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Man pleads guilty after landing plane twice on island naval base
The second time the man landed his small aircraft on the base, he stole a Navy-owned truck and drove it around the island, crashing into locked gates.
First company graduates in new dress blue uniform for female Marines
The new female dress blue coat features a mandarin collar.
By Shawn Snow
The Corps is finding new Marines despite recruiting challenges
The Corps offers very few incentives for new recruits beyond the transformative process of becoming a Marine. But it's been working.
By Shawn Snow
World War II Marine buried in West Virginia
A U.S. Marine from West Virginia whose remains were identified more than a half-century after he was killed during a World War II battle on a Pacific island has been buried with full military honors.
That time Iceland’s bars ran out of beer thanks to US sailors and Marines
Sailors and Marines taking part in NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise wasted no time getting wasted.
By J.D. Simkins
Parris Island first sergeant to face hearing over $1.5 million razor theft
The cohorts in the razor blade racket stole an estimated $1.5 million in merchandise.
By Shawn Snow
Marine killed in WWII’s Tarawa Atoll battle to be buried in New Mexico
A U.S. Marine from New Mexico who was killed during fighting on a Pacific island during World War II will be buried Friday in his hometown.
The military could see big changes if Democrats win control of Congress
As polls show the possibility of significant Democratic wins in the midterms, military advocates may soon have to grapple with the possibility of a politically divided government.
3 generations of Parris Island Marines meet for ‘rare’ honor
Wes Guarino's CWO4 pinning, performed by his father who graduated Parris Island, coincided with his son's graduation from boot camp.
By Wade Livingston, The Island Packet via AP
Afghanistan F-35B strike honors first Marine aviator awarded the Medal of Honor
Capt. Henry Elrod was awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of Wake Island during World War II.
By Shawn Snow
Navy veteran walking to honor those lost in 1983 Beirut bombing
The deadly terrorist attack killed 241 servicemen, including 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three Army soldiers
By Larry Hobbs, The Brunswick News via AP