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October 27, 2020

Dad of former US Marine in Russia jail details alleged political motivations behind son’s ‘unjust’ treatment

Last August, the now 29-year-old Texas native was arrested amid a night out in the Russian capital and was later charged with “assaulting and endangering the lives of the two police officers."

October 25, 2020

96-year-old veteran aims to be oldest Marine to run Marine Corps Marathon

A 96-year-old veteran is hoping to become the oldest Marine to ever complete the Marine Corps Marathon Sunday.

October 24, 2020

Kelly classmates rebut claim AZ Senate candidate dressed as Hitler in old Halloween photo

Four of Senate candidate Mark Kelly's classmates at the Merchant Marine Academy said that the service member was falsely accused by National File.

October 20, 2020

Marine general relieved of command after allegedly using racial slur

Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary, the Commander of US Marines in Europe and Africa, was relieved of command on Monday amid an investigation into his alleged use of a racial slur in August. 

October 13, 2020

Marines sack commanding officer after training accident killed 9 in July

Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner, Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was relieved of duty because of loss in trust and confidence in his ability to command after nine members of the military where killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast in July.

October 12, 2020

South Carolina hesitant to allow Parris Island facility closing for Marines gender-integrated training

The venerable Parris Island facility where Marines have undergone basic training for more than a century may close, as the branch seeks to integrate male and female recruits and retrofitting the camp appears to be too costly.

October 7, 2020

Marine Corps’ second-highest ranking general tests positive for coronavirus after Pentagon meeting

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus after is in self-quarantine, the Marine Corps said on Wednesday.  

September 26, 2020

Virginia detectives replace medals Marine Vietnam vet lost in burglary

Detectives with a Virginia sheriff’s office surprised a Vietnam veteran--replacing service medals stolen from him in a burglary.

September 23, 2020

Former Marine suffering from burn pit exposure says VA 'left everybody out to dry'

As more veterans have returned home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a contentious debate has taken shape over the data surrounding the effects of exposure to burn pits used to dispose of waste on overseas military bases.

September 22, 2020

Oldest living US Marine celebrates 107th birthday in North Carolina

The oldest living U.S. Marine celebrated her 107th birthday in Kannapolis, N.C., over the weekend, according to local authorities and the Marine Corps itself, all of whom wished her a happy birthday.