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General John Kerry Davis Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery Photo By Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert | Body Bearers with Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, fold a flag during a full honors funeral for Gen. John K. Davis at Arlington National Cemetery, May 6, 2021. General Davis, who served as the 20th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born March 14, 1927 and died on July 31, 2019. General Davis was a highly accomplished aviator, flying more than 30...

SAN DIEGO (CNN) — It takes 13 weeks to complete boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, where young recruits become hardened U.S. Marines. The three-month course is considered one of the most difficult in any branch of the US military. But before this year, male and female recruits never trained side by side. This week, after grinding through three months of training and team building, the San Diego depots first gender-integrated class of Marines graduated after completing boot ca...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 12:07 PM • Updated: May 10, 2021 5:18 PM USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 3, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Total U.S. Navy Battle Force: 296 In Japan Retail Services Spec...

After 6 years of attempts, Marine master guns finally wins Recon Challenge 5 days ago On April 30, Master Gunnery Sgt. Cory Paskvan, left, and Maj. Morgan Jordan, right, winners of the 12th annual Recon Challenge, traversed the 23 miles with 50 pounds packs in under nine and a half hours. (Philip Athey/Staff) CAMP PENDLETON, California ― April 30 was a long day full of misery, hills and hot California sun, but with an impressive time of nine hours and 27 minutes, Master Gunnery Sgt. Cory...

Navy Commissions $525M Warship in San Diego The crew of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) salute the crowd during the ship’s commissioning ceremony, May 8, 2021. (Kevin C. Leitner/U.S. Navy) 10 May 2021 The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Phillip Molnar The U.S. Navy officially commissioned it new $525 million, 785-foot warship Saturday at a ceremony ahead of its departure for the we...

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Fargo resident and retired diagnostic radiologist John Manesis recently released his 10th book, "Tails & Tales." His past literary work includes explorations of baseball, medicine, Greek-American heritage, among other topics.

The expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith is expected to launch sometime this summer

Marines may take up to 5 months of leave after giving birth 2 hours ago The Marine Corps is encouraging commanders to approve annual leave requests that effectively would extend leave for new parents by up to 60 days. (Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is encouraging commanders to approve annual leave requests that effectively would extend leave for new parents by up to 60 days, according to an administrative message posted Tuesday. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Kindall Johnson woke up early that October Saturday to get to his fraternity’s Homecoming Day tailgate. On the way out the door of his parents’ house, he shouted a goodbye to his mother, Kathy Davis: “Love ya, Ma!” Davis watched her 22-year-old son, the youngest of her three boys, jog out to his car and leave, like he did any other day. He would never return. Johnson, not even a year out of the Marine Corps, a student struggling to readjust to civilia...