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QUANTICO, VA - Marine Corps officials are hailing the release of Red Dawn, the latest recruiting commercial to hit movie theaters nationwide. The roughly
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WASHINGTON, DC - Boot Camp just got a little bit harder. Military officials announced that Basic Training dining facilities will stop adding saltpeter to their meals, as part
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT MEADE, MD – Faced with the proliferation of unapproved military humor sites that undermine good order and discipline, the Marine Corps has launched its own official humor show
Oct 5, 2022 · 4 min readQUANTICO, VA — Marine Corps officials confirmed Monday they were having a difficult time keeping up with the thousands of females applying to the Infantry Officer Course, with some
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readCAMP PENDLETON, CA - In a bold move designed to bring professionalism to new heights, the Marine Corps is introducing a new uniform regulation, tentatively dubbed, "Service
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. - "Fire them! Fire them all!" raved Gen. James Amos, foaming at the mouth as he was escorted to a waiting police cruiser
Oct 5, 2022 · 4 min readCAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN — Marines at Camp Leatherneck have begun a base-wide hunger strike in an attempt to draw attention to what they described as the "appalling"
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readCAMP LEJEUNE, NC – "Marines are not allowed to die without permission!" R. Lee Ermey's character famously tells a group of recruits in the 1987
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We sorta saw this coming.
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readLOS ANGELES, CA — Paramount Pictures has confirmed rumors that it has begun pre-production on a remake of the John Wayne classic film, Sands of Iwo Jima. The 1949
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readA typical Marine Corps Wednesday. QUANTICO, VA — The Marine Corps is taking steps to limit on-base liquor sales as the first stage of the Corps' ramp-up for
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
KAPISA PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN – A battalion of soldiers has unexpectedly and completely withdrawn from its Area of Operations after discovering a "spider-hole" containing a giant arachnid. A
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readQUANTICO, Va. – Despite a relatively high turnout and a large amount of publicity, Marine officials announced that this year's first Marine Corps Spelling Bee — an offshoot
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN - Marines honor the history of the Corps in many different ways: running 238 miles, doing 238 pull-ups, or 238 push-ups, but one Marine at
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented turn in American history, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, several years after being dismissed by the President and exiled to his estate in the
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — A delegation from the American Legion had a meeting today with several leading senators to demand suitable farmland for the nation's landless veterans
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — The Marine Corps' top leader announced a new "trial-by-combat" program Friday, adding another controversial step in his campaign to stem self-destructive behavior amongst junior
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readMIAMI — A Miami judge is giving troubled pop star Justin Bieber a choice in punishment following his arrest on Thursday: Join the Marine Corps or go to jail.
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
Upworthy, the social news sharing website, is known for its interesting and engaging headlines, such as "You'll Wonder Why This Video Is Edited Weirdly. Keep
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The following is a transcription of an unauthorized audio file embedded in a command chronology burst sent via retrans comm drone. The file was recorded by Lance Cpl.
Oct 5, 2022 · 4 min readCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Two women have become the first same-sex couple to marry on a Marine Corps base, after the Camp Pendleton base chapel honored their request to
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
In a shocking discovery just one day after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was awarded the Medal of Honor, Duffel Blog investigative reporters uncovered a list of proposed questions weak-kneed
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JAKARTA — Retired U.S. Marine Gen. James Mattis was named CEO of the non-profit "Soldiers Without Borders" in a small press conference at the Windsor Hotel,
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