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Marine recruit who first held a rifle at boot camp ties shooting record

A week and a half after first picking up a rifle, now-Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery scored a 249 out of 250 possible points on his rifle qualification.

By Irene Loewenson

3 weeks ago

Civil War artifacts are displayed at a press conference celebrating the early completion of the Congaree River cleanup on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 in Columbia, S.C.

Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup

Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.

3 weeks ago

Coast Guard rescues two people after yacht sinks off South Carolina

The spouse of a mariner on board the vessel placed a distress call that the yacht needed assistance.

7 weeks ago

Sailors, Marines complete weekslong cleanup of F-35 crash site

“It is purposeful, sometimes tedious work,” a Navy representative said of the effort to clear the site of contaminants from the aircraft crash.

By Irene Loewenson

7 weeks ago

Sailors, Marines are helping clean up wreckage of crashed F-35 jet

Hundreds of people from various agencies are helping recover what’s left of the aircraft and clean up the area where a Marine F-35 jet crashed Sept. 17.

By Irene Loewenson

2 months ago

911 call reveals bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection

The F-35 crashed Sunday after a malfunction prompted the pilot to eject over Charleston and land in a residential backyard.

By James Pollard and Tara Copp, AP

2 months ago