The death of Pfc. Noah Jamar Evans on April 18, 2023, during a physical fitness test prompted the Marine Corps to open an investigation.
Lt. Col. Christopher O’Melia was relieved of command of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, by the commanding general of 1st Marine Division.
One Marine corporal said maintenance issues have been getting fixed much more quickly than before the barracks inspection.
The commanding officer of the School of Infantry–West and the commanding officer of the school’s Reconnaissance Training Company were fired March 8.
The Marine Corps also restricted the allowable colors of pantyhose for those who do choose to wear them.
Troops are looking at the Arctic to counter ongoing efforts by Russia and China there.
In 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there.
The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.
The Marine Corps has ordered inspections of each of its barracks by March 15.
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
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