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V-22 Osprey at risk of more ‘catastrophic’ mishaps, Navy review finds
Following major mishaps, the military’s first tiltrotor aircraft program must take “immediate and decisive action” to avoid more loss, a review found.
How the Marine Corps is retaining a lot of its first-term Marines
Marine Corps recruitment and retention numbers are looking mighty healthy, officials say.
By Todd South
Marine recognized for off-duty heroics that saved a woman’s life
Sgt. Andrew Gomez received the service's highest non-combat award for helping save a woman after a fiery car crash last year.
By Todd South
US troops finish Alaska deployment amid spike in Russian activity
About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity in the area.
US Navy to apologize to Alaska villages for century-old attacks
Navy officials say apologies to two Tlingít villages are “long overdue” more than 100 years after the U.S. military attacked the villages.
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
Pendleton Marine gets prison time for illegal ‘ghost gun’ sales
The lance corporal sold 22 guns in four transactions with undercover agents for a total of $23,000.
By Todd South
Army deploys to Alaska island amid rise in Russian military activity
Russian military planes and navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week as Russia and China conducted joint drills.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego enlisted leader arrested
NCIS took Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino into custody and placed him in pre-trial confinement, according to officials.
By Diana Stancy
Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combat
The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.
By Todd South
New missile allows Marine pilots to strike far, avoid air defenses
Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems.
By Todd South
Marine who tried to save Osprey pilots posthumously awarded top medal
The Marine Corps presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year after an Osprey crashed in Australia.
By Tara Copp, AP