepower

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 25, 2025

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, awards Staff Sgt. Dylan T. Rasmussen, a Marine Combat Instructor with the School of Infantry East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for being the Runner-up Marine Combat Instructor of the Year during the CMC Combined Awards Program at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)
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A top Marine combat instructor was killed in a traffic confrontation

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 23, 2025

Marine Maj. Tyler R. Braconi was identified as the pilot killed in the crash of a AH-1Z attack helicopter Oct. 16.
Marine Corps

Marine pilot killed in California helicopter crash ‘was one of the greats,’ squadron says

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 21, 2025

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dashawn M. Rudesill, a cannoneer with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a rehearsal for the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Red Beach combat town, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oct. 17, 2025. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. Rudesill is a native of Rushville, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)
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Marine artillery shell detonates over freeway during Camp Pendleton event

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 19, 2025

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer as part of a direct fire mission on Range 407A at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2025. 1st Bn., 11th Marines conducted an artillery firing exercise to maintain their combat proficiency in realistic combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)
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Marines Corps live-fire event at Camp Pendleton to close down large stretch of coastal freeway

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 18, 2025

A Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing flies on Aug. 5, 2025.
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One Marine killed, another injured in helicopter crash

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

Married Marine officers finish grueling training a week apart
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Married Marine officers finish grueling training a week apart

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steele Armstrong, a satellite transmissions systems operator, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Coleman, a transmission systems operator, both with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a radio call during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by MWCS-38, MACG-38, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Armstrong is a native of Minnesota, and Coleman is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)
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Marine communications experts were ‘Thunderstruck’ in first-ever competition

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 15, 2025

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz leads Sailors and Marines in cadence pushups at the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a formation run to celebrate the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthday in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 10, 2025. The Navy and Marine Corps returned to Philadelphia, the birthplace of the sea services, to celebrate 250 years of heritage. The anniversary event highlighted advances in military technology and the commitment of service members, while providing the public the opportunity to visit ships and engage with Sailors and Marines while experiencing the hospitality of the City of Brotherly Love. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Santiago)
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Troops are starting to get paid, but aren’t out of the woods as shutdown continues

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jul. 25, 2025) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy class of 2029 participate in the second formal parade during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. Parades are a visual presentation of the military discipline, professionalism and teamwork necessary to succeed as a member of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and have been a part of Naval Academy training since its establishment in 1845. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)
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Naval Academy dropout indicted over threat that led to accidental shooting

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

Marines drive amphibious assault vehicles along the shore during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Bold Alligator 2012 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 6, 2012. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released))
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Marines say goodbye to ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Michigan Shooting
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Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

Soldiers from A Company and B Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, conduct inspections on an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, Sept. 5, 2025. The Fort Hood, Texas, Cavalry Soldiers were issued almost three dozen Bradleys from Army Field Support Battalion-Germany at Coleman for their upcoming rotational mission to Poland.
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Most of the Army and Marine Corps’ vehicles are not ready for combat, watchdog finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 27, 2025

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pin chevrons on Cpl. Amaury Ferrer, wrecker operator, while at sea aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), May 1, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danny Gonzalez)
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Marine infantry battalion backtracks on mustache ban

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin is the longest-serving active duty Marine and she is set to retire soon.
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Longest-serving active duty Marine to retire after 42 years

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, left, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, corrects a shooter’s position in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers during Intrepid Maven 25.1 in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 26, 2024. The second iteration of this exchange between U.S. and Jordanian female engagement teams was nested in Intrepid Maven 25.1 and represents a step forward in strengthening military cooperation and promoting Women, Peace, and Security initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)
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Pentagon shutters women’s advisory group

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 19: Curtis Evans walks through tear gas with an American flag during a protest outside the U.S Immigration & Customs Enforcement facility on September 19, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. Protesters were speaking out against recent ICE raids and arrest taking place in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. President Donald Trump has deployed ICE Agents and other federal agencies to Chicago to enforce immigration laws. Trump is also threatening to send the National Guard to fight crime in the city. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images).
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The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

A U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System, far left, a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, left, a Japan Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile, right, and Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile are displayed at a press conference during Resolute Dragon 25 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2025. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. The NMESIS and the MADIS are 3rd Marine Division Assets. The Type 12 SSM and the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile are Western Army assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)
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Marines showcase ship-killing NMESIS missile system in Japan

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 21, 2025

F-35 drug missions
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Why does the US have F-35s flying anti-cartel missions in the Caribbean?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

Students of Martial Arts Instructor Course 2-14 grapple against each other during their final exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2014.
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Marines are fighting over who gets to rebuild Tun Tavern

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

Marine Recruiter Investigation
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Marine officer fired from recruiting duty over Charlie Kirk social media post

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 11, 2025

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, parks on a runway for a forward armed and refueling point (FARP) for ARCTIC EDGE 2025, August 18, 2025, at Cold Bay Airfield, Alaska. AE25 provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense of the homeland. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)
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Every single F-35 delivered to the US military last year was late

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 4, 2025

Frank S. Wright Promoted To Sergeant
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Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 3, 2025

250726-N-GC617-1241 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)
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Navy ends carrier landings as a requirement to earn ‘Wings of Gold’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

Marine Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter
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Marine general will return to Parris Island 40 years after graduating

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 27, 2025

A CH-53E helicopter with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing burns on Aug. 22, 2025.
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Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter catches fire at Twentynine Palms

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program
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Marines investigating social media post that appears to mock potential recruit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

Officer David Rose, who served four years in the Marines before joining the DeKalb County police department, was killed as he confronted a gunmen a the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 8.
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‘Fearless’ Marine veteran died confronting shooter in CDC attack

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and U.S. Navy sailors with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, prepare to depart for deployment during a man the rails ceremony aboard the San Antonio while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, August 14, 2025. This ceremony signifies that the IWO ARG and 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are officially underway for their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
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4,500 Marines and sailors deploy to Caribbean for anti-cartel mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march to the firing line during the Entry Level Rifle Qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 3, 2025. During qualification, recruits are tested on their knowledge of the fundamentals of marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
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Marine recruit sustains gunshot wound during marksmanship training at Parris Island

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

Japes Capers
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A legendary Marine doesn’t have the Medal of Honor. Veterans want to change that.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 8, 2025