Marines sticking with JLTV after Army cancels future vehicle buys
The Army's decision will likely drive up the price of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
By Todd South
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Marine unit conducts ‘first of its kind’ exercise to sense and target
The exercise extended communications, reconnaissance and targeting across wide swaths of the Pacific region.
By Todd South
Book Excerpt: “The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force”
Here are the top 15 guiding principles essential to ensuring the strength of American security.
By Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro (ret)
Air Reserve test pilot, a 16-year Marine vet, killed in traffic accident
Maj. Aaron “Amber” Frey, 42, from Evergreen, Colorado, was assigned to the 370th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Deported Marine veteran returns to US to become American citizen
The 53-year-old has spent the past nine years living in Mexico, but on Friday he became an American citizen.
September sentencing in military transportation bribery case
Prosecutors said that businessman agreed to pay $250,000 in kickbacks to a civilian employee of the Marine Forces Reserves distribution management office in New Orleans.
Marines deploy to southern African nation amid pro-democracy protests
Locals in the nation, known as Swaziland until 2018, started protesting in late June after King Mswati III banned petitions calling for democratic reform.
By Philip Athey
Marine Corps changes picture policy for tattoos
The Corps will no longer require many Marines to take pictures of their tattoos when submitting packages for re-enlistment or special duty assignments.
By Philip Athey
Military families testing new app for ‘subletting’ child care slots
"Rent" your child care space to another DoD family while you're on vacation or TDY through this centralized app being tested. Will it expand to other service branches?
By Karen Jowers
Marine security guard dies in Iraq after physical training
A Marine Corps musician died in Iraq in April while on Marine Security Guard duty.
By Philip Athey
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval
Pentagon senior leaders are considering plans to make the shot required for troops after the FDA approves the vaccines.
By Davis Winkie
US kept exact details of Bagram exit from Afghan commander for OPSEC, says Pentagon spokesman
“It wasn’t done in some sort of shroud of secrecy,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
By Howard Altman