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In this March 19, 2013, file photo, the globe and anchor stand at the entrance to Camp Lejeune, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)

LSD use in the ranks prompts testing at USMC base

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Toys for Tots volunteers plan donation drives in pandemic

By BEN STANSELL and The Salisbury Post - Associated Press

Illustration on a bad appointment for the Marine Corps' future by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Christopher Miller’s appointment of Douglas Macgregor ‘dumb as dirt’

By Gary Anderson

Illustration on the service attitude of the USMC by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Nov. 10 is a time to celebrate the Marine Corps legacy and remember the fallen

By Kenneth del Mazo

Illustration on the USMC by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Marine Corps celebrates 245th birthday but faces challenges in the future

By Gary Anderson

In this file photo, the U.S. flag was lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on Friday, July 31, 2020. The day before, seven Marines and one sailor died aboard a landing craft that sank off the Southern California coast. Their bodies were recovered days later after an extensive search. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP, file) **FILE**

Marine Corps commander fired over deadly amphibious incident during maneuvers

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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

Bill seeks to bar Marines from closing iconic Parris Island base

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office shows Joseph Morrison. Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. According to an FBI affidavit, Morrison is one of the founding members of the Wolverine Watchmen, which authorities described as “an anti-government, anti-law enforcement militia group.” (Jackson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

2 charged in Michigan plots served in US Marines

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Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, wait to pass through the silver hatches at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 24, 2019. The silver hatches symbolize the transformation from a civilian to a recruit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel C. Fletcher)

Marines eye Parris Island, San Diego recruit depot closing

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth Naval Base as it sets sail for flight trials, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. Marines join the crew of latest British aircraft carrier

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on needed training for the National Guard by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Using the Marines’ ‘Three Block War’ strategy in Portland

By Gary Anderson

New Fat Albert model makes last service stop before debut

By JAKE NEWBY and Pensacola News Journal - Associated Press

Former San Clemente Mayor Wayne Eggleston lowers the U.S. flag to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on Friday, July 31, 2020. Officials say a military seafaring assault vehicle with 15 Marines and a Navy sailor aboard sank off the coast of Southern California, leaving one of the Marines dead and eight missing. A Marine Corps spokesman says they were traveling in the amphibious assault vehicle from the shores of San Clemente Island to a Navy ship Thursday evening when they reported that the vehicle was taking on water. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

Marine Corps locates sunken assault vehicle with human remains aboard

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on municipal responsibility in times of urban unrest by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Preventing ‘Fourth Generation Warfare’ in America’s streets

By Gary Anderson

In this July 16, 2013, photo is an aerial view of the coast and Pacific Ocean taken flying in to San Clemente Island, in San Diego. A military seafaring assault vehicle that sank off the coast of Southern California with Marines and one Navy corpsman on board is under hundreds feet of water, making it impossible for divers to reach the landing craft and complicating rescue efforts for the missing troops, officials said Friday, July 31, 2020. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)

U.S. Marines ID all 9 people killed in sea-tank sinking

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this file photo, the U.S. flag was lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on Friday, July 31, 2020. The day before, seven Marines and one sailor died aboard a landing craft that sank off the Southern California coast. Their bodies were recovered days later after an extensive search. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP, file) **FILE**

Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead

Associated Press

In this July 16, 2013, photo is an aerial view of the coast and Pacific Ocean taken flying in to San Clemente Island, in San Diego. A military seafaring assault vehicle that sank off the coast of Southern California with Marines and one Navy corpsman on board is under hundreds feet of water, making it impossible for divers to reach the landing craft and complicating rescue efforts for the missing troops, officials said Friday, July 31, 2020. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)

Search ends for 7 Marines and 1 sailor missing after amphibious vehicle sinks off California

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade ride on their Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during the joint US-Philippines amphibious landing exercise Friday Oct.7, 2016 at Naval Education Training Command in San Antonio northwest of Manila, Philippines. A training accident off the coast of Southern California in an AAV similar to this one has taken the life of one Marine, injured two others and left eight missing Thursday, July 30, 2020. In a Friday morning tweet, the Marines say the accident happened Thursday and search and rescue efforts are underway with support from the Navy and Coast Guard. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Marine vehicle deep under sea, complicating rescue search

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

A U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) takes part in a landing operation during a military Exercise Baltops 2018, at the Baltic Sea near Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, June 4, 2018. A training accident off the coast of Southern California in an AAV similar to this one has taken the life of one Marine, injured two others and left eight missing Thursday, July 30, 2020. In a Friday morning tweet, the Marines say the accident happened Thursday and search and rescue efforts are underway with support from the Navy and Coast Guard. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

1 Marine dead, 8 others still missing after amphibious vehicle sinks in training accident

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Marine Corps says Marine shot self on California base

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