The backlog of overdue disability claims is expected to keep rising over the next year.
Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl is the interim acting commandant following Gen. Eric Smith's medical emergency Sunday evening.
The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.
The special operations capable 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit faced a change of plans in the days after war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
