Unemployment rates for veterans worsen amid civilian job market gains
While overall hiring increased by 130,000 jobs in January, post-9/11 veterans saw their jobless rates balloon to 5.8%.
By Richard Sisk
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Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan will stand
A U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family.
Marine Corps continues streak as only service to pass financial audit
For its third consecutive year, the U.S. Marine Corps keeps its record as the first and only service to cleanly pass a financial audit.
US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman
The Marine Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan on Tuesday, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Experts argue Marine pullback in Okinawa should be halted as China threat rises
A plan to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa would dangerously weaken deterrence against Beijing, warns an Atlantic Council report.
By Tanya Noury
Beer and wine at chow halls of the future? Commanders will decide.
With the first campus-style dining pilot opening this month, soldiers may now have the option to order beer and wine at some chow halls.
By Karen Jowers
Fort Hood soldiers to get ‘freedom dollars’ with first campus-style dining facility
Soldiers are slated to get a daily stipend of $39, or "freedom dollars," to use at campus-style DFACs.
By Karen Jowers
Marine earns service’s highest non-combat award for vehicle rescue
With the driver stuck, the doors locked and the vehicle quickly filling with water, the Marine began bashing the windshield open with a hammer.
Ukraine seeks god mode with new control app for drone war
Mission Control feeds directly into Ukraine’s performance-based “gamification” model, where drone units earn points for verified kills.
By Katie Livingstone
A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them
My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too.
By Michael Hyon Johnson, The War Horse
The US Army’s quiet rotation in the Philippines
The U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point.
By Eve Sampson
US Marine designs Corps’ first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone
Sgt. Henry David Volpe designed the Marine Corps’ first National Defense Authorizing Act-compliant 3D-printed drone.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher