A new update aims to close loopholes that had left too many Marines unprepared for a water emergency. Nearly 200 of the amphibious combat vehicle’s basic variant have already been fielded to the Marine Corps, a BAE Systems program manager said. The Philippine government has identified four new local military areas where rotational U.S. forces with their weapons will be allowed to stay indefinitely The Senate received Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage's nomination March 30. Gen. David Berger, the Marine commandant, largely attributed amphibious combat vehicle rollovers to insufficient training. The Marine Corps says several options for reducing the cost of future LPDs made the flight deck and vehicle stowage too small to meet requirements. Michael Collazo, 31, helped take down the assailant who perpetrated a shooting that killed six. Sgt. Maj. Delwin Ellington was relieved of his position in February. Lance Cpl. Luis Ponce-Barrera will be getting support from an unlikely source: several of the parents of Marines killed and hurt in the tragedy. Lt. Gen. Michael Cederholm has served as deputy commandant for aviation since July 2022. Load More