A ceremony held on Oct. 15 ended the service of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, known as the Tomcats. But its service will begin anew in 2022 when the squadron merges with another to fly the Marine's new F-35B Lightning II out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The study comes as the Marine Corps faces a looming deadline set in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that mandates the service end gender-segregated training within five years at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., and integrate training within eight years at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif.

Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary has been relieved of command of U.S. Marines in Europe and Africa while the service investigates allegations he used a racial slur that denigrates Black people, the Corps said Tuesday.

The roughly 250 Marines and sailors who spent the past month assisting wildfire firefighting operations in California returned to Camp Pendleton on Tuesday, the U.S. Army said in a news release.

Both individuals affiliated with the military in Japan who tested positive for the coronavirus are new arrivals in quarantine, one at Yokosuka Naval Base and the other at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.

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Cpl. Alex Martinez, 21, and three other Marines were killed April 5, 2012, in Afghanistan during a explosives cleaning mission in the Helmand Province.

Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner was relieved Tuesday from command of the Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, “due to a loss in trust and confidence in his ability to command,” according to a statement.

The fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act has a section mandating the Marine Corps to end gender-segregated training at Parris Island within five years and integrate the training at San Diego.

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial, at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, is regularly placed on lists of “hidden gems” within the nation’s capital — a perspective on the memorial that its leaders are trying to change.

Marines and sailors took part in a first-time joint training exercise on Okinawa and other Japanese islands designed to improve their working relationship.

A Marine Corps spokesman identified the Marine in the video as Pfc. Jarrett Morford, 20, and said Morford’s command is taking "appropriate action."

A Japanese force modeled after the U.S. Marines and charged with defending outer islands, some of which are claimed by China, will train with American forces.

Gen. Gary Thomas has been under self-quarantine since Tuesday “out of an abundance of caution following notification of close contact with a person who later tested positive for the virus,” according to the Marine Corps.

Receiving two squadrons tested Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni's capacity to provide quarantine areas for a large number of inbound personnel and reduce coronavirus risk, said a Marine Air Group 12 spokesman.

The Marine Corps is investigating how a bloody brawl occurred Saturday night between about two dozen off-duty U.S. military personnel at American Village, an Okinawa tourist hub in Mihama.

The Corps is also putting mitigating steps in place, such as screening Marines and taking their temperatures before the tests, disinfecting equipment and mandating face masks, a spokesman for III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa said Monday.

Marine Corps F-35s are operating alongside British fighters aboard the U.K.’s new Queen Elizabeth carrier.

Lance Cpl. Steven Frank Altamirano is accused of breaking a window and entering the home of a 78-year-old Japanese man.

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Marine Corps recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., must be fully gender integrated in five years — one of the requirements highlighted in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act when it became law in December 2019.

Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary, who commands Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, is alleged to have used a derogatory term for Blacks in the presence of other Marines. The Marine Corps did not go into detail about the nature of the incident.

Col. Stephen F. Keane, the military judge assigned to preside over the trial for accused 9/11 attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, recused himself from the case, citing potential conflicts of interest.

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Marine Corps Col. Riccardo Player told South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and other military leaders Thursday it’s “too early” to say whether it’ll shutter its boot camp on Parris Island — news that stunned state and local leaders after a report last month.

The Marine Corps has activated a new base on Guam for 5,000 members of III Marine Expeditionary Force set to move there over the next five years from Okinawa, Japan.

Evacuations were underway for a housing area on the east end of Camp Pendleton on Wednesday afternoon after a vegetation fire started on large Marine Corps base.

Sandra Campeau, who owns Great Clips in Beaufort, said it would be difficult to quantify the loss of the recruit depot because the military and business communities are so closely intertwined.

The F-35B Lightning II made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling operation, resulting in the fighter jet crashing in California's Imperial County.

Lance Cpl. Shawn M. Miller was initially thought to be a victim of a robbery in the parking lot of a Catholic church, but police said he conspired with three other suspects.

Hunter-killer drones that have been a go-to weapon for troops battling insurgents in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa are being repurposed for maritime operations, according to U.S. military officials.

A report suggests the Marine Corps is considering closing its only two boot camps, located in Parris Island and San Diego, to create a third, new co-educational depot.

