Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization last month is prompting the Pentagon to create new policies for leadership absences.
The hospital where the Marines were sent had been planning a mass-casualty response training for the day of the real-life emergency.
The island of Mindanao has been reeling from the effects of heavy rain, displacing an estimated 795,000 people.
To save time and ditch unneeded gear, the Army recently began a pilot program to expedite removing excess equipment from unit inventories.
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
The difference between success and failure is often the difference between the right flashlight or headlamp.
By Berne Broudy
Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, whose promotion had been among hundreds blocked by one senator, took over III Marine Expeditionary Force on Friday.
Machine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.
Despite Congress authorizing the increase, the Pentagon is treating it as optional amid an ongoing compensation study.
In the Marine Corps' revised job manual: reconnaissance snipers, enlisted Marine historians, warrant officers who care for the dead and more.
Load More