People stand in line in front of a Popeyes, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in a food court.

Long-awaited food court opens on Marine base in Japan after lengthy building project

Some favorite fast-food brands have surfaced with the opening of a refurbished food court at this outpost of American culture near Hiroshima.

A Marine is shown starting to descend a large cliff in a jungle setting.

Island-fighting doctrine makes Marine jungle training on Okinawa trendy

A group of Marines recently participated in a weeklong course designed to teach them how to fight and survive in a jungle environment.

210426-N-PC065-3001 NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2021) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) form a teal ribbon on the flight deck for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 26, 2021. The teal ribbon represents a symbol of support for the cause. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John D. Bellino/Released)

Sexual violence at service academies is trending down from a historic high, Pentagon reports

The initial data released in the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at the Military Academies shows an estimated 783 academy students experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2023-24 school year compared with 1,136 in 2022. 

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II performs aerobatics for The Great Texas Airshow, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 7, 2024. The F-35B Demonstration Team is just one of many aerial and ground performers that accompanied static displays, educational booths, vendors and kids’ zone that all participated in the airshow. The airshow highlights the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Kumzak)

Marines, Air Force demonstration teams to highlight 2025 National Cherry Festival in Michigan

The International Council of Air Shows announced Tuesday that U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team and the U.S. Marines F-35B Lightning II Demonstration Team are coming to the next National Cherry Festival.

A Marine in camouflage uniform stands in front of a store entrance with a red ribbon across it.

Relief society adds new thrift shop at Marine Corps base in Japan to its roster

The thrift store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni south of Hiroshima reopened this week under new management, nearly nine months after the base commander ordered it closed for undisclosed reasons.

Soldiers walk away from an Osprey on the ground with its propellers rotating.

Marine Ospreys flights resume after safety pause; other tiltrotors remain grounded

The U.S. Marine Corps has resumed flying its MV-22B Ospreys days after the U.S. military grounded the entire tiltrotor fleet due to safety concerns, according to a 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spokesman.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, and U.S. Navy Captain Jeffrey Richer, assistant chief of staff for facilities of Marine Corps Installations West, address barracks discrepancies during Operation Clean Sweep at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21, 2024. Operation Clean Sweep is a joint initiative between Marine Corps Installations West and I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to improve living conditions for Marines and Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Navy overhauling moldy and pest-riddled barracks, housing management policies

The Navy is focusing on renovating its squalid unaccompanied housing and stepping up maintenance and management of living conditions. The effort is meant to address issues identified by a 2023 GAO report that found poor living conditions across DOD-owned housing.

241206-N-EE423-1070 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 6, 2024) Friends and families of Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), assigned to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSPARG), wait to welcome home their loved ones from deployment, Dec. 6, 2024. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the WSPARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises, increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sophie A. Pinkham)

Wasp Amphibious Ready Group back home after 7-month deployment

The seven-month deployment entailed high-profile exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea, the latter of which prompted flyovers by Russian bombers, and over a dozen port visits.

The exterior of the Navy hospital in Camp Pendleton in California, May 2019.

Mother of California Navy corpsman killed by neighbor settles suits against government for $10.5M

The lawsuits filed by the mother of 24-year-old Navy Corpsman Devon Rideout alleged the Marine Corps and the California Department of Justice failed to properly submit information about the background of Rideout’s killer, a Marine Corps deserter.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 march in formation during the reactivation ceremony for VMFA-251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2024. VMFA-251 is the first East Coast-based Marine Corps squadron to employ the F-35C Lightning II, which is designed to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases and provides operational flexibility and persistence to II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

Legendary Marine fighter squadron reactivated as Corps’ first with F-35Cs on the East Coast

The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Camp Lejeune, N.C.