Marine Corps Unit to Test New Jungle Combat Boots This Summer

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 […]

Navy, Marine Corps Team Fill the Skies Over Eisenhower Park in New York

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

Former Marine, Green Beret seeks asylum for Iraqi man who saved his life

After three military combat tours in war-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life. But there was one thing he couldn’t do: leave a comrade behind, certainly not one who had saved his life. Especially not the former Iraqi military officer who had worked with the Americans and was now […]

Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Gear

The Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa Japan had to be one of my favorite deployments. Learning how to operate and survive in a jungle environment is vastly different than a desert or woodland environment. There are also threats native to the jungle that you must be aware of. I remember attending a […]

Military launches a new investigation into Marine major’s sexual misconduct case

The military has launched a new investigation of Marine Maj. Mark Thompson, the former U.S. Naval Academy instructor who insisted he was innocent of sexual misconduct with two young women while they were students at the school. Following Washington Post revelations about Thompson, a Marine Corps prosecutor and an investigator met this week with one of his […]

The Heroes Who Fall in Silent Wars Deemed Unimportant by the MSM

With the death of a Marine sergeant in Iraq last week, the American public finally became aware that there were around 5000 US troops in that country, rather than the 3300 previously acknowledged by the Pentagon. And while most Americans probably know about ongoing U.S. military campaigns in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they might be surprised to […]

Marine officer accused of mishandling classified info, trying to revive career

The Marine Corps has agreed to delay the discharge of a Reserve officer accused of mishandling classified information after he sent a warning to troops in Afghanistan days before an insider attack, Marine Corps Times has learned. The Marine Corps has agreed not to discharge Maj. Jason Brezler for at least eight months while his lawsuit […]

Hawaii Marine dies after boat capsizes

A Marine died early Saturday morning after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overturned with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m. Two of the men were able to […]

Fallen Chattanooga Marine foundation accused of fraud

A company called Sandboxx has suspended its donations to Marines & Mickey after allegations of fraud. Sandboxx has a mobile app that helps friends and families send letters to loved ones in basic training. The company’s revenue comes from that app, and founder Sam Meek said he liked that Marines & Mickey helped allow parents see their children […]