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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artist rendering of the future U.S. Navy Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines

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Patrons of the Warrior Fitness Center exercise on treadmills June 17, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Matthew Lancaster/Air Force)

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Elaine Luria, the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 30, 2018) File photo dated January 29, 2018. Boeing conducts MQ-25 deck handling demonstration at its facility in St. Louis, Mo. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of The Boeing Co.)

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The Navy has now authorized a new and more recognizable rank tab for optional wear.

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A Wisconsin National Guard member checks voters into a polling place.

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Marine instructors with Drill Instructor School.

Marines Who Volunteer for Special Duty Assignments Can Earn Thousands with New Bonus

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President Donald Trump leaves a campaign rally on Marine One helicopter

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Kenneth J. Braithwaite and Cmdr. Rob Niemeyer.

SecNav Says China Poses 'Threat Beyond Any Comparison' to American Way of Life

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An unidentified man loads cartridges in a magazine

Marine Booted After Racist Posts Arrested on Federal Weapons Charges

Two former North Carolina-based Marines were among three men arrested on federal weapons charges last week.

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