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The United States Marine Corps removed a commander from his position after deciding he was unfit to lead, according to the Marine Corps. Col. Mark D. Bortnem was relieved of his duties as ...
The Marine Corps in 2025 is about halfway through its decade-long, top-to-bottom modernization plan, trying to balance that with staying ready for its core mission as the Defense Department’s ...
The commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort was ousted due to “loss of trust and confidence” in his ability to lead the historic South Carolina base, the service confirmed ...
The Marine Corps fired the commanding officer of one of the service's most storied air stations on Tuesday, a regional spokesperson confirmed to Military.com. Col. Mark D. Bortnem, a former F/A-18 ...
In a rare move for the U.S. military, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer has re-enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after 15 years out of uniform. Meyer says the decision comes from a ...
In brief remarks during the ceremony, Hegseth said Meyer's reenlistment is "not common practice" and the Marine Corps "doesn't do things like this lightly," but praised Meyer's "uncommon valor." ...
Meyer joining the Marine Corps Reserve comes nearly 15 years after he was awarded the nation’s highest military award for combat valor in 2011 by former President Barack Obama for his actions ...
President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyer in a ceremony at the White House in 2011. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded ...
On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as “Force Design 2030” which is now known as ...
Peter Michelena served in the Marine Corps for five years and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. He returned to the Brazos Valley in 2013, but those five years had taken a toll on him. Now ...
Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves WASHINGTON -- Dakota Meyer ...