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Back to 13-Marine squads and a new company for infantry battalions
Dropping back to the 13-Marine configuration still gives Marines more personnel than the standard nine-soldier U.S. Army ...
Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team
The 12th Littoral Combat Team will carry on the traditions of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, which earned the title “China ...
Puppy-throwing Marine is removed from Corps
A U.S. Marine videotaped throwing a puppy over a cliff while on patrol in Iraq has been kicked out of the Corps, and a second ...
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Marines put new amphibious vehicle to the test in first at-sea drill
Nearly 200 Marines and 400 sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 conducted the drills off the coast of Camp Pendleton.
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UPDATED: Navy, Marines Deploy Amphibious Warship USS Comstock, Armored Recon Battalion to Pacific
The following post has been updated to correct the units embarked aboard USS Comstock (LSD-45). White, the 11th Marine ...
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Hawaii-based Marine carries on his great-grandfather’s Iwo Jima legacy
One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine ...
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Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan
Like other units under the new littoral strategy, the 12th LCT was remade from the 1st Battalion ... Marine Expeditionary Unit, of which the service has seven located around the world. The 3rd ...