Tag: Marine Corps

FILE -- In this Tuesday, May 8, 2018 the U.S. Embassador in Germany, Richard Allen Grenell during his akkreditation by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany.

Beltway Confidential

A regal Thanksgiving for Marines at the US Embassy in Germany

Tom Rogan · November 27, 2018 8:59 pm

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 21, 2018) Sailors attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepare turkeys for the ship's Thanksgiving celebration. Navy culinary specialists accross the fleet are preparing an estimated 112,000 pounds of roast turkey, 21,000 pounds of stuffing, 27,100 pounds of mashed potatoes, 18,500 pounds of sweet potatoes, 5,400 pounds of cranberry sauce, and 2,300 gallons of gravy.

National Security

US armed forces show how Thanksgiving is done

Pete Kasperowicz · November 22, 2018 8:17 pm

Discharged veterans with war-related mental illnesses can sue, judge rules

Maria Biery · November 17, 2018 6:28 pm

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, qualify for Combat Marksmanship Program tables 3-6 during Integrated Training Exercise 1-19 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2018. CLB-4 Marines worked to qualify for the CMP tables in order to ensure combat readiness. ITX 1-19 is a large-scale Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise in which CLB-4 Marines and Sailors train to respond quickly to any contingency by fully integrating with ground and air combat elements of the MAGTF.

Two Navy SEALs and two Marines charged with murdering Green Beret in Mali

Diana Stancy Correll · November 15, 2018 7:08 pm

CNN journalist Abby Phillip (pictured left) asks President Trump (pictured right) a question as he speaks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House in D.C.

Trump’s PTSD comments raise concerns among some veteran groups

Travis J. Tritten · November 9, 2018 7:23 pm

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National Security

Two Marine aviators grounded amid sky penis investigation

Travis J. Tritten · November 6, 2018 7:24 pm

Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman is pictured.

National Security

Uniformed Marine general who is new Pentagon spokesman will be ‘apolitical’

Jamie McIntyre · November 5, 2018 8:11 pm

A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter is seen during the press day of the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea.

National Security

Some F-35 jets grounded over new fuel systems problem

Travis J. Tritten · October 25, 2018 8:12 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

ABC News reporter tries to embarrass Mike Pompeo, embarrasses self

Tom Rogan · October 25, 2018 6:17 pm

"The highest-ranking officer in the Marine Corps told [Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser] that the appellant and his co-accused should be 'crushed,'" the court said. (iStock by Getty Images)

National Security

Marines draw penis in California sky

Travis J. Tritten · October 23, 2018 10:14 pm

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, qualify for Combat Marksmanship Program tables 3-6 during Integrated Training Exercise 1-19 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2018. CLB-4 Marines worked to qualify for the CMP tables in order to ensure combat readiness. ITX 1-19 is a large-scale Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise in which CLB-4 Marines and Sailors train to respond quickly to any contingency by fully integrating with ground and air combat elements of the MAGTF.

National Security

First female Marine to pass second phase of special operations training is leaving the Corps

Caitlin Yilek · October 22, 2018 5:18 pm

"Clearly, the special counsel is very interested in what Donald Trump did to try to suppress this investigation, including firing director Comey," Sen.Richard Blumenthal said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s attacks on Sen. Blumenthal are actually more absurd than Blumenthal’s lies about serving ‘in’ Vietnam

Becket Adams · October 11, 2018 9:19 pm