Meet the namesake of the Navy’s newest ship, the USS Robert E. SimanekThis Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save his entrenched comrades in Korea. He absorbed the full blast — yet survived.By Jon Guttman7 days ago
In reversal of recent years, military sex assault reports dropA confidential survey also found a 19% drop in the number service members who said they'd experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press7 days ago
OpinionIt’s time for the VA to stand and deliver care to paralyzed veteransIn this op-ed, Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., a retired Marine lieutenant general, implores the VA to do more for our nation's paralyzed veterans.By Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich. (USMC ret.)8 weeks ago
Key Bridge collapse affecting shipments of some troops’ belongingsU.S. Transportation Command is working with companies to identify service members' shipments that are affected.By Karen Jowers8 weeks ago
Here’s how the Marine Corps’ ‘wall-to-wall’ barracks inspections wentOne Marine corporal said maintenance issues have been getting fixed much more quickly than before the barracks inspection.By Irene Loewenson8 weeks ago
Fixing subpar barracks at top of the Marine Corps’ budget wish listThe money would come on top of the $274 million for barracks restoration in the service’s official budget request.By Irene Loewenson and Megan Eckstein2 months ago
Officials didn’t properly track organs of deceased troops, report saysMilitary officials did not effectively manage the retention and handling of organs reviewed during forensic examinations, according to a new report.By Jonathan Lehrfeld2 months ago
How one girl delivered hope amid a world of evil in ‘Zone of Interest’'Zone of Interest' director Jonathan Glazer focused on sounds of the Holocaust to convey the horrors happening inside Auschwitz.By Claire Barrett2 months ago
2 leaders fired from Marines’ West Coast infantry school on same dayThe commanding officer of the School of Infantry–West and the commanding officer of the school’s Reconnaissance Training Company were fired March 8.By Irene Loewenson2 months ago
Marine receives rare heroism award for saving victim shot 23 timesSgt. Amed Issa, a Marine infantryman, ran toward gunfire to save a man who had been shot 23 times outside a bar in Honolulu.By Irene Loewenson2 months ago
Corps seeks $274M to fix billions-dollar barracks problemsThe increase falls short of what the Corps has indicated it would cost to fix the living facilities’ issues.By Irene Loewenson2 months ago
US and allies down dozens of Houthi drones in Red Sea showdownU.S. and coalition forces took out a steady stream of Houthi attack drones Saturday.By Jonathan Lehrfeld2 months ago