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A United States Marine from eastern North Carolina got the surprise of a lifetime for Veterans Day this year.

Human remains, as well as an amphibious assault vehicle, involved in a recent fatal training accident were found Monday.

The oldest living U.S. Marine veteran celebrated a major milestone birthday this Friday when he turned 105.

The United States Marine Corps on Friday ordered that the Confederate flag be removed from all public displays at domestic and international military installations.

Toys for Tots, a nonprofit which normally gives out toys to needy children around Christmastime, has decided it would distribute its toys a little earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Although the spread of the coronavirus has made the threat China poses to the United States a front-burner topic, the rise of the Asian superpower has been something both U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been evaluating for quite some time.

United States Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. 

A pastor in Orangeburg, South Carolina, has announced big plans for veterans who need homes in his community. 

The United States Marine Corps celebrated its 244th birthday Sunday, marking its establishment by the Second Continental Congress in 1775.

Athletic clothing company Dhvani unveiled a new advertising campaign on Wednesday of a Times Square billboard featuring President Donald Trump hogtied outside the White House.

Naval law enforcement investigators arrested 16 U.S. Marines in connection to human smuggling and drug-related charges. The arrests follow allegations of human smuggling made against two other Marines earlier this month.

Federal prosecutors in California charged an active duty U.S. Marine for allegedly transporting illegal immigrants for financial gain. Smugglers allegedly offered the Marine a fee of $1,000 to transport the migrants.

A U.S. Marine reports being attacked while working on the California-Mexico border by three unknown persons. The Breitbart Border Team spoke with multiple sources operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Defense (DOD), and reviewed an official document detailing the matter. Authorities are expected to publicly confirm the incident now that it has been made known to the public.

Many Americans know that June 6 is the anniversary of World War II’s D-Day, the date when the United States invaded the beaches of Normandy in hopes of saving Europe from Hitler.

The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Marine Corps described the American forces in Afghanistan as “Mujahideen” freedom fighters, or Muslim holy warriors, triggering criticism from some analysts.

The U.S. Marine Corps has exonerated seven officers that the military branch wrongfully accused of killing women and children during a 2007 firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Japan has reportedly confined all U.S. troops in Okinawa to their base and off-base residences in addition to prohibiting them from purchasing or consuming alcohol after one of their fellow Marines allegedly killed a local man while believed to be intoxicated.

President Donald Trump stationed approximately 1,000 marines on two U.S. Navy warships in preparation for Hurricane Irma relief operations in Florida. The Marines and Sailors will provide logistical and medical support in the wake of the predicted devastation caused by the storm’s high winds, tidal surges, and floods.

A Marine Corps service member is facing a court-martial while another has been discharged following the “Marines United” nude photo-sharing scandal.

An estimated 300 U.S. Marines have been deployed to the Taliban-stronghold Helmand, considered one of the deadliest provinces of the 16-year-old war for the American-led coalition and their Afghan allies.

Posting nude pictures of servicemen and women without consent is now a crime in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy following a nude photo sharing scandal.

Photos from the “Marines United” scandal, which saw U.S. Marines sharing nude images of female troops in a private Facebook group, are now reportedly up for sale on the dark web.

The various U.S. military branches are reportedly drafting proposals to expand in response to President Donald Trump’s pledge to rebuild America’s “depleted” fighting force.

An estimated 300 Marines are reportedly gearing up to deploy to the Taliban stronghold and top opium-producing province of Helmand, Afghanistan, as part of a task force expected to train members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).

Women and men of a variety of backgrounds held up signs and flags on the side of the road just ahead of the entrance to the north San Diego County military base. Some wore Make America Great Again hats.

While Russia enhances Cold War-era Soviet Union survival measures, nearly 330 American Marines prepare to deploy to Norway in January, boosting the U.S. military footprint in Europe, reportedly marking the first time a foreign military has been posted in the European country since World War II amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow.

A retired U.S. Marine Corps general who last served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty on Monday in a federal court to making false statements to the FBI during an investigation into leaks of classified information.

Military budget cuts have led to overused planes and undertrained pilots, a move that has fueled a “sharp increase” in aviation accidents, some fatal, during training exercises at home, reports Stars and Stripes, citing data it has obtained from the Naval Safety Center.

A county judge in Idaho removed a disabled U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan from a courtroom for wearing his military uniform.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed “profound resentment” and noted that he has “firmly lodged a protest” as he made the unusual move of publicly lecturing President Barack Obama for the murder of an Okinawa resident by a former U.S. Marine.

The remains of a U.S. Marine who was killed in action during World War II finally completed the 70-year journey from a South Pacific atoll to his home in Texas. His body has been missing since 1943. His remains were finally identified and have been returned to Hereford, Texas in time for Memorial Day. Private Mathies was one of 1,200 Marines killed during the 3-day battle Battle of Tarawa.

Given that it is one of the most iconic images of American history, the depth of the controversy surrounding the flag-raising at Iwo Jima is surprising. The exact identity of the men in the photo remains the subject of much debate.

The search mission continues for a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter that went missing Tuesday evening in Nepal with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers onboard.