Commanders must report a missing Marine to law enforcement within three hours and notify the local chaplain of the service member’s absence, according to the directive.

More than 1,300 potential donors have submitted cheek swabs since the campaign for the 35-year-old Marine Corps Raider launched several weeks ago. Every swab increases the chance of finding a match that could save his life.

The U.S. Marine Corps has for the first time sent prepositioned military equipment to the southern Philippine island of Mindanao ahead of a major joint exercise later this month.

The Marine Corps plans to eliminate a civilian position that helps families access financial and counseling services during deployments, shifting those responsibilities to uniformed personnel and volunteers.

Two Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni have been indicted on charges stemming from multiple thefts over the past year in Japan, according to U.S. military and Japanese authorities.

Sgt. Dakota Meyer completed the Marine Corps’ grueling 12-week course and had his military occupational specialty redesignated from infantryman to reconnaissance Marine.

After initially signaling that federal immigration officers could be part of heightened security at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot, federal officials now say ICE agents will not attend upcoming recruit family and graduation events.

The Boxer leads the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. This Wasp-class amphibious assault ship can carry F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors and various helicopters.

Capt. John Hardin, a spokesman for Parris Island, said the enhanced security is not an immigration enforcement activity, but part of “force protection measures” that were put in place due to the Iran war.

During an investigation, the Marine told police he found the 25mm round in the field about a year ago and kept it, thinking it wasn’t live.