Updates include sex-neutral requirements for all combat MOS Marines to score a minimum of 210 out of a possible 300.

Combat roles in the Marines have had gender-neutral requirements since 2015. A new policy extends that rule to fitness test scores.

As you’re dishing up your big Thanksgiving meal, be sure to save room for this big ol’ helping of motivation. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, dropped a quick video on ...

United States Marines and sailors worked alongside Latvian Army troops recently to clear woods and build a warren of trenches for countering potential drone threats — both as practice for real-world ...

Marines with Marine Air Control Group 38, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, deconflicted airspace as the U.S. Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force conducted the first Mid-Range Capability live-fire ...

Marines fire on a range at Twentynine Palms, California. The Corps will soon see significant changes to its shooting protocols. (Cpl. Joshua Pinkney/Marine Corps) A complex new shooting assessment ...

Marines practice basic marksmanship at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. (Sgt. Tyler L. Main/Marine Corps) Marine 1st Lt. Marina Hierl made national headlines in 2017 when she became the first woman to ...

U.S. Marines conduct training exercises at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC) in California. MCAGCC has the nickname "29 Stumps" or just "The Stumps", because it's in the ...

Over recent weeks in September 2025, the United States has significantly increased its military presence in the Caribbean, particularly in Puerto Rico and waters near Venezuela. This build-up includes ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — The Marine Corps activated its second-ever littoral combat team this week on Okinawa, providing the backbone for reconnaissance and anti-ship fire missions carried out by a ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.