The Corps starts fielding new lightweight plate carrier to grunts
“When you lighten the load, Marines can get to their destinations faster and they’re going to have more endurance, which increases their lethality.”
By Shawn Snow
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New in 2020: These Marine weapons changes will make squads deadlier
This coming year, much of the Corps will finally have new weapons options in their armory.
By Todd South
15-Marine rifle squad: An exclusive look inside the future infantry
Your first look at the transformation of the rifle squad.
By By Todd South and Shawn Snow
Gen. David Berger becomes the 38th Marine commandant. Here’s what he will face leading the Corps
“We will never send our Marines into a fair fight," said Gen. David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps.
By Shawn Snow
The Corps is offering big bonus bucks for ground combat Marines in 2020
Some Marines may be eligible for bonuses and extra kicker payments totaling nearly $90,000.
By Shawn Snow
Marines just did their largest air assault in a decade, now they’re going to double it
The half-battalion assault is expected to grow to a full battalion exercise in the coming years.
By Todd South