Budget cuts leaving Marine Corps aircraft grounded

Budget cuts leaving Marine Corps aircraft grounded

Since 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps has prided itself on being “The Few” and “The Proud.” But while the Corps takes pride in doing more with less, senior Marine officers are warning that the Corps’ aviation service is being stretched to the breaking point. Today, the vast majority of Marine Corps aircraft can’t fly. The […]

U.S. Warplanes Join South China Sea Build Up

U.S. Warplanes Join South China Sea Build Up

A-10 Ground Attack Jets, H-60G Pavehawk Helicopters, MC-130H Combat Talon Special Forces Infiltration Aircraft along with 200 Crew Members – Will take part in 10 days of joint drills. This exercise is conducive with U.S. – Phillippines joint-nation patrols that began last month.  Last month a show of force exercise that included a joint U.S. […]

Marine Corps Braces for Information Warfare Revolution

Marine Corps Braces for Information Warfare Revolution

The Marine Corps could undergo an overhaul at all levels over the next decade to prepare for future conflicts in which information warfare will play a critical role, according to documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The documents outline two courses of action—one dubbed “evolutionary” and the other “revolutionary”—for the Marine Corps’ “Force 2025” strategy, both versions […]

Military dog awarded animal equivalent of Victoria Cross

Military dog awarded animal equivalent of Victoria Cross

A military dog who lost a leg when sniffing out a roadside bomb has been awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross after serving in more than 400 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lucca, a 12-year-old German shepherd, served in the US marine corps for six years, protecting the lives of troops by sniffing […]

No apparent foul play in Marine recruit death, Navy says

No apparent foul play in Marine recruit death, Navy says

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. –  Navy investigators said there were no apparent signs of foul play in the death of a Marine recruit who died after falling in a barracks stairwell at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island earlier this month. Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman Ed Buice told The Island Packet of Hilton […]

Marine Corps force integration implementation plan approved by Secretary Carter

Marine Corps force integration implementation plan approved by Secretary Carter

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter approved the Marine Corps’ Force Integration Implementation Plan, which systematically opens all military occupational specialties, March 10, 2016. The Marine Corps utilized the time afforded to the services and United States Special Operations Command to develop a comprehensive plan to fully implement the policy […]