A Virginia Beach metal-detecting hobbyist was scouring the woods of Suffolk for Civil War relics in March. Instead, he solved a mystery. It was not gold. Or money. Or a rare relic. It was a mud-crusted Dockers wallet seemingly held together by roots. There was a story behind the wallet involving a military man.
House lawmakers pressed Navy and Marine Corps officials on Friday to make quality-of-life improvements for sailors and Marines, from mental health care to gender parity to child care.
The Pentagon on Thursday released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, which shows a roughly 1% increase in overall reports of sexual assaults in fiscal 2022.
Despite a second autopsy concluding Marine Pfc. Dalton Beals may have died from heart problems instead of heat injuries while training on Parris Island in 2021, his mother said the focus of the upcoming trial should be on a drill sergeant's alleged negligence.
The Marine Corps on Okinawa is enticing service members and their families to learn about water safety ahead of the summer months using prizes, food and water slides.
The air assault drills were part of the allies’ annual Balikatan exercise that concludes on Friday.
The state House passed a nonbinding resolution urging the relocation of the firing range due to noise, safety and possible lead exposure to nearby homes, the shoreline and sea.
The trial of five Proud Boys leaders began in January, and testimony ended last week without Charles Donohoe ever being called as a witness. Donohoe, a Marine veteran, pleaded guilty in April 2022 to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting an officer and agreed to help prosecutors.
Construction of a runway designated the future home of Marine Corps air operations on Okinawa is only 14% complete and will take until 2032, at least, to complete, the Japanese defense minister said recently.
Five-month-old Pvt. Bruno seemed to recognize the importance of his new position as he walked to the front of the formation to report to the general at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to accept his role as the face of recruiting for the Western United States.
The Marine Corps wants an aerial cargo drone capable of delivering ammunition to the battlefield from up to 100 miles away.
The drill team at Kubasaki High School has done something no other Dragon Battalion has done is 20 years – win the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps national drill championship.
With a roar and an aerial maneuver called a “pitch up break,” six Blue Angels fighter jets arrived Thursday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in advance of this weekend’s air show that’s expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors.
A top Marine Corps leader told senators during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that Camp Pendleton Marines are being retrained after a series of accidents involving the new amphibious troop transport, but the request to purchase more still stands.
Results from testing of drinking water wells on private property around Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort show no dangerous levels of so-called “forever chemicals,” according to the Marines and Navy, which conducted the tests.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro clashed with senators Tuesday over plans to retire several amphibious warships and not replace them, which would result in the service having fewer of the ships than is required by federal law.
U.S. Marines crossed the Norwegian border into Sweden on Tuesday to join one of Scandinavia’s largest military drills in decades, involving troops from more than a dozen countries.
Japanese police say a U.S. Marine was driving under the influence of alcohol early Monday when his motorcycle crashed into a taxi on Okinawa.
Valerie McKinstry, a 29-year-old former day care employee at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, pleaded guilty to child abuse for physically harming 1-year-old children under her care.