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August 24, 2020

US Marine lands deal with Patriots after putting football career on hold to serve

A U.S. Marine who has been out of football for more than five years landed a job with the New England Patriots on Sunday after getting a tryout earlier last week.

August 12, 2020

Marine recruiter drowns in Georgia river after fitness exercise

A Marine recruiter drowned during a fitness exercise in Georgia late last month, according to a report.

August 8, 2020

Esper pays tribute to 9 service members killed in training accident

All nine service members killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the California coast last week during a training exercise have been identified, military officials announced on Monday.

August 8, 2020

Remains of 7 Marines, 1 sailor recovered off California after training mishap

The remains of seven U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy sailor – who went missing July 30 after a training mishap off the coast of California – have been recovered, Marine Corps officials said Friday night.

August 4, 2020

105-year-old WWII veteran celebrates milestone birthday with drive-by salute

After joining the Marine Corps in 1934, Maj. Bill White served on active duty for 30 years, including during World War II and the Korean War.

August 2, 2020

Missing Marines, sailor presumed dead; search ends, Corps says

A search for seven missing Marines and one Navy sailor, who went missing during a training exercise off the California coast last week, has ended, Marine Corps officials announced early Sunday.

July 31, 2020

AOC’s ‘Twitch’ amendment, to limit US military ads, fails: reports

In a 292-126 vote Thursday night, the U.S. House rejected an amendment by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that would have placed limits on U.S. military recruitment ads, according to a report.

July 30, 2020

Former Marine gets 9-year Russian prison sentence over drunken assault he claims to not remember

A 29-year-old American man -- who formerly served in the U.S. Marines -- on Thursday was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison over a drunken incident last summer he claims he cannot remember.

July 21, 2020

Marine Corps under fire after canceling training session amid concerns about speaker’s Christian background

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is facing backlash from both sides of the religious liberty debate after it planned a training session that was later canceled over the speaker’s background in Christianity -- fueling Congressional scrutiny of both the military and the nonprofit which appeared to prompt the cancellation.

July 10, 2020

U.S. Marine Corps base in Okinawa reports coronavirus infections

A number of personnel at a US. Marine Corps base on the Japanese island of Okinawa have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, officials say.