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  1. Col. Timothy J. Geraghty (ret.) commanded the Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, when the barracks were attacked.

    Prime Content 'A vile act of terrorism:'Marine commander remembers Beirut attack

    Retired Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty still remembers in crisp detail the events of Oct. 23, 1983: the shockwaves that shattered the glass windows in his office, the color of the thick ash that hung in the air afterward.

  1. Lt. Col. Joseph Plenzler

    Staffer defends commandant in Facebook comments

    A lieutenant colonel who works in the Marine Corps commandant's office took to social media to defend the general, saying Gen. Jim Amos did not hijack the investigation into a video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan.

  2. Female Marines from Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, navigate the obstacle course at Camp Geiger, N.C.

    Women enter infantry school in closely watched test

    Mist clings to the ground and the sun won't make an appearance for another three hours. The 263 Marines of Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, shoulder their bulky packs and set off.

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  1. Col. Timothy J. Geraghty (ret.) commanded the Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, when the barracks were attacked. Courtesy Tim Geraghty

    Prime Content 'A vile act of terrorism:'Marine commander remembers Beirut attack

    Retired Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty still remembers in crisp detail the events of Oct. 23, 1983: the shockwaves that shattered the glass windows in his office, the color of the thick ash that hung in the air afterward.

    • Oct. 20, 2013
  2. Lt. Col. Joseph Plenzler Sgt. Ben J. Flores / United States Marine Corps

    Prime Content Staffer defends commandant in Facebook comments

    A lieutenant colonel who works in the Marine Corps commandant's office took to social media to defend the general, saying Gen. Jim Amos did not hijack the investigation into a video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan.

    • Oct. 20, 2013
  3. Capt. James Clement

    Prime Content Board recommends honorable discharge for Clement

    A panel of three colonels has unanimously recommended that a Marine captain accused of failing to supervise the scout snipers who urinated on the corpses of insurgents during a 2011 combat patrol in Afghanistan be honorably discharged from the Corps.

    • Oct. 17, 2013
  4. An estimated 87 colonels and 82 lieutenant colonels will face the Selective Early Retirement Board this year. Staff

    Prime Content Fewer colonels, lieutenant colonels to face early retirement board in 2014

    Fewer colonels and lieutenant colonels will go before this year's Selective Early Retirement Board, which will force some officers out of uniform as part of the service's manpower drawdown.

    • Oct. 16, 2013
  5. Marine Capt. James Clement speaks with a fellow Marine in Quantico, Va., during a lunch break from his administrative hearingon Tuesday. Alan Lessig / Staff

    Prime Content Panel considers whether Marine officer failed to correct scout snipers' bad behavior

    Capt. James Clement was the senior Marine Corps officer on a 2011 combat patrol in Afghanistan when a video was made showing four scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents. But was he in a position to stop them?

    • Oct. 15, 2013
  6. President Obama presents former Army Capt. Will Swenson with the Medal of Honor at the White House on Tuesday. Swenson is being recognized for his actions in the Battle of Ganjgal in Afghanistan in 2009. Mike Morones / Staff

    Prime Content Medal of Honor recipient highlights sacrifice of team, Gold Star families

    As President Obama draped the Medal of Honor around Army Capt. Will Swenson's neck, the officer closed his eyes, seemingly holding back his emotions.

    • Oct. 15, 2013
  7. Researchers report they've found an unlisted substance similar to methamphetamine in the workout supplements Craze and Detonate. Alison Young / USA Today

    Prime Content Meth-like compound found in 2 workout supplements

    A dietary supplement implicated in positive drug tests in athletes and sold at GNC stores on some military installations contains a substance similar to methamphetamine that has never been tested on humans, according to a new study.

    • Oct. 14, 2013
  8. Sgt. Maj. Jayme Winders alleges in an inspector general complaint that top Marine officials wanted him out of his job in Korea after he leveled accusations against his commanding general. Marine Corps

    Prime Content Reprisal complaint: Sgt. Maj. says career 'ruined' after challenging his general

    The Pentagon's investigative agency is examining whether a senior enlisted Marine with 29 years of service was victimized by the Marine Corps' top leaders after he accused a two-star general of wrongdoing.

