Pentagon Denies Reports that Marine Raiders Are Training Troops in Taiwan The U.S. is disputing reports that Marine special operators are spending a month in Taiwan to train local forces.
Marine Raiders Led Counterattack to al-Shabaab Strike in Kenya: Reports Officials with Marine Corps Special Operations Command and AFRICOM declined to confirm the reports about the Raiders.
This Tiny Thermal Weapons Optic with Red Dot Is Designed for Close Combat The Close Quarter Thermal takes two CR-123 batteries, weighs approximately one pound and currently costs about $10,000.
Investigation to Look into Possibility That Marine Was Killed in Iraq by Friendly Fire U.S. officials stressed that the investigation will look into all possible causes of death, not just friendly fire.
Marines Look to Ease Strain on Special Operators in Middle East Lt. Gen. William Beydler said there were many traditional special operations mission sets that competent Marines could take...
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.
Marine Special Operators Get Their Own Insignia Pin Operators with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command got their own insignia.
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.
Marine Special Operators Fly New Surveillance Drone in Iraq The RQ-21A Blackjack drone is being deployed as part of an effort to get new equipment and technology to Marines more rapidly...
Marines Allow Operators to Choose Glocks over MARSOC .45s The Marine Corps has authorized MARSOC operators to carry Glock pistols, since many of the elite outfit's members prefer the...
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...
