Benjamin Robert Clinton, a 19-year-old Marine stationed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., was arrested Feb. 28, 2021 on suspicion of helping a 15-year-old teenager run away and having sex with her, authorities said.

Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire the country's top military officer.

A former Camp Lejeune Marine, who had ambitions of training a foreign army and becoming president, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for illegally smuggling guns out of the country.

Cpl. Rene PonceAvalos, a 22-year-old engineer equipment operator from Beaverton, Ore., went missing Sunday afternoon while surfing near Okinawa’s Ikei Island, according to a statement Monday from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

When Staff Sgt. Jennifer Landry decided to answer her friend's post on Facebook in May 2018, she had no idea her organ would be going to a fellow service member. She was donating to her friend's boyfriend, retired Gunnery Sgt. Charles Dane.

The unidentified service member was surfing with five fellow Marines when the Marine became separated from the group and disappeared, Marine officials said.

Some say this case shows the military's hard line on extremism is not absolute, that there is wiggle room in the policy for commanders to retain troops despite evidence of extremist activity — at least until their cases become public.

The flight to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar's tarmac marked the last time the Marines would deploy with Hornets on an aircraft carrier. By 2028, most pilots will fly the more stealth F-35 B fighter jets.

Maj. Gen. Michael Langley said his decision to stick with the Marine Corps was based on trust won more than 30 years ago.

Capt. Kevin Leishman, then a staff sergeant, was prone atop an amphibious assault vehicle while fighting on the streets of Fallujah in 2004 when a ricocheting bullet lodged in the muscle of his right forearm.

After a video by a Marine identified only as Dalina detailing her experience with sexual assault in the military went viral, she has since met with her chain of command and was given “advocacy and support resources,” according to a military spokesperson.

Marines will soon take a new annual marksmanship test designed to more closely resemble battlefield shooting, but fewer may qualify as expert riflemen, at least at first.

None of the four people — two pilots and two crew chiefs — on board the UH-1Y helicopter were injured, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson.

The Marine Corps later this year plans to activate in Hawaii its first-ever Marine Littoral Regiment — the centerpiece of a sweeping force redesign enabling troops to operate in small units with ship-killing missiles from the islands that dot the Western Pacific.

The Marine Corps is ditching some of its formation marches and adding board games to a new, longer entry-level infantry training course aimed at creating Marines who can better think and act for themselves.

A female Marine posted a video online Thursday lashing out at a general who intervened to stop the ouster of another Marine she accused of sexual assault and bringing renewed attention to military oversight and decision-making in these cases.

The training, which will include classroom lessons and discussions, is a permanent change for the base.

About 1,000 U.S. Marines left in limbo in Norway after Arctic drills were canceled because of coronavirus concerns will now be staying on until spring, the Corps said Thursday.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is urging Tokyo and Washington to slash the U.S. military footprint on the island where some 30,000 U.S. troops are stationed.

An animal rights group has petitioned the Pentagon to end the practice of Marines and soldiers decapitating snakes and consuming their blood during survival training at the annual Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand.

With a flash of recognition, Bogi, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, wagged her tail upon seeing her former handler, and knew she was home for good.

The Marine’s close contacts have been identified and will remain in quarantine until further testing, according to a statement.

The popular event that has drawn crowds as big as 100,000 was canceled "in order to protect the health of our service members, their families and the members of the community," a Friday afternoon news release from the air station said.

During fiscal year 2020, the military received 183 hazing complaints, with 152 from the Marine Corps — despite the fact that it is the smallest of the service branches.

A Camp Courtney-based Marine accused of shoving a Japanese police officer last month has been arrested again on suspicion of indecent assault.

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels will be flying over Beaufort again this year as the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort's popular air show returns with a much smaller crowd.

Marine Corps experiments show lightweight vehicles mounted with long-range weapons can take out enemy tanks at a distance 15 to 20 times greater than a Marine tank could, Lt. Gen. Eric Smith said this week.

The extension was made in recognition of the individual circumstances of each Marine’s pregnancy and postpartum time and to alleviate the stress of returning to the service’s standards.

Until now, all female Marine Corps recruits have attended boot camp at the Marines' East Coast training base in Parris Island, S.C. It also has been home to the occasional integrated recruit company.

Production company 101 Studios acquired a New York Times Magazine article about a Marine Recruit's death.

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic meant last year’s Marine Corps’ rotation to Australia was cut by more than half.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is leading the investigation into the disappearance of about 10 pounds of C4 plastic explosive at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California.

Japanese police on Okinawa over the weekend arrested a Marine for shoving a police officer and an Air Force civilian employee for shoplifting in separate incidents, according to police spokesmen.

