Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded droneThe 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 South4 days ago
New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delaysDelivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher5 days ago
Marines can now reenlist early, some for up to 15 yearsMarine Corps initiatives have already yielded historic retention results, with the Corps hitting 114% of its annual retention goal in Fiscal Year 2024.By Todd South7 months ago
Pensacola Marine arrested, named prime suspect in murder of escort Willie Ellington, 20, was taken into custody Dec. 18 by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office on charges of first-degree premeditated murder.By J.D. Simkins7 months ago
This Marine unit now has its own tool to blast drones out of the skyThe system replaces a cumbersome legacy platform Marines have long used to defend the skies: The Man-Portable Air Defense System, or MANPADs.By Todd South7 months ago
Marine gunner court-martialed over Mattis task force confusionMultiple generals have been asked to give statements or testify in LaRose’s case, including former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger.By Hope Hodge Seck7 months ago
These Marine units will field new mobile command vehicle in 2025Elsewhere in the Corps, Marines conducted the service’s first organic rebuild of a JLTV engine at a Defense Department depot.By Todd South7 months ago
Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jetThe Marine Corps has reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal during World War II.By Todd South7 months ago
Marine squadron commander fired nine months after fatal helo crashLt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey was relieved of command of the Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, known as the “Flying Tigers,” on Nov. 18.By Todd South7 months ago
Marines hindered by Navy’s amphibious warfare ship maintenance delaysNearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy are often unavailable, according to a government watchdog.By Todd South7 months ago
Hundreds of airmen moving from Ellsworth to Grand Forks Air Force BaseThe move comes as Ellsworth Air Force Base prepares for the arrival of the new B-21 Raider.By Riley Ceder7 months ago
‘So this is war’: A young Marine’s account of days before Pearl HarborMarine 2nd Lt. Robert D. Taplett missed Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor but would go on to experience the Doolittle Raid.By Robert D. Taplett7 months ago