December 20, 2015 US commandos say no to women in special operations jobs The men in the U.S. military's most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality.
December 20, 2015 Congress forcing military to keep unwanted assets, programs despite spending cuts, report says Lawmakers are forcing the services to keep ships, aircraft, military bases, retiree benefits and other programs that defense leaders insist they don't want, can't afford or simply won't be able to use despite spending cuts.Â
December 20, 2015 US reportedly footing more of the bill for overseas bases despite cuts to military The exhaustive, yearlong investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee focused on costs and burden-sharing as the United States spends more than $10 billion a year to back up the U.S. military presence overseas.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon: 100 US Marines heading to Liberia The Pentagon says 100 Marines will go to Liberia on Thursday with helicopters and other transportation to help the military get to locations around the country and help with the Ebola fight.
December 20, 2015 Obama uses coffee cup to salute Marines President Barack Obama returned a formal military salute with a one-handed coffee-cup salute Tuesday, only a few hours after he dispatched the nation’s military on their attack mission into northern Syria.
December 20, 2015 Veteran wounded by grenade gets Medal of Honor President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor Thursday on an Afghan veteran who took the blow from a grenade to save a fellow Marine, praising him for displaying the type of valor that will inspire generations.
December 20, 2015 Double Standard? Hundreds of armed Mexican officers crossing US border, despite Marine stuck in jail More than 500 armed Mexican military and law enforcement personnel have crossed the U.S. border without permission over the past decade, raising questions over why a U.S. Marine remains jailed in Mexico for a similar offense.
December 20, 2015 Officials close to Marine Corps commandant discussed retaliation against newspaper, emails suggest Newly published e-mails appear to show officials close to the Marine Corps commandant plotting ways to retaliate against the Marine Corps Times last year, several months before a decision was made to relocate the independent paper from prominent display in base stores.
December 20, 2015 Marine aircraft ferries Americans from South Sudan The Pentagon says Marines used a KC-130 cargo plane to evacuate about 20 Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan, in a move prompted by what the State Department calls a deteriorating security situation
December 20, 2015 Marines delay female fitness plan after half fail pull-up test More than half of female Marines in boot camp can't do three pullups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year, prompting the Marine Corps to delay the requirement, part of the process of equalizing physical standards to integrate women into combat jobs.