    • Oct. 14, 2013
  9. What's wrong with the Marine Corps? The website iHateTheUSMC.com features the 'master list.' iHateTheUSMC.com

    Prime Content Website offers support to disgruntled and disillusioned Marines

    Most Marines first visit iHateTheUSMC.com after a bad day on the job.

    • Oct. 13, 2013
  10. The Distinguished Warfare Medal (or defunct drone/cyber warrior medal).

    Prime Content Keep drone medal? DoD decision months overdue

    The Pentagon's decision on whether to replace the controversial and now-defunct medal to honor drone pilots and cyber warriors is several months overdue, leading to speculation that the proposed medal device may be scrapped entirely.

    • Oct. 12, 2013
  11. Lance corporals assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) take part in a leadership seminar at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, in 2011. Marine officials are developing a new education program focusing exclusively on lance corporals, and it will involve direct interaction with their unit leaders. Cpl. Kenneth Jasik/Marine Corps

    Prime Content New training seminar designed for lance corporals

    Lance corporals will soon get face-to-face time with their unit leaders in a new seminar that will become part of their required professional military education.

    • Oct. 12, 2013
  12. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Mike Barrett talks to the East Squad All-Stars before the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in 2012. The game featured the nation's top 100 high school players. Sgt. Mark Fayloga / Marine Corps

    Prime Content Marine general: Budget woes could ax Corps' popular football program

    The Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, a high-profile Marine Corps recruiting event that brings together dozens of high school football players from across the country each year, could fall victim to the military's ongoing budget cuts.

    • Oct. 11, 2013
  13. Lance Cpl. Joshua Babcock fires an M-9 pistol during an advanced driven combat drill aboard the Blue Ridge. Marine officials have awarded two companies contracts to produce the service's next-generation ballistic armor inserts, billed as able to defeat more powerful projectiles without increasing the overall weight of body armor. MC2 Rafael Figueroa Medina / Navy

    Prime Content Marine Corps awards contracts for next-generation body armor

    Marine officials have awarded two companies contracts to produce the service's next-generation ballistic armor inserts, billed as able to defeat more powerful projectiles without increasing the overall weight of body armor.

    • Oct. 10, 2013
  14. Registration for next year's Marine Corps Marathon will be conducted via lottery, race organizers say. Cpl. Jacob D. Osborne / Marine Corps

    Prime Content Marine Corps Marathon will change registration process for 2014

    With the Corps Marathon now just days away, race organizers are planning dramatic changes for next year's registration process with hopes of avoiding the technical difficulties that prohibited many runners from obtaining bibs for this year's event.

    • Oct. 10, 2013
  15. Ariel Arvidson, a 17-year-old high school student, maxes out her time during the flexed-arm hang portion of an initial strength test at the Recruiting Station Twin Cities, Minn., mini boot camp. Her recruiter is responsible for helping female poolees develop their upper-body strength in preparation for pullups. Cpl. Ali Azimi/Marine Corps

    Prime Content Marines prep women for new pullup requirement on fitness test

    With less than three months before female Marines will be required to perform pullups on the Physical Fitness Test, commands across the fleet are focused on ensuring everyone is ready — starting with women new to the Corps.

    • Oct. 9, 2013
  16. Prime Content Corps ensures compliance with Alcohol Screening Program

    Marine officials have announced a new Alcohol Screening Program reporting requirement for commanders, who will now be responsible for ensuring that results of all breathalyzer screenings are reported via the Marine Corps Total Force System.

    • Oct. 9, 2013
  17. A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crew chief, kneeling, inspects an M2 .50-caliber machine gun for a malfunction during an operational check flight. Staff sergeants and gunnery sergeants in several CH-46-related military occupational specialties are eligible for Voluntary Separation Pay in fiscal year 2014. Cpl. Jonathan Televich / Marine Corps

    Prime Content 2014 VSP program details revealed

    Details of the fiscal year 2014 enlisted Voluntary Separation Pay program were released Tuesday by Manpower officials.

