Jack Lowe became an honorary Marine in November 2023 following a diagnosis of terminal bone cancer. Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, whose promotion had been among hundreds blocked by one senator, took over III Marine Expeditionary Force on Friday. A military-contracted ground carrier was moving a UH-1Y Venom helicopter when the mishap occurred, according to the Corps. The Marines have a regular drumbeat of MEUs ready to deploy. Lacking ready amphib ships, though, they're turning to other means of getting to sea. The Marine Corps pulled the amphibious combat vehicle from most operations in the surf following nonfatal mishaps in 2022. If you recently left the Marine Corps or are planning to, we'd like to hear from you. Now-Lance Cpl. Chesty XVI, a “mostly good boy,” got promoted after 13 months as a private first class. 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. New data reveals the lowest-retention jobs for each of the military services Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing. Load More
