The Marines believe moving advanced technology into their smallest units will allow those forces to operate farther apart, making them harder to find on an increasingly transparent battlefield.

Five years after the attack, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored three Marines at the Pentagon for their actions during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan.

All service members in the Navy and Marine Corps now must complete annual training in the proper fitting and seal of gas masks, a reflection of the stricter grooming standards that are limiting shaving exemptions.

The U.S. military has canceled its participation in a major amphibious exercise with South Korea because forces are constrained by the conflict with Iran, according to the South Korean marine corps.

A Marine found dead last week inside a vehicle in northern Okinawa has been identified as Cpl. Joseph R. Mcdonald.

U.S. military installations on Okinawa moved ships and aircraft, secured facilities and prepared beaches and equipment as Typhoon Saudel approached the island with destructive winds.

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 received the Department of the Air Force’s Gallant Unit Citation for actions in the Middle East.

A U.S. Marine was found dead with a head wound inside a vehicle in northern Okinawa.

Marine Lance Cpl. Marshall Martinez ran into a burning Okinawa hotel to help people evacuate.

Inspection teams visited 11 U.S. installations in the Pacific in May 2025 and documented issues at Air Force and Marine Corps facilities on Okinawa and at Yokota in western Tokyo, according to a heavily redacted, 48-page report.