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Candidates assigned to Charlie Company, Officer Candidates Class-221, navigate wooded terrain during the Day Land Navigation Course at Brown Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on February 25, 2016.
News
All Marines Will Have To Take And Pass A New Battle Skills Test Starting 2018
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Support
Want To Thank A Vet For Their Service? Here Are 7 Impactful Projects You Can Support For Veterans Day
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Community
Meet The Veterans Self-Deploying To Puerto Rico To Provide Aid
Hugh Hefner while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.
History
If Hugh Hefner Hadn’t Been A POG, There Would Be No Playboy
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History
Remember When Jimi Hendrix Got Kicked Out Of The Army For Masturbating?
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with November Company, 4th Battalion, and Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct the three mile run portion of a physical fitness test (PFT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on Aug. 21, 2017.
Health & Fitness
Here’s How Marines Fared On The New Physical Fitness Test
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News
A ‘Cajun Navy’ Of Makeshift Boats Is Mounting Its Own Dunkirk To Rescue Victims Of Harvey
Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times
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Joining the Military
8 Photos Of The Marine Corps’ Last-Standing Cavalry Unit
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Humor
10 Times You Said To Yourself ‘I Didn’t Sign Up For This’
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Gear
The Marine Corps Is Wondering If Cloth Rank Insignia Is The Way To Go
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Humor
The 10 Dumbest Ways You Injured Yourselves In The Military
“Donald Trump says make America great again. I say make America gun again. MAGA!”
Entertainment
A Roofing Company’s Viral Ad Campaign Is Pure Patriotism Chambered In 5.56
Sailors assigned to Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion VI wait to use the portable toilet while training at the Udari Range in Kuwait.
Humor
11 Objects That Only Veterans Will Look At And Think ‘Sure, That’s A Toilet’
Lance Cpl. Stacy Hunt, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 maintenance specialist, spends one last moment with her husband Sunday, before departing to Helmand province, Afghanistan, for a seven-month deployment.
Family & Relationships
3 Things To Know About Long-Distance Relationships In The Military
A relationship expert lays out what to do before entering into a long-distance relationship in the military.
A photo from 1957 shows Arby L. Hambric in the front row, aboard the heavy duty cruiser USS Los Angeles CA-135.
History
A Navy Veteran’s Story Of Brotherhood During The Jim Crow Era
Though Arby Hambric faced discrimination as a black sailor, shared service proved to be a stronger bond than skin color.
First Sgt. Brian McKay, from Somersworth, N.H., of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, of the New Hampshire National Guard, shares a laugh with Sen. Kelly Ayotte on May 4, 2014.
Humor
When It Comes To Military Humor, Go Easy On The Jargon, Bro
Military life is filled with hilarious moments. Here’s how you can make that translatable to those who never served.
Components of expired Meals Ready to Eat, or MREs, are destroyed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
Entertainment
The Best MRE-Inspired Videos On The Internet
Here are our top MRE Vines.