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Marine sentenced for stealing ammunition says he was pressured by recon community

It was the culture of the recon community that put Sgt. Gunnar I. Naughton in the position he’s in, he claimed.

By Jared Morgan

2 years ago

Your next commandant: Can he push the Marine Corps past the era of counterinsurgency?

Why Lt. Gen. David H. Berger was chosen to lead Marines into the next big fight.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Recon shortage: Why these elite Marines are facing a manpower crisis

But manpower concerns are not the only issues facing the Corps’ elite and storied recon units.

By Shawn Snow and Andrea Scott

5 years ago

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