Marine Corps

On 6 June, 2011, the men from Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion were patrolling near a village in Afghanistan’s Sangin Valley. That morning, all women, children, and livestock could be observed quickly evacuating the village, an occurrence termed “mass exodus,” which preceded all significant attacks against the Marines. This was observed by three surveillance aircraft, two […]

A highlight of some of the U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy aircraft which work together to keep the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group at the tip of the spear during Western Pacific Deployment.

NEWPORT, R.I. — Engineman? Yeoman? Not so fast. Now that women will be allowed to serve in all combat jobs, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are dropping “man” from some of their job titles to make them inclusive and gender-neutral. Much like the term “fireman” has evolved to “firefighter” and “policeman” to “police officer,” […]

The Marine Corps is counting on honest feedback from troops who will wear and test four different tropical combat boot prototypes this summer at the Marines‘ Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan. Officials with Marine Corps Systems Command told Military.com that about 400 Marines from the Hawaii-based 3rd Marine Regiment would test out the […]

The 25-year-old daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin married her on-again, off-again beau, Dakota Meyer, ET exclusively confirmed on Wednesday. “Life is full of ups and downs but in the end, you’ll end up where you’re supposed to be,” Palin and Meyer told ET. “We are so happy to share with loved ones the […]

The second-highest ranking officer at the Marine Corps’ iconic Parris Island recruit training depot in South Carolina was removed from his job Monday, nearly four months after the death of a recruit under his supervision. Col. Paul D. Cucinotta was relieved of command by Maj. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the top general in Training and […]

We also train with the M110 (Semi-Automatic Sniper System), which is an AR-10 platform that fires .308 caliber rounds

Major Fred Galvin (USMC retired) has been trying for over eight years to expose the truth of his men’s involvement in a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan.

We brought a 2-bird formation into the park for Memorial Day and there absolutely isn’t a better way to spend the holiday than what we are doing here today,” she said. “It’s great to get the support from people, but to see the admiration they have for those who made the ultimate sacrifice is special, and that’s what Memorial Day is all about

An often ridiculed aircraft for its cost, high-profile accidents, and program delays in its infancy, the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey has been consistently fielding new capabilities and is now adding yet another role to its burgeoning repertoire: air refueling. Having undergone proof-of-concept testing on an Osprey in Texas in August 2013, last week Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $58+ million […]

We must demand that the secretary of defense immediately end this case by publicly announcing the Marine Raiders of Fox Company are innocent.

Marines’ worn-out equipment is not being replaced quickly eDefnough, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller said Monday, calling the Pentagon’s process for fielding new gear “too slow.” New technology takes so long to test and evaluate that it can be obsolete by the time it actually hits the fleet, Neller said at the Navy […]