The USS John Basilone became the 74th ship of her class, and the second ship named after the Medal of Honor recipient.

While the U.S. Marine Corps’ birthday comes just days after the 20th anniversary of the battle for Fallujah, Marines across the country and around the world are celebrating with a forward-facing approach.

A Marine Corps rotational force is getting to know a part of Indonesia it hasn’t seen before, training for the first time on Batam Island, east of Singapore and close to a potential flashpoint with China.

The two initially met the previous week during a recruiting event at the girl’s school, police said.

Charging documents accused former Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson of wearing the unearned decorations since at least January 2019 and lying to the Marine Corps about obtaining a doctoral degree and transcript from Liberty University that same year.

A $1.7 billion missile-defense system proposed for Guam may have significant consequences for the island’s housing, health care and environment, according to a draft environmental impact statement.

The pilot should have remained in the plane after experiencing electrical malfunctions, according to an investigation dated Jan. 18, 2024, but made public Thursday. The F-35’s “advanced automatic flight-control systems” allowed the plane to continue flying for 11 minutes before crashing.

The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island for the first time, signaling U.S. resolve to defend Japan as it faces increasing provocations from China, experts say.

Philippine facilities made available to U.S. forces under a decade-old defense pact may serve as disaster-relief command centers, according to a Philippine military spokeswoman.

Three Marines were aboard a Japanese Osprey tiltrotor aircraft when it hit the ground and was damaged during a joint U.S.-Japanese exercise over the weekend.