Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition programWhen Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.By Hope Hodge Seck2 days ago
Marines can now reenlist early, some for up to 15 yearsMarine Corps initiatives have already yielded historic retention results, with the Corps hitting 114% of its annual retention goal in Fiscal Year 2024.By Todd South3 days ago
This Marine unit now has its own tool to blast drones out of the skyThe system replaces a cumbersome legacy platform Marines have long used to defend the skies: The Man-Portable Air Defense System, or MANPADs.By Todd South5 days ago
Marine gunner court-martialed over Mattis task force confusionMultiple generals have been asked to give statements or testify in LaRose’s case, including former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger.By Hope Hodge Seck6 days ago
These Marine units will field new mobile command vehicle in 2025Elsewhere in the Corps, Marines conducted the service’s first organic rebuild of a JLTV engine at a Defense Department depot.By Todd South9 days ago
Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jetThe Marine Corps has reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal during World War II.By Todd South10 days ago