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Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

Acting Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith applauds during a relinquishment of office ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger on July 10, 2023, at the Marine Barracks in Washington. Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, had open heart surgery on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, and is now expected to return to full duty as the service's leader, the Corps said in a statement.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

New Marine commandant says he’s gung-ho on mission overhaul, better life balance for Corps

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Confronting drug testing problems in the military illustration by Linas Garsys/ The Washington Times

False positives: Guilty until proven innocent

By Dave Jonas

Cars pass under a sign at the entrance to the main gate at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Jordanian who tried to enter Quantico Marine base was on terror watchlist, incident report says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on military recruitment challenges by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

America’s military recruiting challenges: The draft and falling birthrates

By Dave Jonas and Mike Samarov

A U.S .155mm Howitzer fires a round during annual combat drills between the Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps in Capas, Tarlac province, northern Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets Thursday and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill and latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China's growing aggression. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Marine commandant stands by Corps overhaul as best way to meet China challenge

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Cars pass under a sign at the entrance to the main gate at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Migrants caught making incursion at Marine Corps Base Quantico were Jordanians, DHS says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger testifies during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of the Navy's budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Marines getting new amphibious ship designed for critical China mission

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This image from police body-worn camera video, contained and annotated in the Justice Department's sentencing memorandum against Michael Joseph Foy, shows Foy swinging his hockey stick as he lunges at the police line, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Foy, a former military officer who assaulted police officers with a hockey stick and a sharp metal pole during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.(Department of Justice via AP)

Man who attacked police with hockey stick during Capitol riot gets over 3 years in prison

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A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies during training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. A Marine Corps helicopter, like the one pictured, that had been missing with five troops aboard as a historic storm continued drenching California was found Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, 2024, in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The military confirmed on Thursday morning that the five Marines have died. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

5 Marines aboard helicopter that went down outside San Diego are confirmed dead, military says

By Julie Watson and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies during training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. A Marine Corps helicopter, like the one pictured, that had been missing with five troops aboard as a historic storm continued drenching California was found Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, 2024, in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The military confirmed on Thursday morning that the five Marines have died. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Marine helicopter that had gone missing went down in mountainous area outside San Diego

By Julie Watson and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Infantry Marines from the 26th Expeditionary Unit stand next to an armored vehicle on the USS Bataan in the Aegean Sea, Greece, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The Bataan, an amphibious assault ship, is leading a U.S. Navy task force in the eastern Mediterranean as the United States maintains an increased level of military deployment in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Derek Gatopoulos)

‘Decade of decline’ for U.S. military tees up likely campaign clash for 2024

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018. Japanese and American military divers have spotted what could be the remains of a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan and several of the six crewmembers who are still missing, local media reported Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. military grounds entire Osprey fleet following deadly crash off Japan

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said. (Japan Coast Guard via AP)

U.S. military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A downed U.S. Navy aircraft is seen in Kaneohe Bay, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

Navy to investigate how patrol aircraft overshot runway, ended up in the water in Hawaii

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Then-Acting Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith speaks during a relinquishment of office ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Marine Barracks in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Marines’ top general hospitalized after ‘medical emergency’ on Sunday

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit checks for a trip-wire around the edge of a culvert pipe during basic warrior training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Shortage of woodland camouflage uniforms leads to temporary relaxation of Marine rules

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, on Feb. 15, 2022. The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah, File)

F-35 crash: More questions than answers as investigation drags on

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP)

Pilot of downed F-35 stealth fighter jet parachuted into residential backyard, official says

By James Pollard and Tara Copp - Associated Press

FILE - A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2022. A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes near North Charleston. Military officials say the pilot parachuted safely into a North Charleston neighborhood Sunday Sept. 17, 2023. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition. The pilot's name has not been released. A search for the missing F-35 was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, which are north of North Charleston. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah file)

Marine Corps orders a two-day aviator stand-down as questions mount over missing F-35 stealth jet

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times