A judge sentenced a Marine who assaulted a taxi driver and crashed a taxi to three years in a Japanese prison with hard labor but suspended the sentence for four years.

Six South Carolina Republicans co-sponsored a new version of the "Parris Island Protection Act" introduced in Congress on Thursday, months after the Beaufort and Port Royal communities were startled by the news that the U.S. Marine Corps may close the boot camp.

Marine Corps Systems Command is looking for a uniform that would combine the benefits of the flame-resistant organizational gear, known as FROG, with the durability and comfort of the existing digital-pattern combat utility uniform, and at a price point closer to the latter.

A Marine assigned to Camp Hansen pleaded guilty to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing a cab, as well as some other charges.

The Marine Corps is assessing what to do with 1,000 Marines who recently arrived in Norway for a large training exercise, which was canceled because of concerns about an increase in coronavirus cases in the country.

Christopher Davis allegedly parked outside a vocational school building in Okinawa and, while speaking with a passerby from his vehicle, exposed his genitals to the individual.

The Corps had requested the order in November, aiming to bar Cpl. Thae Ohu’s attorneys or any other witnesses from speaking with the press.

On Okinawa, Marine Corps bases reported no new cases but curtailed most off-base activities indefinitely due to a record-breaking number of new infections on the island.

The relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma out of an urban area to a site under construction farther north at Camp Schwab is a sticking point with many Okinawans.

Sgt. Brandon Antoine, a 3rd Marine Division radio operator, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Camp Courtney on Jan. 13.

U.S. military bases in Japan and South Korea reported 15 new coronavirus cases as of 6 p.m. Thursday, while Japan’s capital city counted more than 1,000 new patients for the ninth consecutive day.

Witness to triumph and tragedy, the hallowed band has a healing role in the Biden inauguration.

A Defense Department high school on Okinawa closed its doors this week after three “members of our Kubasaki High School family” tested positive for the coronavirus over the long holiday weekend, principal James Strait said in a Facebook post Monday.

While many people go for runs to clear their head or stay in shape, Marine vetera Eric Morehouse runs in honor of fallen Marines and to commemorate historic events in which Marines have participated. And he does it while holding an American flag.

More than 1,000 Marines and sailors have arrived in Setermoen, Norway for Arctic warfare training, Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa said Friday.

The Marines preparing for Inauguration Day ceremonies wore black face masks, white gloves — and an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket in woodland camouflage with their khaki-and-olive green service dress uniforms.

A 20-year-old Marine who was shot and killed while on leave in his Idaho hometown last week was a member of the service’s high profile silent drill platoon.

The U.S. military in Japan and South Korea reported 25 new viral patients as of 6 p.m. Thursday, the majority of them at Marine Corps bases.

The inaugural vaccination phase has begun for frontline healthcare workers at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C., as they were the first to receive the facility's initial shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Sgt. John James was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Camp Hansen for rushing to the aid of a woman who was bitten by a venemous snake.

A wildfire erupted late Wednesday night near the northern San Diego County community of Fallbrook and quickly charred at least 50 acres as it spread to Camp Pendleton, prompting mandatory evacuations from parts of the Marine Corps base, authorities said.

Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter credited his infantry training with conditioning him to quickly respond when an 18-month-old was trapped in a burning car.

The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which includes an array of support ships, joins the Navy’s USS Hershel “Woody” Williams off the coast of Somalia.

Compared to the Humvee, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is significantly more capable of taking a hit from direct-fire weapons, indirect fire, and explosives, said a Marine Corps official.

The first Big Ideas Challenge was open to anyone affiliated with the U.S. military in Japan, including Marines, sailors, civilian employees and family members.

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On Wednesday, Sgt. Stephanie Fahl, Sgt. Ikea Kaufman and Sgt. Stephanie Jordi, made Marine Corps history by becoming the first females to graduate from a gender-integrated drill instructor course at the 100-year-old Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Eligible enlisted armor Marines, senior armor staff noncommissioned officers, tank officers and main battle tank repairer/technicians may be approved to separate up to 365 days before the end of their expiration of active service.

The Marines and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force are practicing assaults on “key maritime terrain” during Forest Light, the type of operations the Pentagon foresees in a potential conflict with China.

In November, the Okinawa Times newspaper reported 10 incidents involving alcohol and U.S. service members. Half involved Marines, three involved airmen and two involved Army troops. Eight were cases of drunken driving.

The Marines also announced that on Wednesday, a new class of 57 drill instructors will graduate the depot's first integrated Drill Instructor Course.

Joe Gregory, a 30-year Marine, hung up his eagle, globe and anchor Dec. 8, retiring from active life as the sergeant major at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, though he’s still on the Corps’ roster until March.

