Marine Corps Combat Instructor Role Once Again a Special Duty Assignment Combat instructors teach Marines weapons handling, employment of automatic weapons, the nuances of munition types, land...
Parachute Mishap Cited as Cause of Death for Camp Lejeune Marine Who Was Training in North Carolina Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit died April 18 during a training incident in a coastal county in...
Marine Corps Axes Elite Scout Sniper Platoons The Marine Corps is eliminating the scout sniper program as part of the service's big Force Design 2030 overhaul.
The Marine Corps Is Changing How Marines Qualify on the Rifle Range The changes, which are effective immediately, include a greater focus on getting Marines to shoot at expert levels versus...
Camp Pendleton Squadrons Start Training with Osprey Again After Aircraft’s Grounding Is Lifted The grounding, which also included the Air Force and Navy, was lifted on March 8 by Naval Air Systems Command officials.
Above the Arctic Circle, Infantry Marines Are Improvising to Battle Harsh Conditions as Part of NATO Force The human cost of this environment requires constant assessment. On top of hampering tactical plans, the individual Marine is...
The Marines Are Marching into the Metaverse. Here's What That Could Look Like. Last month, Marines with the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center, or MCPIC, successfully fielded a "real-time pilot set...
Negligent Discharge Killed Marine Training at Camp Pendleton Last Month, Navy Report Indicates The cause was published last month by the Naval Safety Command in a report outlining deadly incidents in the Marine Corps and...
Marines Get More Chances at Upping Their Shooting Scores -- But There's a Catch Beginning Oct. 1, Marines who score as marksman and sharpshooter will be given two more attempts within the same year to...
Marine Corps Identifies 3 Troops Killed in Osprey Crash During Australia Training The crash occurred during Exercise Predators Run, an annual multinational exercise held in the Northern Territory of...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...