Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded drone
The July 3 live-fire exercise included the drop, followed by mortar fire and a Javelin missile strike in a simulated company-level assault.
By Todd South
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200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE
The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Additional charges filed against Marine veterans in gun plot
New indictments have been filed in connection with a plot to damage a power grid somewhere in the northwest U.S.
Couple pleads guilty to bringing 3 illegal aliens onto Marine Corps base by boat
The three illegal aliens were working for a military-contracted drywall company owned by one of the defendants.
By Todd South
Case of 76 in veterans home who died of COVID lands in court
Prosecutors say the decision to cram residents who were positive for the coronavirus into the same unit as those with no symptoms was negligent.
The 2021 Marine of the Year helped save a suicidal Marine from jumping to his death
Sgt. Brandon Antoine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the service’s highest noncombat award for heroism.
By Philip Athey
‘Modern Love’ episode features Marine battling PTSD, and of course, Jody
“In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses" features a Marine dealing with PTSD and a Jody in suburbia.
By Sarah Sicard
Islamic State threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul.
By Ahmad Seir and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Five troops, including first Marine, dead from COVID-19 during pandemic’s deadliest week
The COVID-19 mortality rate for troops has grown 25 times in the past few months.
Marines in Afghanistan pull baby over barbed wire to safety
An update on the baby pulled over barbed wire in viral video:
By Philip Athey
About 200 US Marines head to Haiti in wake of devastating earthquake
The 200 Marines will be used to provide security to a joint U.S. task force.
By Philip Athey
Marine wounded in Afghanistan during first days of airport defense
The Marine was shot Monday as Marines were trying to establish the perimeter around the airport and create a defensive.
By Philip Athey