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Female Marines go through one of the obstacles in the so-called confidence course at Parris Island Recruit Depot, S.C., on May 27, 2020, that is designed to make them face their fears and gain confidence. In ways big and small, the virus is affecting training at the Marine Corps' Parris Island Recruit Depot and across the military. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor) **FILE**

Navy, Marine Corps seek cheaper ways to keep recruits safe from COVID-19

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas R. Sterett takes accountability of Marines boarding U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks during Black Hawk integration training as part of exercise Fuji Viper 20-1 on Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 28, 2019. Fuji Viper is a regularly scheduled training evolution for infantry units assigned to 3rd Marine Division as part of the unit deployment program. The training allows units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. Sterett is assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and a native of Town Falls, Idaho. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Hernandez)

The Marines: To boldly go where the Corps has gone before

By Dakota Wood

Screen capture from Twitter of the U.S. Marine Corps' announcement banning display of the Confederate flag. Taken June 6, 2020. (Twitter)

Marine Corps bans Confederate battle flag

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry (10) is tackled by Notre Dame linebacker Drew White (40) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ** FILE **

Navy-Notre Dame football game moved out of Ireland to Annapolis

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Staff Sgt. Katheryn Hunter, a Marine drill instructor at Parris Island Recruit Depot in South Carolina, poses for a photo on May 27, 2020. In ways big and small, the virus is impacting training at the Marine Corps' Parris Island Recruit Depot and across the military. Hunter, a drill instructor for three years at Parris Island, said the main difference she sees due to the virus is that the number of female recruits she has in 4th Battalion, Oscar Company, has dropped to 70.(AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

Masks on Leatherneck Square: Coronavirus changes Marine training

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

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

Addressing the Chinese threat in the Indo-Pacific area

By Gary Anderson

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Navy wide receiver Malcolm Perry runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Perry, drafted by the Miami Dolphins, will be able to turn pro in 2020 thanks to a policy change initiated by President Donald Trump. New guidelines issued in November 2019 allow service academy graduates to seek delaying their military commitment in order to play pro sports, and Perry's request for a waiver is expected to be granted. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Record-setting Navy QB Perry will get NFL shot with Dolphins

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press

A U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant orders a prospective plebe to fix his uniform during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. More than 1,100 young men and women reported for &quot;I-Day,&quot; where they received haircuts, medical examinations, new uniforms and instructions on how to salute and address superiors before taking an oath of office to become members of academy's newest class. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Calls grow for Marine Corps to relax grooming standards to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. Marines parade at the Marine Barracks in Washington in this file photo taken Thursday, June 28, 2012. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

COVID-19 means no Marine Barracks summer parade until ‘further notice’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about the coronavirus and illegal drugs in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Marine barbershops abuzz with demand for high-and-tight cuts

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Sgt. Justin Glenn Burnside motivates a recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Burnside, originally a signal intelligence specialist from Bristol Fla., is one of about 600 drill instructors who shape the approximately 20,000 recruits through Parris Island annually into United States Marines. This handful of dedicated DIs is entrusted with sustaining a more than 237-year legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey)

Coronavirus prep means no new Marine Corps recruits at Parris Island

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, UH-1Y Venom, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun July 22, 2012, during a live fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area, (PTA) Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine air-ground task force three. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

Marine Corps cuts helicopters, tanks for possible China conflict

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This undated file photo shows the classic World War I recruiting poster created by illustrator James Montgomery Flagg. Thursday, April 6, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today, including this iconic image of Uncle Sam pointing, with the message "I WANT YOU for the U.S. ARMY." (AP Photo, File)

Military recruiters explore virtual recruitment due to coronavirus closures

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

'When the Tempest Gathers' (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘When the Tempest Gathers’

By Joshua Sinai

In this Feb. 17, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at The Union Event Center in Salt Lake City. Democratic presidential candidates like to boast about their ability to lure away disaffected Republican voters. If there's a place to test their skills, it's Utah. The deep red state is a bastion of conservative resistance to President Donald Trump. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Buttigieg ‘extremely vulnerable’ to attack for relying on Navy service

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, poses for a photo after a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pete Buttigieg military service pitch invites ‘Swift Boat’ sequel

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Marine Corps search and rescue squadron in Yuma to disband

Associated Press

An Air Force carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Navy Ensign Joshua Watson on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. A Saudi gunman killed three people including 23-year-old Watson, a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy from Enterprise, Ala., in a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pensacola killings: Navy bans foreign troops from carrying personal firearms

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Medal of Honor recipient Hershel &quot;Woody&quot; Williams speaks during the Veterans Memorial Field House Finale in Huntington, W.Va. The 75th anniversary of the start of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima is Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The battle is probably best remembered for the Feb. 23 flag raising atop Mount Suribachi, immortalized in a news photograph and a famous statue in Arlington, Va.(Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File )

A W. Virginia farm boy became a fearsome warrior at Iwo Jima

By MICHAEL E. RUANE and The Washington Post - Associated Press

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Joseph Dunford, former Joint Chiefs chair, joins Lockheed Martin board of directors

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times