A Marine uniform has never been just a uniform. Over two and a half centuries, the clothing of the Corps has had a dual task to perform, to satisfy the needs of both nature and labour, and to create a ...

The Marine Scout Sniper War Memorial will look something like this: a bronze World War I observer, with an iconic brimmed helmet and a specialized Winchester rifle slung over his shoulder, points ...

For 13 years, the National Museum of the Marine Corps has been working on its two new galleries: “Forward Deployed” and “Afghanistan and Iraq.” The museum will finally open these galleries to the ...

This year, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps mark their 250th anniversaries and Philadelphia, the city where both branches were born in 1775, is welcoming them home with history, memory and pride. On ...

The US Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper, Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, who went nearly two decades avoiding any recognition for his kill record until it was revealed in a book, has died. Mawhinney died at ...

On Aug. 17, 1942, a party of 211 United States Marines landed on the Japanese-occupied Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Their objectives, multiple: destroy local installations, take two or more ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- (Oct. 11, 2012) The Sapper Leader Course has been molding superior Army engineer leaders since 1985. Now, Marine Capt. Kathryn Neff has put her mark on the elite school's ...