Comments From Obama, Marine Commandant Unwittingly Aid The Defense Of Sexual...
It seems that all the tough rhetoric on sexual assault in the military from President Barack Obama and Commandant of the Marine Corps James Amos may be doing more harm than good.There's little doubt...
View ArticleNCAA Overturns Decision, Allows Former Marine To Play Ball
Steven Rhodes can play ball.The former Marine who participated at Miramar Air Station for an intramural Marine Corps league made headlines this week when the NCAA denied his eligibility for college...
View ArticleMarine Posts Ridiculous Photo Of His Osprey Crash In Afghanistan
This brings new meaning to the Internet phrase "pics or it didn't happen."Reddit user Keggerss posted an image of a Marine Osprey lodged in a precarious angle on a wall in Afghanistan. There he is in...
View ArticleHere's How The Marine Corps Will Take The Next Step Toward Integrating Women...
As the Pentagon seeks to integrate women into combat capacities in the coming years, the Marine Corps has been experimenting with running women through its existing combat training regimens.For more...
View ArticleA British Royal Marine Veteran Reportedly Saved More Than 100 Lives In Kenyan...
After the terror and tremendous loss of life during a terror attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, have ended, the first heroic tales from the ordeal have begun to emerge.Distinguished among...
View ArticlePeace May Be A Whole Lot Tougher On Combat-Hardened Troops
Being in the military during the past decade of war has been tough for many servicemembers, but the life of peacetime service soon to hit combat-tested troops will present its own challenges.The...
View ArticleThis Marine Escaped PTSD Inside A Mixed Martial Arts Octagon [PHOTOS]
Shane Krutchen is an undefeated MMA fighter.He's also a former Marine whose unit, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, spearheaded the invasion into Iraq.The unit saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war....
View ArticleThe Marine Corps' Corpse Urination Case Just Got Much Weirder
The court case concerning the video of six Marines urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan has taken a bizarre turn toward the truly weird.First, the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos...
View ArticleMarine Commandant Calls For Two Generals To Be Fired Over 2012 Taliban Ambush
The Marine Corps has announced it will fire the pair of 2-star generals who were in charge in Helmand province, Afghanistan last year when the Taliban executed a complex ambush on the Marines regional...
View ArticleThe Shutdown Is Not Stopping The Marine Corps From Hosting A Massive Airshow...
Many functions of the federal government have ground to a halt following the first federal shutdown in 17 years. Even a wily troop of World War II veterans had to storm a memorial in D.C. like it was...
View ArticleThe Marines Have Canceled Their Big Air Show Due To Government Shutdown
The annual air show at the Marine Corps air station at Miramar, Calif., has been called the largest in the nation. In previous years, it had garnered more than 500,000 visitors. As of today, this...
View ArticleBloody Facebook Photo Is The First Confirmed Sighting Of A Female Student Of...
The Marine Corps has gone to great lengths hiding identities of the first female students to attend their officer and enlisted infantry courses.But then one of them turned up on Facebook with a bloody...
View ArticleUS Military Cracks Down On Troop Masturbation In Afghanistan
An image making the rounds on Facebook gave us a chuckle — it's a notice posted in a port-a-potty on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and it sends a clear message to the troops...
View Article200 U.S. Marines Moved To Sigonella, Italy, After Capture Of Al-Qaeda Leader...
According to ANSA news agency, the U.S. has reinforced its presence in Sicily amid tensions with Libya following the recent raid by the Delta Force that led to the capture of an al-Qaeda leader in the...
View ArticleTake A Seat Next To A Huey Helicopter Door Gunner On A Close Air Support Mission
Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger, a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, unloads on a target at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 2, 2013.Huey...
View ArticleThe Corps Released Photos Of Women Trying To Pass Its Infantry Course
Earlier this year, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey announced the Pentagon's plans to integrate women into previously closed combat jobs across all military branches.Now the...
View Article4 Quotes That Show The Marine Behind The Taliban Urination Scandal Isn't Sorry
The Marine Corps Times nabbed an exclusive interview with Joseph Chamblin, who as a Marine staff sergeant in 2011 commanded a platoon of Marines that urinated on Taliban corpses. When video of the...
View ArticleGoPro Puts You Inside The Marines' Most Terrifying Water Training Scenario
The helicopter dunk tank scenario is not a favorite of the Marines, but still, it saves lives.In it, Marines mount up into a modified helicopter hull and strap in. Then the hull dunks into the water...
View ArticleThese Military Night Combat Photos Look Straight Out Of 'Halo'
The U.S. military is the largest, most powerful force in the world. After two wars over the last ten years, it's clear that the U.S. has had plenty of time and practice to keep our forces...
View Article31 Powerful Pictures Of The US Marines Through History
The Marine Corps, 238-years-old Sunday, has served a role in every conflict in the history of the United States.That's because the Marines operate on sea, air, and land and — unlike the other services...
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