May 22, 2016 Illinois high school refuses to let Marine walk for graduation over dress code An Illinois high school has come under fire after officials refused to let a graduate, who is also a U.S. Marine, walk across the stage Thursday in her blues.
May 7, 2016 Marine rescued off NC coast after ejecting from Harrier during training mission A Maine Harrier jet pilot was rescued Saturday morning off the coast of North Carolina after ejecting from the aircraft during a training exercise.
May 6, 2016 US Marine platoon arrives in Baghdad to reinforce embassy after protests The U.S. military has sent a platoon of Marines to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following recent protests led by firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
May 4, 2016 Soldier shot wife at Walgreens over selfie, police say; armed customer killed A young soldier shot and wounded his wife outside a Dallas-area store and then gunned down a father of three who grabbed his own gun and tried to make a citizen's arrest, authorities say.
May 4, 2016 Video of retired Marine crawling to top of hill goes viral, offers inspiration Video of a retired Marine crawling up a steep hill in California went viral as a testament his to grit and determination, Fox 5 San Diego reported.
May 4, 2016 Japan works to move US air base on Okinawa despite protests Japan resumed construction work needed to relocate a U.S. air base from one area of Okinawa's main island to another on Thursday, overriding vigorous protests by local residents.
May 3, 2016 Feds mostly quiet on Chattanooga terror links, 5 months later It took about two days for the FBI to announce it was investigating the Dec. 2 attack that killed 14 in San Bernardino, California, as an act of terror.
May 3, 2016 Danger in the drink: Stricken vets fight VA over Camp Lejeune water poisoning Joe Zampito was 18 when he trained as a Marine in 1964 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he -- like one million others at the base -- was exposed to toxic chemicals in one of the worst water contamination cases in U.S. history, spanning more than three decades.Â
May 3, 2016 Pentagon chief to lay out retirement, other changes aimed at building force of the future Defense Secretary Ash Carter is pushing major changes to the Pentagon's personnel systems that are intended to attract the next generation of service members and drag the often-antiquated bureaucracy into the 21st century.