the Marine Corps
noun
: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land
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In an Instagram post marking his graduation in June 2023, Collin expressed his intention to train for the Marine Corps and didn't post on his birthday — but Hannah did.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
In an interview last year with The New York Times, Gen. David H. Berger, then the Marine Corps’ top general, said the service had begun analyzing strategic choke points between islands where Chinese forces were likely to transit throughout the Pacific.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019 and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on Jan. 1.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is using ground and aviation assets to help find the missing Marines, in coordination with other federal, state, and local agencies, the Marine Corps said in a press release. .
—TIME, 7 Feb. 2024
Civil authorities have found a missing helicopter carrying five Marines in Southern California, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
The conversation is concerning, but it’s soon revealed that these men — Chris Jones of the Marine Corps and Kris Goldsmith of the U.S. Army — are merely tacticians in a roleplaying game.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Women currently make up 5% of the more than 175,000 active duty members of the Marine Corps, the organization adds, with 93% of all occupational fields and 62% of all positions now open to women.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The federal complaint places the blame squarely on the Marine Corps for failing to protect the woman from abuse.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
In an interview last year with The New York Times, Gen. David H. Berger, then the Marine Corps’ top general, said the service had begun analyzing strategic choke points between islands where Chinese forces were likely to transit throughout the Pacific.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019 and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on Jan. 1.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is using ground and aviation assets to help find the missing Marines, in coordination with other federal, state, and local agencies, the Marine Corps said in a press release. .
—TIME, 7 Feb. 2024
Civil authorities have found a missing helicopter carrying five Marines in Southern California, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
The conversation is concerning, but it’s soon revealed that these men — Chris Jones of the Marine Corps and Kris Goldsmith of the U.S. Army — are merely tacticians in a roleplaying game.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Women currently make up 5% of the more than 175,000 active duty members of the Marine Corps, the organization adds, with 93% of all occupational fields and 62% of all positions now open to women.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The federal complaint places the blame squarely on the Marine Corps for failing to protect the woman from abuse.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
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