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Rendering of a Medium Landing Ship.
News & Features

Navy Now Seeking Commercial Ship Design To Propel Its Long-Delayed Medium Landing Ship Program Forward

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Marine Corps Medium Landing Ship.
Sea

Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

Marine Corps air-launched drone swarms
Sea

Marines Betting Big On “Critical” Air-Launched Swarming Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2023

UH-1Y AH-1Z Marines Pacific China
Air

The Compelling Case For The AH-1 Cobra In A Fight With China

By James Deboer

Updated on Mar 22, 2023

Camp Marines Guam
Sea

Marine Corps Activates Sprawling New Base On Highly Strategic Guam

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jan 27, 2023

Textron's Cottonmouth prototype for the Marine's Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program
Sea

Cottonmouth Amphibious Recon Vehicle Prototype Joins The Marines

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Dec 17, 2022

M27 Marines
Sea

Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Russian Armor Losses Validate Marines’ Decision To Dump Their Tanks Says General
News & Features

Russian Armor Losses Validate Marines’ Decision To Dump Their Tanks Says General

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 6, 2022

Marines Forward Deployed Japan China
Sea

Marines Based Inside China’s Striking Distance Key To Deterrence General Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 5, 2022

This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific
Air

This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Apr 18, 2022

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers
Sea

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones
Sea

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

Dozens Of AH-1Z And UH-1Y Helicopters Will Be Retired As Part Of The USMC’s Force Redesign
Air

Dozens Of AH-1Z And UH-1Y Helicopters Will Be Retired As Part Of The USMC’s Force Redesign

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2021

Marines Reportedly ‘Decommissioning’ AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated)
Sea

Marines Reportedly ‘Decommissioning’ AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 16, 2021

Marines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, Missiles
Sea

Marines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2020