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The Marine Corps has until 2025 to integrate women fully into its training of new recruits on Parris Island, a century-old bootcamp on South Carolina’s coast. That deadline was set by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.  Female Marines have trained for decades at the camp – but not at platoon level. In the past, women have been deployed in support roles while combat units remained all-male. That is changing across the U.S. military as more women go to war. But change has been much slower in the Marines, as Corps commanders say integrated units are less effective at s...

The Pentagon needs to think differently about investments, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger said.

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Lt. Gen. David Berger, left, then commander of US Marine Corps forces in the Pacific, reviews aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 6, 2017. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. George Melendez The military has long focused time and resources on keeping aging, manned platforms in service. With Russia and China present a more capable challenge, the military needs to move toward equipment that doesn't require so ...

Christine Dacera (Instagram / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dacera, 23, was laid to rest at the Forest Lake Memorial Park in her hometown, General Santos City on Sunday.  Some photos circulating on social media showed Dacera’s casket being carried by uniformed personnel, with netizens pointing out that it was as if the flight attendant was given a hero’s burial. Major General Ariel Caculitan, Marine Commandant, admitted that some military reservists were deployed to Dacera’s interment but only to provide security and manage the crowd especially since the country remains under a commu...

Connecticut Democrats help China, putting pork before Marine Corps needs Tom Rogan © Provided by Washington Examiner Democrats on the House and Senate appropriations committees have put pork before much needed Marine Corps acquisitions that would allow the service to fight more effectively in a war with China. It's pathetic. As first reported by Defense News, the 2021 defense bill slashes the Marine Corps's most important funding requests. The Marines wanted $125 for new cruise missiles, $64 million for research into ground-based anti-ship missiles, and $75 million for rese...