Marine F-35B stealth fighter squadron arrives in Japan
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, based in Yuma, Arizona, recently deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
By Riley Ceder
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Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard outline FY26 budget needs this week
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 12, 2025.
Handheld counter-drone devices headed to deploying Marine units
The handheld device will likely go to Marine Expeditionary Units and Marine Littoral Regiments first.
By Todd South
Army to recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in major airborne restructuring
The positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump pay.
By Todd South
What Marine Corps aviation has in store over the next five years
Among developments, Marine aviators should see more F-35s, upgraded MV-22 Ospreys, more cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive maintenance.
By Todd South
Back to 13-Marine squads and a new company for infantry battalions
Squads had grown to 15 Marines during infantry battalion experiments in recent years.
By Todd South
Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
Amphibious ships have fallen below a readiness rate of 50% due to maintenance and procurement backlogs.
By Todd South
In first, Marine, Air Force pilots fight as joint force at Navy JSE
The inter-service training at the Joint Simulation Environment is expected to become standard this spring.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Marine Corps introduces drone attack team
The Marine Corps created the team in response to the rising use of unmanned aerial vehicles in international conflicts.
By Riley Ceder
Marine writes book aiming to clear his name after bloody Iraq ambush
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Phillips spent 20 months in prison, half of that in solitary confinement.
By Todd South
Could this device help catch Osprey clutch problems before disaster?
Gear and clutch problems in the Osprey have killed more than a dozen troops in recent years, leading to groundings of the tilt-rotor aircraft.
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
By Clay Beyersdorfer