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North Carolina · North Carolina

Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence

Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.See the Story

U.S. Army · United States

Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots

44% Center coverage: 45 sources

Quantico · Quantico

Marines can now reenlist early, some for up to 15 years

Marine Corps initiatives have already yielded historic retention results, with the Corps hitting 114% of its annual retention goal in Fiscal Year 2024.See the Story

Military · Okinawa

Japan Vows to Reduce Okinawa's Burden from Bases as US Marines' Transition to Guam Gets Underway

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

The Japanese government aims to reduce the burden of hosting U.S. military bases on Okinawa Prefecture while maintaining the nation's powers of deterrence, now that the U.S. Marine Corps has begun its transition from the prefecture to the U.S. territory of Guam.See the Story

Jordan Neely · United States

Vance announces Daniel Penny as his special guest at Army-Navy game

51% Center coverage: 142 sources

United States · United States

These Marine units will field new mobile command vehicle in 2025

Elsewhere in the Corps, Marines conducted the service’s first organic rebuild of a JLTV engine at a Defense Department depot.See the Story

Star Wars · North Carolina

Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jet

The Marine Corps has reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal during World War II.See the Story

Helicopter Crash · San Diego County

Deadly helicopter accident costs squadron commander his job at MCAS Miramar

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The commander of a Miramar-based Marine Corps helicopter squadron has been relieved of duty nine months after one of his helicopters crashed in East County, killing all five Marines aboard the aircraft. The Marines said in a statement that it had lost trust and confidence in Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey, who ran Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, known as the Flying Tigers. The fatal crash occurred about 11:30 p.m. Feb. 6 while the five Marine…See the Story