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Instead, lower ranks are often penalized in a shameful pass-the-blame game, this op-ed author says.

This Change to Boot Camp Training Could Cut Recruit Injury Rates Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a 5K Hike Aug. 25, 2018 on Parris Island, S.C. (Dana Beesle/U.S. Marine Corps) 3 May 2021 MCRD SAN DIEGO -- When the first-ever platoon of female Marine recruits landed here at the Corps West Coast recruit depot earlier this year, their training was just as difficult as that of their male counterparts -- but differed in one small, important way. Lima Company, the ...

Print COVID-19 derailed touring and recording plans for countless musicians around the world in 2020 and this year like nothing else in modern history. But Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nancy Wilson cites the pandemic as the reason she was able to make “You and Me,” the first official solo album in the Heart co-leader’s 47-year career. It will be released Friday. “I’ve been meaning to do this album for ages, and people have been asking me to do it for ages. But this is the situ...

Defense Secretary Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense 3 hours ago From left to right: Adm. John C. Aquilino, Adm. Philip S. Davidson with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley participate during at a change-of-command ceremony for the U.S Indo-Pacific Command on April 30, 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (Cindy Ellen Russell/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii —...

Print Ten years ago today the world’s most-wanted terrorist, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was killed when a team of Navy SEALS raided his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Here is how some San Diegans reacted to the news. From The San Diego Union-Tribune, Monday, May 2, 2011: LOCAL VOICES The San Diego-based destroyer Decatur, which returned from deployment to the western Pacific less than two weeks ago, echoed with cheers Sunday night when President Barack Obama announced that U.S. force...

At the conclusion of the 14-week course, 90% of the newly minted grunts had the skills needed to survive in deep water.

By ERIKA I. RITCHIE | The Orange County Register | Published: May 1, 2021 SANTA ANA, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — The Marine Corps top leaders will speak before a Congressional committee on Monday, May 3, addressing lawmakers concern about a "lack of safety" and an uptick in training accidents. The appearance was prompted by a recently released investigation into the most deadly accident the Corps has had training with the amphibious assault vehicles that have been in use since the 1970s...

Print An Oceanside family is set on helping folks without a home — adults and kids — who need everyday essentials, but can’t afford them. The idea is to help folks feel at home even if they don’t have one yet. It all started Jan. 12 when the Daniels family sat around the dinner table and decided they wanted to help homeless community members get things they needed such as blankets, toothpaste and toothbrushes, soap and socks. Within a few days, brothers Dash Daniels, 15, and Grayson Da...

Lakesha Cole tells us what business owners need to think about before they make a military PCS move.

North Dakota officer initiated Armys first offensive military action during World War II "Did You Know That" columnist Curt Eriksmoen shares the story of Lt. Col. Robert Hall, who was born in Fargo, farmed in Stutsman County and helped lead the action at Guadalcanal in 1942. Written By: Curt Eriksmoen | × Soldiers rest on the field on Guadalcanal in 1942. Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons / Special to The Forum On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, forcing t...