Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, an idea began percolating among some Marine infantry officers: How could they draft principles and procedures for if ...

The Marine Corps rejected adopting the M7 rifle, citing concerns about size, weight, and its unique mission requirements.

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 ...

The Marines' infantry program requires candidates to spend long days and nights in primitive conditions and to complete a grueling 20 kilometer hike with 85 pounds of gear. For the first time today, ...

Want to know more about Infantry Marines? Marine Infantry is one of the deadliest fighting forces the world has ever seen. With an extensive history on the battlefield, and a major component of a lot ...

There are many like it — 18, in fact. A new scrolling feature posted on the Marine Corps website walks through a vital string of identity to the Corps: a history of every rifle model that any Marine ...

The Marines have decided to stick with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle instead of switching to the Army’s M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, a Marine Corps spokesperson told Task & Purpose. “The ...

Marines with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry — East, load a Mjolnir munitions system on a SkyRaider. (Cpl. Zachariah Ferraro/Marine Corps) Marines at the School of ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a formal call to industry for a wearable cloak designed to hide individual troops from ...

The recent announcement by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos that he is exploring ways to better integrate female Marines into combat units came hot on the heels of a policy shift that will ...

Four Marines in helmets and flak jackets are stacked outside a rusty metal building covered in faux brick and wood. The first enters the doorway with his rifle at the ready, followed by the other ...

Marine Commandant James Amos’ recent remarks on the future of the corps can be summed up as: nothing new. In shorthand, “Rah, rah, the Marine Corps is awesome, and all we have to do is make sure they ...