Few Marine uniform items are as recognizable and as rarely seen as the boat cloak, a full-length outer garment that appears ...

A long-standing uniform distinction has narrowed, and with it a visible piece of Marine Corps history has become available to more Marines. Eligible female Marines are now authorized to wear the boat ...

This year, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps mark their 250th anniversaries and Philadelphia, the city where both branches were born in 1775, is welcoming them home with history, memory and pride. On ...

The US Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper, Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, who went nearly two decades avoiding any recognition for his kill record until it was revealed in a book, has died. Mawhinney died at ...

The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened its newest display on Jan. 28, 2026, shining a spotlight on the storied history of Marine Corps football. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, where retired ...

Every Nov. 10, Marines worldwide gather to cut birthday cakes with Mameluke swords, listen to the reading of a nearly century-old order, and watch the oldest Marine hand a piece of cake to the ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- (Oct. 11, 2012) The Sapper Leader Course has been molding superior Army engineer leaders since 1985. Now, Marine Capt. Kathryn Neff has put her mark on the elite school's ...