An F-35B Lightning II approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transits alongside on April 18, 2018, following an expeditionary strike as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) in the Philippine Sea. (MC1 Daniel Barker/Navy)

The Marine Corps has lost its first F-35

The cost to repair the F-35B was not worth the return on investment.
The Marine Corps is getting a new assistant commandant
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gary L. Thomas has been nominated for a fourth star and the role of assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.
Up to 20,000 migrant kids may be sent to military bases
Dyess, Goodfellow, Fort Bliss and Little Rock are locations under consideration.
The withheld HHS study on base water contaminants is out — and it’s not good
In lab rats, exposure caused prenatal loss and organ failure, other chronic illnesses.
Second woman on track to graduate the Corps’ Infantry Officer Course may be your next recon platoon commander
Roughly 30 Marines were dropped from the course, which includes two other female Marines.
Troop drug dismissals suspended due to lab contamination concerns
The two-day halt could have wide-ranging implications for Defense Department drug cases in the future.
White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, during an Aug. 12, 2017, protest (Steve Helber/AP)

Marine with neo-Nazi connections being processed for separation

Pistolis will be confined at Marine Corps Installations East’s regional brig at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Lawsuit: Green-card holders face bias in US military policy
A Trump administration policy that requires green-card holders to pass a background check before they can start military service is discriminatory and has left hundreds of enlisted people in limbo, a civil liberties group alleges in a lawsuit Thursday.
Crisis in counseling: How VA leadership is driving combat veteran counselors to burnout
Dozens of counselors say that new metric-driven expectations are driving counselors to quit their jobs, retire early and that is hurting care for veterans.
Why the head of NATO says there’s ‘no guarantee’ that the trans-Atlantic alliance will survive
The bonds between Europe and North America are under strain and there’s no guarantee the trans-Atlantic partnership will survive, the head of NATO warned Thursday.
Russia warns of a ‘tough response’ to creation of US space force
Russian diplomats and politicians are promising repercussions if President Donald Trump’s order to build a U.S. space force is met, citing a treaty banning nuclear weapons in the cosmos.

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