Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition program
When Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.
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West Point colonel arraigned again for alleged misconduct with cadets
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Second man guilty in Colombian drugging, kidnapping of US soldiers
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Tom Cruise awarded top Navy honor for military movie roles
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12 ISIS fighters killed in new round of US strikes on Syria, DOD says
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Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio military base
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