The Marine Corps also remains the only service that does not fully integrate recruits in all levels of training. While Parris Island has recently begun integrating male and female recruits at the company level, it is only done when there are smaller numbers of female recruits.

Military families claim Lendlease Group and its partner, WinnCompanies, put profits before maintenance and the families’ homes were plagued with mold growth and water leaks, and maintenance crews were either unwilling or unqualified to repair the conditions.

Top leaders for each of the Defense Department’s military services are working to remove all personal identifying information from promotions packets, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday.

The Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the Sig Sauer pistol, based on the company’s Model P320, earlier this month, the Marine Corps said in a news release Wednesday.

More than half of U.S. military installations worldwide have lifted travel restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Pentagon.

Praised for exceptional performance, Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi passed command of the 1st Marine Division to Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, Jr. during a ceremony Tuesday on Camp Pendleton.

The U.S. military in Japan reported one new patient infected with the coronavirus as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, an individual affiliated with the Marine Corps on Okinawa.

Lance Cpls. Anthony Ruben Whisenant and Ryan Douglas White were arrested Tuesday by federal agents after being indicted in a drug-dealing conspiracy that included the sale of oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of another Marine.

Five of the new coronavirus cases reported by the U.S. military on Tuesday are at Yokosuka Naval Base, while the other two are at Marine Corps installations on Okinawa.

This year’s Valiant Shield exercise, which concludes on Friday, involves about 11,000 personnel from the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps. Roughly 100 aircraft are involved in the U.S.-only exercise, which is intended to hone joint warfighting capabilities.

After a trip around South America, the USS Tripoli has arrived in San Diego and will be used to deploy Marines and their aircraft worldwide.

Retired Marine Sgt. Brendan Cabey officially adopted Ramos, his former military working dog, on Sept. 11, in front of the USS Constitution in Boston.

Roughly 250 Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton, Calif., will deploy to help battle the 25 wildfires still burning across state that have stretched firefighting resources to the limit, military officials announced late Wednesday.

When a Marine Corps tank company disbanded, 39 of its reservists transferred to the Idaho Army National Guard.

Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods said he knows that anxiety among service members and their families is high following coronavirus-related lockdowns on Okinawa, but discipline must be maintained as liberty is restored.

New coronavirus infections were reported by Naval Air Facility Atsugi and the Marines on Okinawa.

Seventy-five years ago, 70,000 marines battled for control of the island of Iwo Jima. Harry Jackson Sr. was among them. He would eventually earn a Silver Star for his heroics, but his family believes he should have the Medal of Honor.

It has been 70 years since Baldomero Lopez sacrificed his life to save his Marine platoon, smothering a grenade with his body during the Korean War’s Battle of Incheon. Tampa will honor its Medal of Honor recipient at noon on the Sept. 15 anniversary of his death.

F-16s of the 510th and 555th Fighter Squadrons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are also participating in the exercise for the first time.

The Army, Air Force and Coast Guard already have policies in place that forbid military members from using products made with hemp or hemp seed oil.

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President Rodrigo Duterte granted a pardon to a U.S. Marine who killed a transgender Filipino woman in 2014.

What is called a line of duty investigation, done by the expeditionary force, will review operational aspects, including leadership and whether training protocols were followed ahead of the July 30 incident off the coast of California.

As a result of its review, Marine Corps Installations Pacific held an all-hands seminar to teach Marines about the fire suppression system, improved the signage regarding the system’s use and increased restrictions on the use of open flames near the flight line.

There were no injuries reported, and officials confirmed all crew members aboard made it out safely.

A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines will remain behind bars while a court considers an appeal against a decision to release him early, a senior government official said.

Marine Corps efforts to dispose of unexploded bombs on Palau could serve as a blueprint for exercises in other parts of the Pacific during the coronavirus pandemic, according to service spokesman.

Typhoon Maysak came and went this week, punching Okinawa with gusts as high as 101 mph, but leaving only minor damage to U.S. bases and no injuries behind.

Donovan Bowin lured the runaway 14-year-old girl to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and illegally slipped the girl onto the base, where deputies found her Tuesday.

This year’s Marine Rotational Force — Darwin mission has been curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, which forced Marines to quarantine for two weeks after arriving in Australia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ray Stith celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday with a parade, proclamations in his honor and a visit from Medal of Honor recipient, and fellow West Virginian, Hershel "Woody" Williams.

