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Inside the US Army’s failed nuclear ice lair in Cold War Greenland
While the U.S. didn’t get to act out its Bond villain lair fantasies, it did further scientific understandings of the world around us.
Here’s how the Marine Corps plans to overhaul its 25 installations
The Corps needs to examine how quality of life on base, including not only barracks but also other kinds of housing and health care, affects retention.
Will Alaska be the Marine Corps’ next unit training location?
The Corps will explore options to expand “unit and service-level training into Alaska.”
Will a $1M oyster-shell plan stop this Marine base from flooding?
The second-oldest post in the Corps is especially vulnerable to climate change, scientists say.
Veteran homelessness made harder by climate change
Extreme weather can make daily life effectively impossible for those living without guaranteed shelter — and can delay access to needed resources.
By Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse
‘In the crosshairs’: Department of Navy releases climate change strategy
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro describes climate change as an "existential threat" for the Navy and Marine Corps.
Parris Island wages battles, not war, against climate change
The South Carolina military base has molded recruits into Marines for more than a century.
Fossil fuels are the Achilles’ heel of warfare. Just ask Russia.
Fossil fuels aren’t just a vulnerability on the battlefield; they’re also a strategic straitjacket.
By Lt. Col. Theodore “Doc” Shanks and Alexander Gard-Murray
Climate change damaging US military bases in the Arctic, report warns
Increasing hurricanes, flooding, storms and wildfires in recent years have caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. military installations.
4 US Marines killed in Norway Osprey crash identified
With Marine Corps assistance, the bodies of the four Marines were able to be recovered and are currently being transported to the United States.
By Philip Athey
4 United States Marines killed in Osprey crash, Norway confirms
The Marines, assigned to the 2nd Marine Air Wing, were in Norway as part of the biannual Cold Response exercise.
By Philip Athey