Religious Exemption Requests on Vaccine Go Nowhere
When the Pentagon announced in August that all service members would have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, it said they can seek religious exemptions. More than 12,000 military service members...
View ArticleMarine Recruit Collapses, Dies During Training
The Marines are investigating the death of an 18-year-old recruit who collapsed during training at Camp Pendleton in California last month. The Sept. 27 death of Javier Pong was announced after an...
View ArticleMarines Hold Ceremony to Transfer Power but Can't
Gen. David Berger's retirement arrived on schedule Monday after four years atop the Marine Corps, and a colorful ceremony was held, but politics got in the way of a smooth handover of power. "You know,...
View Article3 Marines Found Dead in Car at Gas Station
The three Marines found dead in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the medical examiner's office has determined. The statement does not provide further details,...
View Article911 Recording: 'Ma'am, a Military Jet Crashed. I'm the Pilot'
A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had...
View ArticleAs Other Branches Fall Short, Marines Hit 100% of Recruitment Target
As other service branches fell short of their recruitment goals this year, the Marine Corps ended the recruitment year Sept. 30 having met 100% of its goal—with hundreds of contacts lined up for next...
View ArticlePentagon Sends Urban Combat Veteran to Israel
The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to aid in its war planning and is speeding multiple sophisticated air defense systems to the...
View ArticleMarines' Top Dog Suffers Health Emergency
The leader of the Marine Corps was hospitalized Sunday after suffering what military officials said was a health emergency. The service didn't say where or why Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized in a...
View Article5 Marines Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash
The Navy has confirmed that five Marines are dead after their helicopter crashed in the mountains near San Diego in stormy weather on Tuesday night, reports the AP . Their names have not yet been...
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