When then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw a student inadvertently activate a grenade during infantry training, he covered him with his body and prepared to die. Both pilots will report to Marine Attack Squadron 223, also known as “the Bulldogs.” The commanding officer of the School of Infantry–West and the commanding officer of the school’s Reconnaissance Training Company were fired March 8. Albert Bryant Sr., 97, and John Henry Chaney, 104, were drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943. A similar reorganization will take place before October at the West Coast-based 1st Supply Battalion. When the unit reaches fully operational capability, it will contain six squadrons with 10 planes per squadron. According to the 2022 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, Harrier pilot training will end in 2024. A new generation of Tricare contracts is designed to improve care for the 9.6 million Tricare beneficiaries under their purview. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance. The service academies are trying to update how they teach future officers to navigate the country’s political polarization. By Gary Fields, AP
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