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Then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, next to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, smiles during a meeting with the Israeli delegation, including Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman, Thursday April 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

James Mattis, former Trump defense secretary, marries tech entrepreneur in Las Vegas ceremony

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by U.S. Marine Corps/3rd MAW, an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transports ordnance during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) exercise to Old Highway 101 near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 25, 2022. Five U.S. Marines were killed during a training flight crash of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft that went down in a remote area in Imperial County, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) east of San Diego and about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Yuma, Ariz. (U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Navy orders safety pause after multiple fatal crashes in Southern California

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2017, file photo U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship off the coast from Sydney during events marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia. A MV-22 Osprey that had launched from the USS Bonhomme was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the water off Australia's east coast, Saturday, Aug. 5. (Jason Reed/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Military aircraft carrying five Marines crashes in California desert

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy of Cambridge, Ohio, during a casualty return, Friday, March 25, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base. According to the Department of Defense, Speedy died March 18, in an Osprey crash during a NATO exercise in Norway. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sikhs, Muslims, Jews sue Marine Corps, Navy over restrictions on beards, hair

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

Outspoken ex-Marine Scheller nixes political campaign but vows to keep talking

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass. As the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant, doctors across the country are experiencing a more imminent crisis with a delta variant that is sending record numbers of people to the hospital in New England and the Midwest. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

More Marines discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusal, total at 169

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Dec. 16, 2020, south of Seattle. The Army says 98% of its active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week’s deadline for the shots. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Thousands of soldiers miss vaccine deadline as Army weighs mass purge

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Pentagon reports dozens of ‘extremism’ incidents in the ranks so far this year

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Marine recruits at Parris Island Recruit Depot, S.C., on May 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor) **FILE**

Corps revamping how it recruits and retains Marines

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Marine Corps considering allowing more tattoos

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Friday, May 13, 2011, file photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. Germany's Defense Ministry says U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in his first conversation with her since taking up his new post that Germany is highly valued as a station for American soldiers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Twenty-year terror war leaves U.S. military struggling to meet new challenges

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

Marine who criticized top brass over Afghan policy gets $5,000 fine and reprimand

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

‘Accepting accountability’: Marine prods Pentagon leaders to admit Afghan failures at court-martial

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

Lt. Col. Scheller to face Marine court-martial over Afghan criticisms

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

Lt. Col. Scheller freed from the brig ahead of hearing on potential court-martial

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, USMC, is seen in this screen capture from his Aug. 27, 2021, Facebook video, wherein he criticized senior military leadership and its handling of the evacuation of Kabul in light of the deadly suicide bombing attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. [https://www.facebook.com/stuart.scheller/videos/561114034931173/]

Marine Lt. Col. Scheller, jailed for Afghan criticisms, faces Tuesday hearing

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16. 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac of Kabuls international airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death. (Verified UGC via AP)

Lawmakers rally to cause of Marine jailed for Afghan criticisms

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command testify during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)

Military brass dodge blowback, consequences from Afghanistan withdrawal debacle

By Ben Wolfgang, Ben Wolfang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sikhs participate in a worship service at a gurdwara in Glen Rock, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Sikh Marine says he might sue the Corps for right to wear turban, beard

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A vaccination record card is shown during a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Spring Branch Independent School District education workers Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Houston. School employees who registered were given the Pfizer vaccine.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

‘Maskless’ Marines now must show proof of COVID-19 shots

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times