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Why US and Spanish Marines just teamed up to storm the beaches of Ibiza
US and Spanish Marines conducted exercises in the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera in November.The operations were part of a larger exercise called BALEAREX, which had US...
View ArticleHow Marine recruits train inside a tear gas chamber at boot camp
We got an inside look at how United States Marine Corps recruits are exposed to tear gas during basic training.Senior video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent five days at the Marine Corps Recruit...
View ArticleHow Marine recruits battle their fear of heights on a 47-foot-tall tower at...
We got an inside look at how United States Marine Corps recruits are trained to rappel down a 47-foot-tall tower.Senior video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent five days at the Marine Corps Recruit...
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The Marine Corps' off-the-shelf utility vehicles are getting some big upgrades
The Marine Corps' Program Executive Officer Land Systems started fielding the Utility Task Vehicle to Marines in 2017.The UTV was bought as an off-the-shelf solution, and after two years of Marines...
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Marines' obsession with pull-ups may be hurting the Corps
The emphasis Marines put on doing pull-ups risks overshadowing other important qualities the Corps needs to accomplish its mission.A study done by the Corps also found that pull-ups contribute to the...
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The Corps is offering up to $40,000 in extra cash to Marines willing to do...
The Marine Corps wants to fill its 200 jobs in its new psychological operations military occupational specialty by 2025.The job field has 65 Marines in it now, and to entice more to join the Corps is...
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Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a...
Marines at Camp Pendleton in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for low-light and nighttime testing this month.The Amphibious Combat Vehicle will replace the Amphibious...
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The US is sending roughly 100 more Marines to defend the embassy in Baghdad...
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced on Tuesday that the US was "sending additional forces to support our personnel" at the US Embassy in Baghdad after violent protesters stormed the gate.US...
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A special Marines force created after Benghazi just hit the ground in Iraq as...
About 100 US Marines assigned to a special crisis-response unit are on the ground in Iraq to reinforce the US Embassy in Baghdad.The diplomatic outpost in the Iraqi capital has been besieged by violent...
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A Marine's cellphone selfie got his whole unit 'killed' during training in...
During a recent major exercise in the Mojave Desert, a bored Marine took a photo of himself with his cellphone.The photo could be used for geolocation, and because of that, it compromised his whole...
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The US Navy wants to know who secretly uploaded videos of sailors to Porn Hub
The US Navy is investigating after videos of dozens of service members were found on Porn Hub.The Navy believes the videos, which were secretly filmed, were taken through a peephole in a bathroom.Some...
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Two-dozen US Marines were discharged after an investigation over their...
Two-dozen Marines received less-than-honorable discharges from the US Marines following their reported involvement in human trafficking and drug-related crimes, Military.com reported.One person will...
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The Navy says it wants to shrink the Marine Corps by more than 2,000 Marines
The Department of the Navy wants to reduce the size of the Marine Corps by 2,300 troops, it revealed on Monday in its fiscal year 2021 budget request.The department said that the move is part of...
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US government agencies are banning TikTok, the social media app teens are...
TSA is the latest US government agency to ban TikTok on government devices.TikTok is a short-form video app especially popular among Gen Z, and it has amassed 1.5 billion downloads. Its parent is the...
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The TSA said it never used TikTok out of national security concerns, but...
The TSA says it has stopped allowing employees to use Chinese-owned video app TikTok.TSA also told the Associated Press that it didn't publish content directly to TikTok or publish content directly to...
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42 of the best photos from around the US military in honor of Armed Forces Day
Happy Armed Forces Day! It's celebrated on the third Saturday in May.Established in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman, Armed Forces Day celebrates and gives thanks to the military for their service.In...
View ArticleHow the US military came up with its salute
We are all familiar with the most common form of the US military salute, a respective gesture from a military personnel raising her right hand to eye level.But many may not know where it comes from. In...
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The Marine Corps is preparing for a redesign, and some Marines will have to...
The Marine Corps is planning to make cuts and shed manpower in order to save money for high-tech equipment it needs for a fight with a major adversary.Those cuts mean some Marines will need to move...
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'It's an awesome gun': US snipers are pumped to get the new rifle soldiers,...
In the past year, the US Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Command have all shown interest in the same bolt-action rifle for their snipers — the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) rifle...
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The battle of Saipan ended 76 years ago — here's how one Marine there...
Born into a Mexican family in California, Guy Gabaldon went to live with a Japanese family several years before WWII forced them into an internment camp.On his own, Gabaldon eventually joined the US...
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