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At The Basic School, freshly commissioned second lieutenants undergo six months of intense training designed to prepare them for the complexities of leading Marines. This segment walks through the ...

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz paid a special visit to 8th Communication Battalion’s Corporals Course graduation ceremony.

The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the vice chairman of the ...

To commission as a Marine Corps officer, you must: Be a U.S. citizen; Be at least 18 at the time of application, and no older than 28 in most cases ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A former Marine Corps historian has taken charge of U.S. Marines in South Korea in one of several leadership changes taking place this month across the peninsula ...

The aviation unit completed its last Harrier flight last Thursday at Marine Corps Air Station ... "Everybody knows that VMA-231 is transitioning to F-35s," said the unit's commanding officer, ...

Every Marine officer is eventually assigned a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), but the process behind these assignments is more structured than many realize. This video explains how officer MOS ...

President Donald Trump has nominated a South Weymouth native to serve as the second highest-ranking military officer in the U ...

Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility and gratitude. In mid-April, Hundley's staff noncommissioned officer ...

In recent months, detachments of marines have been training on ACV operations including most recently in ‘QUART 25.3', said 1st Lieutenant Hunter Hicks, platoon commander assigned to 3rd Assault ...

The new commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea (MARFORK) took office Thursday, vowing to "yield remarkable achievements" based on a partnership grounded on the Korea-U.S. alliance. Maj.