U.S. Marine Dies in Parachute Accident at Camp Lejeune
A U.S. Marine died during a parachute accident at Camp Lejeune last week, the Marine Corps said Thursday.…
International F-35 Symposium Gathers Operators To Plan Future Collaboration in Pacific
This post has been updated to include information from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific. Current and future F-35 Joint Strike…
Panel: Propping Up Pentagon Budget Through War Funding Account to Continue
To get around spending caps, Congress and the Pentagon have increasingly turned to a warfighting account to pay for items…
9 More Indicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation; Retired Admiral Arrested at Home
A federal court has indicted nine more officers – including a retired admiral — in the ongoing bribery and corruption…
Document: Federal Indictment of 8 Navy Officers, Marine in Ongoing ‘Fat Leonard’ Probe
The following is the U.S. District Court Southern District of California indictment — unsealed March 14, 2017 — of a…
Report: Japan’s Largest Warship Heading to South China Sea, Will Train With U.S., Indian Navies
One of Japan’s largest warship is set to conduct three months of operations in the South China Sea, according to…
Document: Report to Congress on Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle, Marine Personnel Carrier Programs
The following is the March. 8, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier…
Lawmaker Worries Marine Corps Investing Too Heavily In Aviation Over Ground Vehicles
The Marine Corps’ top financial officer told lawmakers that the service considers its modernization programs properly balanced between aviation and…
UPDATED: Marines with 11th MEU Join the Ground Fight in Syria
The following post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Central Command. An undisclosed number of Marines assigned to…
Video: USS Bataan Leaves for Deployment
Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) as it departs Naval Station Norfolk,…
Document: Interim Report on Reorganizing Pentagon Acquisition Leadership
The following is the March 1, 2017 interim report to Congress on splitting the Defense Department’s research and acquisition effort…