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WASHINGTON — After a spate of recent concerns over the misidentification of six men photographed raising a flag over Iwo Jima, the Marine Corps has
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WASHINGTON — Equal Opportunity Advisor of the Year Master Sgt. Kelly Grimes motivated Marines to think beyond gender and race this year, but it is Sgt. Jason Smith who
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readQUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has officially unveiled its new recruiting slogan to replace its classic "The Few, The Proud" with one primed to
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNEW YORK — Agents with the Secret Service are reportedly stressed and uneasy about a meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, since the
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump decided to look to the Marine Corps for his next Secretary of Defense, and he has found a promising candidate in legendary retired
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WASHINGTON — A new plan for the US military set for 2017 shows that Defense Secretary-nominee James Mattis intends to work with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen.
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QUANTICO, VA – The recent nomination of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for Secretary of Defense may have made Marines feel like they died and went to heaven, but
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WASHINGTON — The Commandant of the Marine Corps reportedly threw in a damn near baseball-sized sized bomb of Cope into his lip as a fellow general briefed a
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON – A Florida congressman is calling for tough reforms at Army basic training facilities so the service can match the track record of the Marine Corps, which implemented
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The past 17 commanders of international forces in Afghanistan, as well as other US leaders, say the coalition is making "real progress" towards
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readPENTAGON — Leaders from the Navy and Marine Corps announced at a press conference today that they would temporarily divert up to 3 percent of their tattoo policy resources
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Corps said today it would launch a thorough investigation into hundreds of male Marines who allegedly shared nude photos of their colleagues, announcing
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is poised to release the results of a controversial new gender study that aims to absolve its leadership from any negligence or perceived mishandling
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readCAMP LEJEUNE — The Marine Corps' first female tank officer will also be assigned full-time duties as 2nd Tank Battalion's Equal Opportunity Advisor (EO), Uniformed
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readHENDERSON HALL, Va. — Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green was placed on the Body Composition Program by Commandant of the Marine Corps Robert B. Neller
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QUANTICO, Va. — A new study shows that the vast majority of active-duty Marines are watching porn at this moment, Duffel Blog has learned. The Manhattan Institute conducted
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SAN DIEGO — Following in the footsteps of numerous junior Marines, Sgt. Maj. Tom Randall recently posted a YouTube video asking singer Taylor Swift to the Marine Corps ball,
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readQUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps plans to introduce a new fitness program, although some detractors say it could stretch the limits of traditional physical training. "This will
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readTHE INTERNET — First Sergeant has invited you to stand barracks duty the night of the Marines Corps Birthday Ball by posting a video to YouTube, sources confirmed today.
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readThe following is an op-ed written by your battalion sergeant major. Semper Fidelis, Marines! It's Marine Corps birthday time! Yes, that's right. Back
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — In a heartbreaking turn of events, the Marine Corps burst into tears yesterday when Army broke the news that Gen. James Mattis is just a story created
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Residents of Manila and top Marine officials have described themselves as both horrified and inspired by last week's landmark murder of a straight Filipina
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON — The Marine Corps' Lance Corporal-in-Chief delivered his State of the Underground address earlier this week, promising his fellow E-3s that the lance corporal
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