Gina Harkins

Gina Harkins previously covered the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard for Military.com. She has covered troops and their families for nearly a decade, reporting from the U.S., Central and South America, and at sea. Before joining Military.com, Gina was a longtime reporter and managing editor for the independent Marine Corps Times. Her story on two recruits trapped at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina was runner up for the 2013 Military Reporters and Editors award for domestic military coverage. She holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and studied political science and international relations in her undergrad at Northeastern Illinois University.

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More National Guard Troops Approved for DC as the Derek Chauvin Trial Goes to the Jury

Washington is bracing for demonstrations as the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's...

Camp Lejeune Barracks Shooting that Left Marine Injured Was Accidental, NCIS Says

Officials have declined to answer questions about the type of weapon that was fired.

Woman potentially first vice commandant in Coast Guard history

The Coast Guard May Get Its First Female Four-Star Admiral

If confirmed, Vice Adm. Linda Fagan will be the first female officer to reach the rank of four-star in the service's 230-year...

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi Camp Pendleton

Lawmakers Question General's Prestigious Pentagon Assignment After Fatal AAV Accident

Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi's assignment as Marine Corps inspector general was sharply questioned by a California lawmaker.

USS Montgomery (LCS 8) transits from Naval Base San Diego to the Pacific Ocean.

'Super Corvette:' Former Navy Secretary Reveals He Pushed to Rename Littoral Combat Ship

The Navy plans to divest itself of the first four experimental LCSs.

Marine Injured in Camp Lejeune Barracks Shooting

A member of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, discharged the weapon that led to the injuries, said spokesman 1st Lt. Dan Linfante.

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite USS Sioux City.

A Resurrected First Fleet Is the Weapon the Navy Needs to Counter China, Former SecNav Says

Kenneth Braithwaite was candid during his tenure as Navy secretary about the threat he believes China poses to the U.S.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt "Don’t Give Up the Ship"

Judge Grants Jewish Sailor Temporary Reprieve After Navy Orders Him to Shave Beard

As a devout Hasidic Jew, Di Liscia "sincerely believes that he must maintain a beard to comply with his religious obligations...

U.S. Marine recruits graduate Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

In First, Male Marines Graduate From Historically All-Female Boot Camp Training Battalion

Marine recruits training at Parris Island were for decades segregated by gender, with women assigned solely to 4th Recruit...

Navy Airman Dies After Rescue Swimmer School Accident at Pensacola

Airman Nathan Burke of Lubbock, Texas, died at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, Navy officials announced.

Health-monitoring ring Crew Readiness, Endurance, and Watch Standing study.

Why 300 Sailors and Marines Deployed on an Amphibious Ship with Smart Rings

Researchers who set out to study fatigue on a Navy warship found out that getting good rest while underway is not easy.

U.S. Marine Corps' New Physical Training Uniform.

500 Marines Will Begin Testing These New PT Uniforms this Summer

The olive-colored shorts and T-shirts will be made from breathable materials and will feature black mesh side panels and...

Navy corpsman administers a Marine with COVID-19 vaccine

48,000 Marines Have Turned Down COVID-19 Vaccine, Corps Says

Members of II Marine Expeditionary Force have been about twice as likely to decline the vaccine compared to personnel on the...

police officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario

'I'm Very Proud of Him:' Sergeant Major of the Army Reacts to Black Lieutenant's Traffic Stop

"He represented himself and our Army well through his calm, professional response to the situation -- I'm very proud of him."

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