Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jet
The Marine Corps has reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal during World War II.
By Todd South
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Marine squadron commander fired nine months after fatal helo crash
Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey was relieved of command of the Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, known as the “Flying Tigers,” on Nov. 18.
By Todd South
Navy, Marine Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide
The thought behind the program is erect a barrier between a person’s suicidal impulse and taking action on that impulse.
Marine who barely avoided Taliban bullet talks war and life beyond
The photos of Marine Sgt. Bill Bee's brush with death ended up in newspapers across the world. But there's more to his story.
After negative feedback, Marine Corps tests another PT uniform
The shorts will be shorter than the initial prototype, but the days of silkies still are long gone.
Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ Marine vet gets probation in gas money scam
A bogus feel-good story of a Marine veteran helping a motorist in distress garnered more than $400,000 in online donations.
The Marine Corps has a swimming problem. Is there a plan to fix it?
Some instructors say swimming is major weakness for the Corps — especially as the service focuses back to the sea.
By Hope Hodge Seck
How a 12-year-old tricked the Navy into letting him fight in WWII
Calvin Graham enlisted at 12 but was discharged when his real age was discovered.
By Sarah Sicard
Marines, Navy near agreement on light amphibious warship features
The two services are closer to striking the right balance between keeping the cost low and including the right survivability features, a general says.
US Marines warn against Navy’s FY24 decommission plans
Documents obtained by Defense News reveal plans to decommission amphibious ships, despite an outcry from the Corps over the resulting capability gap.
Man convicted of selling fentanyl that killed Miramar Marine
“Fentanyl kills indiscriminately and, tragically, here it took the life of a Marine," a top prosecutor said in a statement.
The Corps has new amphibious vehicles, needs maintainer training tools
126 amphibious combat vehicles have been sent to the fleet, all on the West Coast.
By Hope Hodge Seck