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Former GOP gubernatorial James Craig weighing bid for US Senate seat in Michigan

DETROIT — Republican and former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is giving a "real critical look" at a potential run for U.S. Senate, he told The Detroit News.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2023

A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises

A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.

WEKU · Apr 7, 2023

Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits

As claims and lawsuits pile up against the government related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, the number of grievous health outcomes tied to exposure to those toxic chemicals at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina is also rising.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

Former US Marine may have been 'lured' from China before arrest -lawyer

A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot may have been "lured" from China to Australia by security agencies before his arrest, his lawyer said outside court on Monday after an extradition hearing in Sydney.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023

US, Israeli Drill Stimulate 'Strategic Strike'

The United States and Israel began a two-week air exercise, simulating a “strategic strike” as part of the Red Flag exercises. Red Flag drills have been held at least three times a year since 1975 at Nellis airbase, considered the US Air Force’s “premier military training area.” The seven F-35I…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023

US military holds drills in South China Sea amid Chinese spy balloon tensions

The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding drills in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding drills in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

‘Living legends.’ Fla. man, 101, honored for service as a first Black US Marine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- George J. Johnson proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps military policeman during World War II in the early to mid 1940s.

Miami Herald · Feb 8, 2023

Jan. 6 rioter cries during sentencing

The Marine Corps veteran received the longest sentence of anyone involved in the attack to date

Salon · Feb 2, 2023

Marine Corps policy update extends parental leave to 3 months

The U.S. Marine Corps updated its parental leave policy Monday, bringing the service into compliance with a Department of Defense directive issued earlier this month.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023