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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.
Facing retention issues, the Corps needs to recruit highest number of Marines in a decade
The Corps needs to recruit 38,500 new Marines in fiscal year 2019.
By Shawn Snow
Is big league baseball bad for military vets?
A Marine Corps veteran of the war in Afghanistan says MLB strikes out.
By Nick Francona
Spanish fighter jet accidentally fires missile in Estonia
Estonia’s military says it is looking for the remains of a missile that a Spanish fighter jet accidentally fired while drilling in the air space of the Baltic country and NATO ally.
Six Marine lieutenants face separation after allegedly cheating on land navigation course
Six junior Marine officers are being processed for administrative separation.
By Shawn Snow
Russian defense company to debut “noiseless sniper rifle”
Just as the U.S. military undergoes the procurement process for new ground troop weaponry, so too is the Russian military.
By Kyle Rempfer
In first, US Marines attend Finland’s Exercise Arrow
Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multinational exercise involving mechanized infantry, artillery and mortar field training in a live-fire exercise.
By Daniel Cebul
Not all knife hands are created equal: Archaeologists unearth ancient warrior who puts us all to shame
The beloved knife hand is as much of a staple of military culture as fighting, drinking and getting married prematurely.
By Jon Simkins
San Diego recruit dies after medical emergency
A drill instructor had come across the recruit experiencing a medical problem and administered CPR until first responders arrived.
By Shawn Snow
Reserve, Guard members lose travel-expense tax deduction
Reserve-component members could lose out on an established benefit, depending on their commute.
By Karen Jowers
‘Unlike anything I had ever seen’: Airman to receive Silver Star for actions in fierce Mosul fight
The special operations team had been waiting for weeks on the mission to retake Mosul, Iraq.
By Kyle Rempfer