As of Tuesday, photos will no longer be used to select Marines for promotion or assignments, training, education and command opportunities, officials said as the Corps joins a services-wide effort to fight unconscious bias.

An American family that drew rebuke from Japan’s defense minister after skirting coronavirus restrictions in July has been barred from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and all U.S. military installations, for 10 years, according to Marine statements.

Bellingham and Whatcom County honored a hometown hero and welcomed him to the place he considered home for the final time Monday evening, as residents paid tribute to U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky during a procession from Interstate 5 to Westford Funeral Home.

The U.S. military in Japan reported three new coronavirus cases Tuesday as the number in the capital city bumped up to nearly 200.

Staff Sgt. James A. McNeil Jr. died after his vehicle struck a tree and a traffic-light pole near the headquarters gate for Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

In a somber ceremony on a flight line at Camp Horno, the eight Marines and one sailor killed during a training accident July 30 were remembered for their devotion and service to their country.

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The 31-year-old assigned to the 3rd Marine Logistics Group was southbound when he apparently lost control of his vehicle around 11 a.m. Sunday.

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The hour-long ceremony organized by six Marine wives at Camp Pendleton included stories about the lives that were lost and ended in a rousing “Marine Corps Hymn” sung by the Marines who gathered on the beach.

Tokyo's city government warned its residents to refrain from travel beyond city borders, and to avoid dining out at night and other activities in close, crowded conditions.

Marine Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, fresh from Afghanistan, took command of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group,based at Camp Kinser, on Wednesday.

A Florida towing company that sold a Marine’s car while she was serving overseas is being sued by the Justice Department for violating her civil rights.

Marines at Camp Schwab mistakenly received moldy sandwiches and prepackaged meals slated for disposal, according to a spokesman for Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

The Rev. Dr. Archibald Mosley, a World War II veteran who was one of the first Black U.S. Marines, died at Aug. 6 at age 95 in Nashville, Tenn.

Maj. Gen. James Bierman Jr. took command Thursday of the 3rd Marine Division, the service’s only continuously deployed division, during a ceremony at Camp Courtney.

Sgt. Trevor Goldyn of the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was found dead in a noncombat-related incident Tuesday.

In a final “honorable carry,” each casket was moved by a Marine or Navy pallbearer from a hearse to the awaiting plane during a private gathering at Marine Corps Air Station Mirimar in San Diego, California.

Marines tend to value discipline over risk-tasking for their one-star candidates, the Navy prizes technical expertise, and relations with peers hold greater sway in the Army, a Defense Department-commissioned report by the Rand Corp. found.

U.S. Marines are showcasing the Corps’ aviation strengths as they take part in the annual Army-led Saber Junction exercise, being held most of this month in Bavaria.

The six new cases announced Sunday at Yokosuka stem from contact with infected individuals, according to a base Facebook post.

The contingent of Marines training in Australia has reached full strength for this year’s coronavirus-affected rotation after a final group of U.S. service members emerged from quarantine, according to the unit’s commander.

The Army and Marine Corps are working on robots for the next generation of mechanized warfare and troops are already testing their effectiveness in combat and reconnaissance, Army officials said Thursday.

U.S. Army Japan announced three new coronavirus cases. Yokota Air Base and Yokosuka Naval Base both reported two and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni reported one.

Military installations in Hawaii had been at condition Charlie during the initial weeks of the pandemic in the spring, but lowered it to Bravo in early summer as daily new cases remained at single digits.

Instead of having up to 700 troops at a time in Norway on six-month rotations, the Marines will conduct periodic training and exercises with the Norwegian armed forces.

The U.S. military reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Okinawa: seven at Camp Courtney, three at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and one at the White Beach Naval Facility.

The bodies of service members who were aboard an assault amphibious vehicle last week when it sank during a training exercise off the California coast have been found, the Marine Corps announced Tuesday.

The number of new local infections on Okinawa is the highest reported on one day since July 31.

A Marine attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group died off base on Tuesday, authorities said.

The new rocket launcher system will enable Marines to fire several shots per day from indoors, officials said.

A contractor's 2019 death is at the center of military trials of the sailor and the two Marines, all members of the elite Marine Forces Special Operations Command.