    • Oct. 8, 2013
  18. Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System is capable of carrying lethal and nonlethal weapons, including 40mm grenade launchers and an M240B medium machine gun. QinetiQ North America

    Prime Content Marine Corps to develop armed, 'intuitive' battle bots for infantry units

    Officials at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory are testing new technology that will aid in the creation of a robotic squad member that could one day roll into combat armed to the teeth.

    • Oct. 8, 2013
  19.  John Harman/Staff

    Prime Content Corps ramps up recruiting for lucrative, unconventional intel jobs

    There's a place in the Corps where Marines can grow a beard, ditch their high-and-tights and go undercover to work alongside operatives with the nation's most clandestine agencies. No, it's not special operations.

    • Oct. 7, 2013
  20. Students from Class 4-12, Sergeant’s Course, Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Camp Pendleton, conduct a Combat Fitness Test during training aboard base, June 1, 2012. The curriculum requires students to complete a Physical Fitness Test and CFT, to graduate from Sergeants Course. Sgt. Christopher O'Quin / U.S. Marines

    Prime Content Marines' combat fitness test scoring up for review

    Marine officials plan to review the Combat Fitness Test as soon as next year to ensure it's stringent enough, and personnel could see tougher scoring as a result.

    • Oct. 6, 2013
  21. Prime Content Female combat vets report more assaults

    Women who deploy to violent combat environments are more likely to report sexual harassment and sexual assaults, according to a new Defense Department study.

    • Oct. 6, 2013
  22. A V-22 Osprey, equipped with a prototype aerial refueling system under development by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing, deploys, stabilizes and retracts the refueling drogue as an F/A-18 Hornet flies just behind and to the side of the aircraft during an initial test of the system over Texas in August. Bell Boeing V-22 Program

    Prime Content Bell Boeing team tests Osprey's ability to refuel other aircraft

    The medium-lift MV-22 Osprey, proven in combat as a troop and equipment transport, could soon get a new mission — refueling other aircraft.

    • Oct. 1, 2013
  23. Gore Pyrad, a novel tent-fabric treatment that offers waterproofing, breathability and fire resistance in a single layer, is used in the Nemo ALCS, shown here during a rainy outing in southern Utah. Rob Curtis/Staff

    Prime Content New Gore fabric cuts down on weight and packing size of tents

    Gore has developed a novel tent-fabric treatment that offers waterproofing, breathability and fire resistance in a single layer that significantly cuts down on the weight and packed size of shelters.

    • Sep. 29, 2013
  24. Prime Content Marine Logistics focused on shedding weight, offering new options

    The Marine Corps logistics community is augmenting its aggressive efforts to conserve resources with creative new approaches to confronting budget austerity, according to the two-star director of Logistics Plans and Operations.

    • Sep. 28, 2013
  25. 'We have a behavioral problem within the Corps. A small, but not insignificant, number of our Marines are not living up to our ethos and core values,' Commandant Gen. Jim Amos told senior officers Sept. 23 during the General Officer Symposium at Quantico, Va. Getty Images

    Commandant calls for new crackdown on barracks life, Marine behavior

    The Marine Corps commandant wants tough new measures put in place in barracks across the service to 'reawaken' it morally and crack down on bad behavior, Marine Corps Times has learned.

    • Sep. 27, 2013
  1. Colonel in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion relieved

    The two-star head of Marine Corps Installations Command has relieved the commanding officer of Quantico's Security Battalion following an incident involving a personal weapon, Marine Corps officials said....

      12:22 PM, Oct. 19, 2013
  2. Hundreds of U.S. troops will deploy to Romania next year

    The U.S. military will move hundreds of troops to Romania next year and set up a key logistical hub that will effectively replace the air base at Manas in Kyrgyzstan, a Pentagon official said Friday....

      5:01 PM, Oct. 18, 2013
  3. Women enter infantry school in closely watched test

    Mist clings to the ground and the sun won't make an appearance for another three hours. The 263 Marines of Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, shoulder their bulky packs and set off....

      9:47 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  4. Swenson Medal of Honor ceremony exposes scars, promotes healing

    When President Obama draped the Medal of Honor around Army Capt. Will Swenson's neck for his heroism during a hellacious battle in Afghanistan, the most famous service member who fought alongside him — Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer — was not present....

