Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall
The service is bringing artificial intelligence developers together in California to build tools that can be quickly refined or immediately moved into use.
By Eve Sampson
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‘Meatball’ no more: Marine recruit drops over 100 pounds for boot camp
Michael Guzman recently graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island after losing nearly 100 pounds to serve.
By Brooke Griswold
Millions more will soon be allowed to shop on military bases. But some veterans wonder how they’ll get access.
Will spouses of these newly eligible veterans be able to shop? And other questions answered.
By Karen Jowers
Iranian tanker sought by US sails to unknown destination
The tanker slowly steered southeast toward a narrow stretch of international waters separating Morocco and the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
By Aritz Parra, The Associated Press
Volunteering for Marine recruiter or drill instructor duty could put a lot of money in your pocket ― here’s how
The Corps is also reducing the number of available special duty assignments from five to 2.5 duties.
By Shawn Snow
Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen hit with new pot, CBD rules
The new directives are designed to guide service members in an era of evolving state and federal rules on cannabis products.
By Carl Prine
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
Marines sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle on the Boxer’s flight deck
US Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle strapped to the flight deck, ready to fight off drones and Iranian gunboats.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Marines and sailors practice fighting at sea using an 80-year-old communication tactic
It’s a tactic liken to the carrier pigeons of World War I, which carried important tactical battlefield messages across the front lines.
By Shawn Snow
Family still holding out for hope at 7-year mark of Syrian disappearance of Marine veteran Austin Tice
“It never escapes anyone’s conscious that there’s someone missing,” Marc Tice said. “Any time we do get together, there’s always a hole.”
By Todd South
Pentagon walks back enemy fire statement as mystery still surrounds death of Marine Raider in Iraq
All possibilities are being considered in the death of the Marine Raider Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer, a military official said.
By Shawn Snow
Marine major who emailed classified information to warn of a potential Afghanistan insider attack should be retained, panel finds
Maj. Jason Brezler used his personal email to send classified information to Marines in Afghanistan warning about a corrupt police chief.
By Shawn Snow