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New in 2024: Marine Corps to even out gender balance at boot camps
San Diego is on track to have a gender distribution equal to Parris Island, South Carolina, by fall.
The SWAN song of Marine veteran Anuradha Bhagwati
A review of Marine veteran Anuradha Bhagwati's lacerating memoir about life in the Corps for a bisexual woman of color.
By Jerri Bell, O-Dark-Thirty
No more just snapping to attention for the Marines’ Hymn ― the commandant has directed Marines to sing it out loud
Marines better make sure they remember all the words to the Marines’ Hymn come April 15.
By Shawn Snow
‘A legacy of honorable and faithful service’: Iconic Marine R. Lee Ermey laid to rest in snowy Arlington National Cemetery
The actor and former Marine who played the iconic drill instructor in "Full Metal Jacket" was laid to rest Friday.
By Andrea Scott
Legendary Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
R. Lee Ermey will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 18.
By Shawn Snow
Iran says its rockets will send two satellites into orbit, despite US concerns
The U.S. worries this technology could be used to develop long-range missiles.
By Nassir Karimi
Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express News via the AP
Marine drill instructor posthumously awarded medal for heroism in rescuing trapped motorists
Sgt. Gary G. Wilson was killed in an unrelated motorcycle accident on Nov. 16.
By Shawn Snow
The No. 1 mishap killer of Marines this year: car and motorcycle accidents
Car and motorcycle accidents accounted for nearly 60 percent of all mishap deaths across the Corps in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
Iwakuni Marine gunny’s sudden death under investigation
Martinez was serving as the squadron gunny at Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 in Iwakuni, Japan.
By Shawn Snow
Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon under investigation for hazing
Some Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon are facing a criminal investigation over allegations of hazing.
By Shawn Snow