Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.

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5 minors arrested after crowd attack on Marines at California pier

Video footage apparently shows two of the Marines in the fetal position on the ground to protect themselves from blows.

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Biden’s pick to lead the Marine Corps helped design its new vision

President Joe Biden nominated Gen. Eric Smith Tuesday to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

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Hazing reports in the Marine Corps have dropped significantly

Reports of hazing in the Marine Corps have decreased 63% in recent years.

Audit of Marine cyber officers’ records commits some to more service

24 of the Corps' 181 cyberspace officers saw their end of active service dates changed.

The Marine Corps will once again require troops to get breathalyzed

A randomly selected tenth of each unit will undergo alcohol testing every month month.

Marine vet accused of putting man in deadly chokehold on NYC subway

Daniel J. Penny, 24, has not been charged in the death of Jordan Neely, 30.

He wasn’t actually a Marine. He was a scammer in prison, police say

He reportedly even brought along his supposed dress blues, complete with a Purple Heart, on a trip to the alleged victim’s family cabin.

Marines to deactivate historically female recruit training battalion

Until 2019, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion was the sole training unit for female Marine recruits.

A local resident looks at his home, damaged by a Russian rocket attack in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Apr. 14, 2023.

Marine vet killed in Ukraine, reportedly while evacuating civilians

Cooper “Harris” Andrews, 26, is at least the fourth Marine veteran to be killed in Ukraine.

Marines deploy to Central Command to provide air support

The Marine Corps, citing concerns of operational security, declined to provide the reason for the short-notice deployment.

What it was like for Marine embassy guards to evacuate Sudan

The Marines got the official word of the planned evacuation within 48 hours of its taking place.

Marine corporals can soon promote to rank of sergeant a year earlier

Soon-to-be-sergeants already must have signed on for another term in the Corps.

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