Like their civilian counterparts, San Diego's two major military hospitals are experiencing a surge of coronavirus patients as the winter spike in cases affects military members, their families and retirees.

Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau was a Marine Corps sergeant and military firearms instructor stationed in North Carolina when he was arrested Nov. 12, 2019, at the Port-au-Prince airport in the capital of Haiti with several guns and ammunition in his luggage.

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, service members who traveled for either mission-essential or personal reasons were sometimes required to isolate 14 days as a safety precaution.

First Lt. Christian Cullen knew almost immediately that five 20-foot-long shipping containers of new runway repair equipment would be too difficult to move efficiently. So, he developed a way to reconfigure the gear so that it now fits into a single C-130.

Marine Corps bases on Okinawa reported 27 new coronavirus cases over the weekend and on Monday.

Five hundred members of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., are working with 400 troops from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 30th Infantry Regiment, their commander, Lt. Col. Neil Berry, said in a telephone interview Sunday from Camp Fuji, outside Tokyo.

Charles Yecla, 40, a civilian who worked for Marine Corps Installations Pacific at the time of his arrest last year, was sentenced Dec. 1. He was also fined the equivalent of $9,600.

As of now, testing is suspended through the rest of 2020 and will resume in January, according to a memo from the Marine Corps.

A trial date for Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, may be set as early as mid-December, according to a spokesman for Naha District Court.

A series of drug-related incidents involving Marines and sailors was behind the decision to test for LSD in random screenings, the Marine Corps said.

All 72 cases, divided between two bases on Okinawa, were discovered among personnel recently arrived from the U.S. and still in the 14-day isolation period.

A Marine Corps spokesman told Stars and Stripes the base’s Child Development Centers implement distancing between children and staff members during mealtimes to mitigate risk, but the practice of using family-style dining to “role model” and “build healthy eating habits” is continuing.

An Algona, Iowa, High School student and teacher are doing their part to honor and remember one of their own, a 1936 graduate of the school who died from injuries suffered in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Citing operational security, the military declined to specify where the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit — which includes the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island and the amphibious transport docks USS San Diego and USS Somerset — was now operating.

An investigative journalist in Japan has released over a dozen documents that cover the storage and leakage of chemical weapons, lead in the drinking water at schools on Kadena Air Base and “forever chemicals” like PFOS contamination at Kadena and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

Things could have gone tragically wrong for a woman who was hit by a vehicle and pinned underneath it this month as she rode a scooter in downtown Washington, D.C., but for the fact that the accident happened near the Marine barracks.

Four white supremacists have been charged in a conspiracy to build, transport and sell illegal guns, the Justice Department announced Friday in a press release.

On Oct. 4, Staff Sgt. Billy Dixson’s ease in hazardous water and his dedication to physical fitness, he said, enabled him to rescue a local woman from a rip current at an infamous Okinawa diving spot, Mermaid Grotto in Onna.

A brief meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Gen. David Berger is another sign that the United States is rallying allies in the Western Pacific to counter an assertive China.

The potential closure of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is one of several options the Corps is considering to adhere to a Congressional mandate that requires the bases to support co-ed training within five years.

The lawsuit states the Navy was not following its own regulations between April 30, 2002, and June 27, 2019, for assigning disability ratings for conditions that prevented a sailor or Marine from continuing to serve in the military.

Lance Cpl. Samuel London has been charged with murder, manslaughter and other offenses in connection with the death of Daniel Hollis in September 2019.

New infections at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni were discovered during widespread testing after three people tested positive earlier in the week.

Though Washington has no formal relations with Taiwan’s government, which is elected democratically, U.S. law requires the government to ensure Taiwan can defend itself.

The Corps is aiming to bar Cpl. Thae Ohu’s attorneys or any other witnesses from speaking with the press.

Health authorities at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni discovered two additional coronavirus infections after tracing the contacts of three people who tested positive Monday. Large-scale testing is currently underway.

Three of the coronavirus cases reported by the U.S. military in Japan on Monday were community-based infections discovered at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, three were people who had recently entered the country from the U.S.

Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, was taken into custody at an Okinawa hospital Sunday morning.

Lt. Col. Samuel K. Lee, a logistics officer for Marine Forces Korea, stole various items — including a 4K ultra high definition security camera system and Bose noise-canceling headphones — between Nov. 1, 2019, and March 8, 2020.

Alvin Mack II retired in May, the same month his son died at the age of 19. Now, Mack plans to honor the late teen's memory with a donation to Fisher House, which offered his family members a place to stay when they were in need.

Uncertainty over the result of this week's presidential election has given way to legal action, demonstrations and even violence. In this tense time, the Military Matters podcast looks back at interviews from of last season's episodes on the use of the military to handle episodes of civil unrest.