Here’s how the Corps is streamlining SERE training
Commanders can now choose between an arduous six-hour online training course or a new instructor-driven package to complete basic SERE training requirements.
NFL helmet maker wants to help curb head injuries of soldiers and Marines
The creator of the innovative football helmet that performed best in NFL testing the past two years is taking concussion-reducing technology to the battlefield.
Retired Marine fighter pilot wins Democratic congressional primary in Kentucky
Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath vanquished Lexington’s mayor in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for a congressional seat in Kentucky.
Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
The Corps moved tanks from secret caves in Norway to Finland. Here’s why.
The Corps’ Abrams have been stored in a series of sprawling cave complexes in Norway.
Daredevil Travis Pastrana, Black Rifle Coffee partner for death-defying stunt
Black Rifle approached Pastrana with the idea after others told them it was too crazy.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marcus Mainz (left), commanding officer, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walks with Col. Farrell J. Sullivan (right), commanding officer, 26th MEU, after landing in Jordan to observe training during exercise Eager Lion, April 19, 2018. (Gunnery Sgt. Eric L. Alabiso II/Marine Corps)

Marine battalion commander sacked during deployment

Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz was commander of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment embarked with the 26th MEU.
Former Marine found guilty of 5 California murders
A convicted Illinois killer was found guilty Wednesday of the murders of five women in Southern California more than two decades ago.
Massive veterans policy bill heads to Trump’s desk, but results will take time
Provisions for new community care rules and caregiver stipend expansion won't happen overnight.
China was just uninvited from a massive naval exercise. Here’s why.
The withdrawn invite follows a directive by the Pentagon to remove Chinese cellphones, other devices from exchanges over espionage fears.
Lawmakers eye more dramatic management changes at VA
Is the department's system of regional middle managers the next item on Congress' chopping block?
Navy plebes scramble up greased obelisk to cap first year at Annapolis
The U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 has capped its first year quite literally — and messily.

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Fireman Gabriel Lupo, assigned to USS Constitution, climbs the ship’s mizzenmast during ‘Old Ironsides' underway commemorating the Vietnam War. In coordination with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the crew of USS Constitution hosted Vietnam veterans onboard as a thank you for their years of service and sacrifice for their country. (MC3 Casey Scoular/Navy)

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Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Miguel Mosquera, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), hugs his family upon the ship's return to San Diego from a scheduled deployment. Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego, Oct. 6, 2017 and spent the deployment supporting Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel, as well as maritime security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (MCSN Nick Bauer/Navy)

Best pics of the week: May 14, 2018

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christipher Watts, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), calls out a simulated misfire while aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) at sea, April 29, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (Cpl. Danny Gonzalez/Marines)

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