U.S. Marines and sailors landed on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, ultimately capturing it in one of World War II's most significant battles. The fierce fighting resulted in 27 ...

A small detachment of approximately 100 logistics support Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force has started to relocate from Okinawa to Guam, a release from the Marines states. The ...

Over one million minted commemorative coins honoring the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps this year officially went on ...

Happy birthday, New Mexico! Today, the Land of Enchantment is celebrating its 113th anniversary of statehood. With a rich ...

Well, to all you basketball fans and parents, you’re about a third of the way through your season. I hope you approve of your ...

Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the ...

10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.) ...

1949 – 75 years ago A bronze and granite memorial of five marines and one navy corpsman who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945, has been commissioned and will be placed on ...

six Marines were twice photographed driving a flag attached to a Japanese water pipe into Mount Suribachi, immortalizing the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Battle of Peleliu had been over for a month ...

The Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site at the Twentynine Palms Marine base shelters the young reptiles until their shells are tough enough to withstand raven attacks. The site is aimed at ...