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The Trump administration has mobilized 700 U.S. Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, to support National Guard operations in Los Angeles, where mass protests have erupted in response to aggressive immigration enforcement and raids. The move marks a significant escalation in the federal response to civil unrest in California, where tensions …

A new Marine Corps policy could lead to the administrative separation of troops diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), a genetic skin condition that primarily affects Black men and causes painful irritation from shaving. The interim guidance, issued earlier this month, instructs military health care providers to reevaluate affected Marines within …

The Marine Corps has a Black woman commanding in its ranks as a two-star general for the first time in history. President Joe Biden nominated Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock for the promotion to major general earlier in December and the Senate later confirmed her nomination by voice vote. Mahlock, 54, …

Gen. Michael E. Langley became the first Black four-star Marine General in a ceremony in Washington on Saturday. He will take command of the U.S. Africa Command, based in Germany. “I’m humbled and honored for the opportunity to take on the stewardship of AFRICOM command with the four-star billet, but …

An active-duty Marine, Major Christopher Warnagiris, has been charged with assaulting police officers at the Jan 6 Capitol riots. Warnagiris, who is stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, was arrested this week in Virginia and charged with crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in …

Nearly 40% of United States Marines who have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine have declined it, according to the Pentagon. Of the 123,500 Marines that have had access to the vaccine, 75,500 Marines are either fully vaccinated or have only received one dose while about 48,000 have declined it, Communication …

New information continues to be released about the people that participated in the attack at the United States Capitol. Data collected by CNN shows that 21 out of the first 150 people arrested for the attack are military personnel or veterans. Two of those arrested for the insurrection are in …

President Donald Trump vetoed the $741 billion defense bill, sending Congress into overtime to override his veto. “My administration has taken strong actions to help keep our Nation safe and support our service members,” President Trump wrote in a message. “I will not approve this bill, which would put the …