But some say this case shows the military’s hard line on extremism is not absolute, that there is wiggle room in the policy for commanders to retain troops despite evidence of extremist activity at least until their cases become public.
Much of the social media activity cited by the investigation that led to Martin’s separation was already published on his accounts when his activity first came to his chain of command’s attention during the summer of 2019, Martin said during an interview.
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Martin, now out of the Marine Corps, said he thought at the time that the Marines had given him a second chance, which they revoked because of the Union-Tribune story.
Marines knew infantryman shared extremist content months before investigation, records show
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By ERIKA I. RITCHIE | The Orange County Register | Published: February 27, 2021 SANTA ANA, Calif. (Tribune News Service) Eleven F/A-18 Hornets launched from the deck of the USS Nimitz on Thursday heralding the end of an era for the famed fighter jets in the Marine Corps. The flight to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar s tarmac marked the last time the Marines would deploy with Hornets on an aircraft carrier. By 2028, most pilots will fly the more stealth F-35 B fighter jets. It also marked the end of an 11-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa for the USS Nimitz, it s 5,000 sailors, and accompanying destroyers, which on Friday arrived at Naval Base San Diego.
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A San Diego-based Marine F/A-18C squadron flew off the aircraft carrier Nimitz and back to eager family and loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, after a 9-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa.
The squadron the “Death Rattlers” of VMFA-323 left San Diego May 6. While on deployment, the Nimitz supported operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and also provided air support as the U.S. repositioned its forces in Somalia. Due partly to complications from COVID-19, carrier deployments have been extended by a month or more than usual recently.
SAN DIEGO, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Kristen Boucek embraces her husband Major Steve Boucek as their daughters Giovanna, 5, and Amber, 2, watch their parents reunite on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Aguilar said there were discussions about an agreement that would absolve MCAS Miramar and the Marine Corps of the overhead, but much to the museum foundation’s disappointment, the two parties were unable to make an agreement to the satisfaction of the Marine Corps.
According to MCAS Miramar director of communications Capt. Matt Gregory, the base s commanding officer, Col. Charles Dockery, decided to close the museum due to budgetary constraints. Over the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve tried various different strategies to align all those rules, regulations, and get that into a coherent strategy for the museum to move forward, and we were just never able to get there, Dockery said.
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