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Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C.

Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.

By Leo Shane III

2 days ago

Marines save injured motorcyclist stranded in California desert

A man had been stranded for nearly two days after flipping his off-road motorcycle when a Marine helicopter crew spotted him.

12 days ago

Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.

3 weeks ago

Navy body composition study may finally settle tape test debate

The two-year test may bring the Navy — and perhaps the other services — closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.

By Hope Hodge Seck

3 weeks ago

Marine gets highest noncombat award for acts in fatal Osprey crash

The captain bravely ushered about two dozen Marines to safety from the burning aircraft.

3 weeks ago

Suspected Abbey Gate bombing planner in custody, Trump says

A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American troops will appear Wednesday in federal court in the U.S.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

4 weeks ago