Marines May Get New Tropical Uniform in Time for Summer Heat The Marine Corps is preparing to select a maker for the service's new tropical uniform for hot and humid climates.
Congressman Calls on Marines to Relax Haircut Rules During Pandemic Rep. Jamie Raskin is the latest to question the service's adherence to strict grooming standards during the global pandemic.
Defense Secretary to Marines: Rethink Haircut Rules During Pandemic Whether Marines should still be sporting high-and-tights during a global pandemic is now a topic of discussion.
Marines Can Now Use Umbrellas Instead of Just Holding them Up for Presidents The top Marine general is putting an end to the long-standing tradition of toughing out the rain without an umbrella.
Female Marines Get OK to Wear New Hairstyle and More Earring Choices The changes are among several uniform-related changes signed off on this week.
Marines Will Soon Have Better-Fitting Maternity Uniforms and Nursing T-Shirts The changes are expected to go into effect later this year.
Have Marines Gotten Bigger? Corps Prepares for New Body Survey The service recently published a solicitation for a anthropometry scanner capable of capturing 3D images of individuals.
Female Marines Don New Dress Coat Designed to Mirror Male Uniform Female Marines have begun wearing a new dress blue uniform coat designed to look like the male version.
First Class of Female Marine Recruits Graduates in New Dress Blues After years of development, the Marines' new female dress blue uniform is here and available to the Corps' newest members.
The Marine Corps' Next Cold-Weather Garments Will Be Flame-Resistant The Marine Corps wants flame-resistant gear for Marines serving in cold climates as more troops deploy to the Arctic.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...