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Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C.

Female recruits now shipping equally to MCRDs Parris Island, San Diego

The Marine Corps has hit its goal of assigning women to its boot camps the same way it assigns men.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 weeks ago

Marine recruit who died at boot camp in 2023 had asthma, Corps finds

The death of Pfc. Noah Jamar Evans on April 18, 2023, during a physical fitness test prompted the Marine Corps to open an investigation.

By Irene Loewenson

9 months ago

Platoon level gender-integration ‘critical’ for Marines, committee says

The report also recommends gender-integrated drill instructor teams.

9 months ago

Watch Marines blow up bridge, as practice for hindering enemy forces

The bridge on a Navy-owned island in California had rusted to the point of being susceptible to collapse. That gave Marines a rare training opportunity.

By Irene Loewenson

11 months ago

Air Force ends effort to recover final member of downed Osprey’s crew

Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown

12 months ago

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.

By Irene Loewenson

12 months ago