Back to 13-Marine squads and a new company for infantry battalions
Squads had grown to 15 Marines during infantry battalion experiments in recent years.
By Todd South
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Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Sgt. Joe Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died at 108.
Navy divers, Polish forces to aid in recovery of missing US soldiers
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
Two soldiers die after vehicle training accident near Fort Stewart
Staff Sgt. Shelbe Butner, 28, and Spc. Jacob Mullen, 25, died after their training vehicle rolled over and into standing water.
By Riley Ceder
Marines continue to make female infantry officers, with little fanfare
Women are now making it through the course with a success rate of better than 50%, though the number of volunteers opting to attend remains low.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Marine gender study reveals importance of ‘explosive strength’
A major predictor of training injury and attrition was reduced muscular power and lower relative peaks in explosive strength, the study found.
By Hope Hodge Seck