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In this Nov. 20, 2018 photo, Joe Vass, 91, pauses from work at his desk as inventory and supply officer for the Virginia Division of Capitol Police and talks with visitors to his office inside the Washington Building in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Nearing 91, Joe Vass is still go-to guy at Capitol Police

By MICHAEL MARTZ - Associated Press

New Orleans-based Marine Corps Reserve head being promoted

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Wilhelm II and Bismarck Associated Press photos

Anyone who thinks Donald Trump is not firmly in charge isn’t reading the news

By Gary Anderson

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Fields of Fire’ by James Webb

By Gary Anderson

Marine Corps Birthday Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A birthday challenge for the Marine Corps

By Gary Anderson

3 generations of Parris Island Marines meet for ‘rare’ honor

By WADE LIVINGSTON - Associated Press

The Pentagon ordered a fleetwide grounding of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighters just days after Defense Secretary James Mattis took the unprecedented step of demanding an 80 percent readiness rate for all military aircraft. (Associated Press/File)

Military aircraft readiness a struggle with aging fleet

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

After Florence, young Marine couple sets out for marathon

By JOHN DOMEN - Associated Press

After crash, Pentagon says temporary pause in F-35 flights

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Two F-35 jets arrive at it's new operational base Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah. Two F-35 jets touched down Wednesday afternoon at the base, about 20 miles north of Salt Lake City. A total of 72 of the fighter jets and their pilots will be permanently based in Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Marine Corps’ F-35 variant doing ‘surprisingly good’ during combat deployment in Middle East

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 2, 2015, photo, an F-35 jet arrives at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Marine Corps’ F-35 fighter jets execute first combat missions in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine Aircraft Group 12, seen here during an enlistment ceremony in December 2013, will exit the military after pleading guilty to maintaining a romantic relationship with a subordinate.(Image: U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Richard Currier) ** FILE **

Remedios Cruz, female infantry Marine, booted for fraternization: ‘I really want to move on’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Band from Quantico, Va., march down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

U.S. Marine Corps rocked by cheating scandal

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on advice for the proposed Space Corps by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Some advice for the Space Corps

By Gary Anderson

In this file photo, U.S. Marines prepare to board the U.S. Navy LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) vehicle following the joint U.S.-Philippines naval exercise, dubbed Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), Monday, June 30, 2014 at the Naval Education and Training Center at San Antonio township, Zambales province in northwestern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) **FILE**

U.S., Philippine forces launch search for missing Marine

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman acknowledges the fans during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Washington. It was announced that with Zimmerman's 1,695th hit, he set a franchise record. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Marine Corps Day at Nationals Park

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times

Mark Coward of Columbus Marble Works, cleans the surface of the Itta Bena, Miss., memorial, Thursday, July 12, 2018, built in honor of the 15 Marines and Navy corpsman who died in the July 10, 2017 air crash. Several family and friends are expected to attend the Saturday, July 14, 2018 unveiling of a memorial near the crash site, built in their honor. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Families meet in Mississippi a year after 16 died in crash

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, wait to march onto Peatross Parade Deck during a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 13, 2012. The graduation ceremony consisted of five platoons from India Company. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aneshea Yee) ** FILE **

Marines move to stop recruitment via Bumble, other dating apps

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this May 16, 2018 image, Marine Chief Warrant Officer David Coan, 35, looks out from his desk in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Coan has applied to be a part of a new cyber force after serving 17 years in the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps is considering offering bonuses to woo older, more experienced Marines to re-enlist and join its cyber operations to defend the nation, especially against cyberattacks from Russia and China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Marine Corps weighs wooing older members for new cyber force

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

U.S. Marine Corps soldiers stand beneath the U.S. flag during a Memorial Day commemoration at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US Marines’ bravery celebrated 100 years after French battle

By VIRGINIA MAYO and PHILIPPE SOTTO - Associated Press