Third Female Marine Now in Selection to Become MARSOC Raider A 25-year-old female sergeant is nearing the end of the 21-day first phase of A&S.
Silver Star Recipient Recalls Fending Off Insurgents Despite Leg Wound A Marine who fought off an Afghan insurgent assault despite painful shrapnel wounds to the leg said his bravery under fire...
Corpsman to Get Silver Star for Heroism after Afghan Insider Attack Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria will receive the Silver Star, the military's third-highest combat honor, at a...
One Woman Remains in Marine Special Ops Training The first phase of assessment tests fitness and a range of aptitudes to ensure Marines are physically and mentally prepared.
Female Marine Reaches End of First Phase of MARSOC Course The first MARSOC assessment and selection course to admit female Marines had one woman make it to the end of the first phase.
MARSOC Poised to Grow Despite Personnel Caps If the Marines gets its requested 12K-troop boost, its special operations command will be growing too, the MARSOC commander...
Seven MARSOC Raiders Among Troops Killed in KC-130 Crash A Marine KC-130 crash in Mississippi claimed the lives of seven elite troops from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations...
Female Marine Will Make Second Attempt to Become MARSOC Operator A Marine who became the first woman to reach the end of Phase One in MARSOC's assessment and selection course plans to try...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...