‘Prepare your family’: Marine Reserve commander gives warlike safety brief
In a March 26 message on his official letterhead, Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV asked his Marines, "Are you truly ready to deploy, fight, and win?"
By Hope Hodge Seck
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‘Drone Hunters of Kherson’ takes viewers into a war that blends ‘trench warfare and the Terminator’
The documentary focuses on an American embed as he follows Ukrainian counter-drone units patrolling against the Russian threat.
Gay dating app Grindr declared threat to military personnel by US government
The app, which had 27 million users as of 2017, made personal information available without permission.
By J.D. Simkins
Bride kicks Marine out of wedding for wearing his dress blues
Do you think she made the right call?
By J.D. Simkins
Low aim or intel failure? ISIS’ last stand shows the difficulty in estimating enemy manpower
Ever since the Islamic State emerged it has been difficult to find a credible number for its total troop strength, and speculation has ranged widely.
By Kyle Rempfer
7 US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in ISIS attack in Manbij
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint of U.S.-backed forces in the northern Syrian town on Manbij that killed seven fighters on Tuesday.
Intoxicated Russian sailors rescued from deserted island after getting lost on boat ride
The men had fortunately not yet resorted to cannibalism.
By J.D. Simkins
Marines will field counter-drone missiles for JLTV and a single radar that replaces five others
The air defense equipment is vital to Marine Corps near-peer competition in contested environments.
By Todd South
This Army vet is down over 25 pounds using a beer-only diet for Lent
As of day 18 of the fast, he is down over 25 pounds.
By J.D. Simkins
About 21,000 troops booted under ‘deploy or get out’ policy, but only a small fraction were Marines
As of Aug. 31, 2018, about 7,458 Marines were considered nondeployable for a variety of reasons, but most were medical related.
By Shawn Snow
Marines seize an airfield and small island while testing tactics for fight against China
The exercise featured special operations airborne insertions, long-range aerial raids, and employment of HIMARS.
By Shawn Snow
Deployments to US-Mexico border straining Marine Corps, commandant warns
The Marines' top general said readiness would further erode without funding relief.
By Tara Copp, AP