      9:47 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  5. Staffer defends commandant in Facebook comments

    A lieutenant colonel who works in the Marine Corps commandant's office took to social media to defend the general, saying Gen. Jim Amos did not hijack the investigation into a video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan....

      10:20 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  6. Swenson Medal of Honor ceremony exposes scars, promotes healing

    When President Obama draped the Medal of Honor around Army Capt. Will Swenson's neck for his heroism during a hellacious battle in Afghanistan, the most famous service member who fought alongside him — Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer — was not present....

      9:47 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  7. Colonel in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion relieved

    The two-star head of Marine Corps Installations Command has relieved the commanding officer of Quantico's Security Battalion following an incident involving a personal weapon, Marine Corps officials said....

      12:22 PM, Oct. 19, 2013
  8. 'A vile act of terrorism:'Marine commander remembers Beirut attack

    Retired Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty still remembers in crisp detail the events of Oct. 23, 1983: the shockwaves that shattered the glass windows in his office, the color of the thick ash that hung in the air afterward....

      10:20 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  9. Commandant Amos calls for renewed focus on discipline

    The Marine Corps' top officer is calling on the service to renew its focus on discipline and standards amid early signs that 12 years of combat have caused some 'fraying' of the service's values....

      9:02 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  10. Colonel in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion relieved

    The two-star head of Marine Corps Installations Command has relieved the commanding officer of Quantico's Security Battalion following an incident involving a personal weapon, Marine Corps officials said....

      12:22 PM, Oct. 19, 2013
  11. Hundreds of U.S. troops will deploy to Romania next year

    The U.S. military will move hundreds of troops to Romania next year and set up a key logistical hub that will effectively replace the air base at Manas in Kyrgyzstan, a Pentagon official said Friday....

      5:01 PM, Oct. 18, 2013
  12. U.S. quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistance

    The U.S. has quietly decided to release more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when relations between the two countries disintegrated over the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden and deadly U.S....

      9:29 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  13. Marine Col. removed as Pentagon's non-lethal weapons directorate chief

    The Marine colonel running day-to-day management of the U.S. military's nonlethal weapons program has been removed from his command, Marine Corps Times has learned....

      1:51 PM, May 17, 2013
  14. Colonel in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion relieved

    The two-star head of Marine Corps Installations Command has relieved the commanding officer of Quantico's Security Battalion following an incident involving a personal weapon, Marine Corps officials said....

      12:22 PM, Oct. 19, 2013
  15. Reprisal complaint: Sgt. Maj. says career 'ruined' after challenging his general

    The Pentagon's investigative agency is examining whether a senior enlisted Marine with 29 years of service was victimized by the Marine Corps' top leaders after he accused a two-star general of wrongdoing....

      2:59 PM, Oct. 15, 2013
  16. Military burn pit claims in limbo

    Timothy Lowery went to Iraq in 2007. He came home in 2010, and started showing symptoms of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Three years later, he was dead....

      5:06 PM, Oct. 20, 2013
  17. Military burn pit claims in limbo

    Timothy Lowery went to Iraq in 2007. He came home in 2010, and started showing symptoms of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Three years later, he was dead....

      5:06 PM, Oct. 20, 2013
  18. Swenson Medal of Honor ceremony exposes scars, promotes healing

    When President Obama draped the Medal of Honor around Army Capt. Will Swenson's neck for his heroism during a hellacious battle in Afghanistan, the most famous service member who fought alongside him — Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer — was not present....

      9:47 AM, Oct. 20, 2013
  19. Hundreds of U.S. troops will deploy to Romania next year

    The U.S. military will move hundreds of troops to Romania next year and set up a key logistical hub that will effectively replace the air base at Manas in Kyrgyzstan, a Pentagon official said Friday....

      5:01 PM, Oct. 18, 2013
  20. Staffer defends commandant in Facebook comments

    A lieutenant colonel who works in the Marine Corps commandant's office took to social media to defend the general, saying Gen. Jim Amos did not hijack the investigation into a video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan....

      10:20 AM, Oct. 20, 2013

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