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Marine recruit who died at boot camp in 2023 had asthma, Corps finds
The death of Pfc. Noah Jamar Evans on April 18, 2023, during a physical fitness test prompted the Marine Corps to open an investigation.
World War I exhibit explores war’s impact on children
The World War I Museum’s exhibit explores childhood experiences between 1914 and 1918.
By Sarah Sicard
Marine Corps’ top devil dog fetches another promotion
Now-Lance Cpl. Chesty XVI, a “mostly good boy,” got promoted after 13 months as a private first class.
Watch Marines blow up bridge, as practice for hindering enemy forces
The bridge on a Navy-owned island in California had rusted to the point of being susceptible to collapse. That gave Marines a rare training opportunity.
Air Force ends effort to recover final member of downed Osprey’s crew
Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing.
Marine rotational force units expand Corps’ Pacific footprint
Two Pacific-focused rotations cover more ground, and ocean, for the sea service.
By Todd South
New in 2024: Marine Corps to even out gender balance at boot camps
San Diego is on track to have a gender distribution equal to Parris Island, South Carolina, by fall.
1 Marine killed, 14 taken to hospitals after tactical vehicle rollover
The 14 other Marines who were in the vehicle when it flipped were taken to nearby hospitals for evaluation and treatment.
Marine recruit who first held a rifle at boot camp ties shooting record
A week and a half after first picking up a rifle, now-Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery scored a 249 out of 250 possible points on his rifle qualification.
Marines embrace young honorary Marine with cancer ‘as one of our own’
Although Jack Lowe was in pain, he remained standing during the ceremony, even raising his right hand from his walker to recite his oath.
Marines are moving gradually to integrate women and men in boot camp
While male and female recruits are now in the same companies, the smaller platoons remain segregated by gender.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press