Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again After Deadly Crash

Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again After Deadly Crash

The Marine Corps released a statement that they have cleared the MV-22 Osprey for return to active flight status after an investigation into a deadly crash where three Marines died. The service put a two-day pause on operations while it examined the circumstances around the crash off the USS Bonhomme Richard during a training exercise in […]

Wreckage of Downed Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Found Under Water Near Australia

Wreckage of Downed Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Found Under Water Near Australia

The submerged wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft was found on Monday, two days after it crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia and left three U.S. Marines presumed dead, Australia’s defense minister said. An Australian navy ship arrived in Shoalwater Bay in Queensland state Sunday night to help the U.S. military […]

Marine MV-22 Osprey Mechanic Cpl. Skyler James Critically Injured When Struck By Lightning

Marine MV-22 Osprey Mechanic Cpl. Skyler James Critically Injured When Struck By Lightning

Last week US Marine Corps Cpl. Skyler James with Tiltrotor Squadron 261 was struck by lightning while working on an and suffered critical injuries. A Marine MV-22 Osprey mechanic who was critically injured when lightning struck on the flightline last week has been taken off a ventilator, Military.com has learned. Cpl. Skyler James, a maintainer assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor […]

Watch: 1st Marine Division Reconnaissance Battalion | Weapon Transitions

Watch: 1st Marine Division Reconnaissance Battalion | Weapon Transitions

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a close quarter tactics course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016. The course is part of the pre-deployment training for the upcoming tour with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Eastern Pacific. Featured image courtesy of marines.mil This article is […]

Watch: In The Mind Of a Marine Scout Sniper

Watch: In The Mind Of a Marine Scout Sniper

U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force scout snipers take you behind the rifle during exercise Forest Light at Somagahara, Japan, March 10, 2017. Forest Light is one of various bi-lateral training opportunities conducted by JGSDF and deployed U.S. Marine forces to demonstrate both countries’ enduring commitment to peace, stability, and security across the region. […]

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes: Marine Corps KC-130 Crash

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes: Marine Corps KC-130 Crash

The cost of our freedom can sometimes be very high even when our service members are not in a combat situation. Remember these heroes that we lost last week on the Marine Corps KC-130 crash in Mississippi. A memorial video for those lost in the KC-130 crash, July 10th, 2017. These service members with Marine […]

Marine Corps KC-130 crashes in Mississippi; 16 reported dead

Marine Corps KC-130 crashes in Mississippi; 16 reported dead

A Marine Corps KC-130, or similar variant of aircraft, crashed in Western Mississippi on Monday night, killing as many as 16 people. Frank Randle, director of emergency management for LeFlore County, told reporters that 16 bodies have been removed from the crash site that spans over five miles.  The United States Marine Corps has not […]

Woman Marine Corps Cobra Pilot Selected as NASA Astronaut

Woman Marine Corps Cobra Pilot Selected as NASA Astronaut

Marine Corps Major Jasmin Moghbeli, a combat experienced Cobra helicopter pilot was chosen last month as a NASA astronaut candidate. Maj. Jasmin “Jaws” Moghbeli, who spoke to USNI News on June 15, said she’s thrilled about her selection and that, wherever her NASA career takes her, “going to space at all still sounds incredible to me.” […]