Five sailors were medically evacuated for additional care to a hospital in Georgia, though four of them were released after treatment. One sailor remains in the hospital, according to an emailed statement from the service on Friday.
The Marine Corps ordered units not to promote anyone to corporal or sergeant during the month of May, at least until the scope of the issue could be determined, according to a service message sent force-wide recently.
A Chinese, state-sponsored hacking group has embedded itself in critical U.S. infrastructure and is waiting to “foment terror” and “societal panic” through cyberattacks — an effort that military leaders said Tuesday persists undeterred.
The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service’s future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel, will be named the USS Helmand Province after an intense, yearslong campaign that characterized some of the deadliest fighting during the war in Afghanistan.
The service will focus on the individual Marine’s ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether they understand it or not.
The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at hundreds of barracks buildings and roughly 60,000 rooms around the world.
Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda — offerings that hold little nutritional value and a selection akin to what’s found at a typical gas station.
Over the last five years, the Marine Corps has been improving its counter-drone systems as it looks to reshape the force and compete with near-peer adversaries.
The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in an attempt to alleviate stress associated with orders assignments.