By Michael Swaney The family of a Marine security guard stationed at the US embassy in the Republic of Congo says their son died on December 19th but the Marine Corps has yet to comment. When a service member dies…
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New details released about the US aircraft that crashed off Japan
Update: The US military has identified the Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan. The CV-22B Osprey is based at Yokota Air Base and assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, according to the Air Force Special Operations Command. The aircraft was involved…
This Aussie Marine keeps going viral for beating a US Marine
A video of a female Australian Soldier beating a male US Marine in an overhead weighted plate has gone viral, though not everything is as it seems. The video, which has been shared countless times, shows a friendly competition between…
Pantless Marine arrested after trying to rub himself on a 76-year-old woman
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 76-year-old woman in Japan. According to police, the incident occurred in Iwakuni city at around 4 a.m. on Saturday. Police said the suspect, who is stationed at a U.S.…
Marine in custody after a Marine was found murdered in barracks
A Marine has been detained after another Marine was found dead at Camp Lejeune. The unidentified Marine was taken into custody by authorities around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday after an incident that occurred in a barracks room on the base, a…
Marines remember “Simple Jack,” a combat jet pilot killed during crash
A Marine who piloted combat jets was remembered Friday in Beaufort as a hard worker who cared about people and his fellow Marines and possessed a “warrior’s spirit.” Lt. Col. Andrew Mettler was an F/A-18 Hornet pilot based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He died in…