Celebrate the Corps’ 248th birthday with a roundup of some of the great things Marines have done since turning 247.
Lance Cpl. Eduardo Galicia was standing duty on the midnight shift when he got the call that a local guard was having a medical emergency.
The State Department "ordered the temporary departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from Niger" because of a coup.
As a military power struggle erupted into deadly fighting in the Sudanese capital, the Marines worked to get the embassy ready for an evacuation.
