Oh My Gov!

CADETS have said farewell to one of their friends who is off to join the Royal Marines. Scott Cahill, 17, is a member of the TS Active Maritime Training Corps, which is based at St George's Church Hall in Waterlooville. He has now been accepted onto the ...

Asking for Marines to shield him and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from the rain with a couple of umbrellas, Obama didn't realize he would be cooking up a media storm. “Apparently, Marines are prohibited from holding umbrellas while in ...and more »

“I am going to go ahead and ask folks, why don't we get a couple of Marines — they're going to look good next to us — just because I've got a change of suits but I don't know about our prime minister,” he said as two Marines appeared at the lecterns with ...and more »

VIDALIA — Two Vidalia High School students received more than a diploma Friday night — they were accepted into an elite membership of service and honor to their country. While their classmates and fellow graduates will just be beginning college or ...and more »

I came back, and he didn't.” It was the U.S. Marine Corps that bonded Dan Benedett, of Auburn, and Lance Cpl. Clark, 18, of Chicago. Both had joined up right after graduating from high school in 1974 as the Vietnam War was ending. “We hit it off right away.

SAN DIEGO - Some Camp Pendleton Marines hiked 23 miles through North County mountains Friday -- and that was just the start of a grueling test of endurance known as the 5th annual Recon Challenge. The Recon Challenge is a 29.4-mile course for ...and more »

Marines hold umbrellas for President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a light rain as they participate in a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday. By Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post ...and more »

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III).  · ; ✉; - Comments. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to Camp Pendleton this week after an eight-month deployment aboard the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. The Corps kept its infantry ...

The Corps kept its infantry afloat while most Marines fought in the deserts of Iraq or Afghanistan. Now as U.S. strategic interests shift, new aircraft boost capabilities and shrinking budgets siphon resources, the Marines are setting a new course for amphibious ...

Approximately 90 military spouses gathered at Mololani Community Center for the Empowered Spouses Event, where they took advantage of a series of workshops and a resource fair. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) (Photo by Kristen Wong) ...and more »

The two Reconnaissance Marines were the first of 20 two-man teams to come in after 8½ hours covering ocean and rugged terrain at Camp Pendleton. The Recon Challenge is one of the Marine Corps' most grueling competitions, pitting Recon Marines from ...and more »

The match is being held in conjunction with the club's tradition of supporting U.S. Marines and their families stationed at Camp Pendleton and Twentynine Palms Marine bases. Tickets for the event cost $100 per person, which includes two polo matches, lunch ...

... macadamia nut roll. Established in 1985, Cinnamon's has been serving satisfied customers delicious local favorites like loco moco that keep people coming back. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) (Photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) ...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Sgt. Timothy Hippler, a point man with force reconnaissance platoon, shoots a .45-caliber pistol during close quarter tactics shooting at Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.and more »

... representatives, May 15, 2013, at the Officers' Club on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. KOSC raised $15,000 and divided it among 18 charities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janelle Y. Chapman) (Photo by Lance Cpl. Janelle Y. Chapman) ...and more »

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) ...and more »

Prince Harry, left, talks with a U.S. Marine Corps competitor before the start of the 10k Men's Handcycle race, at the 2013 Warrior Games, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado, Sunday May 12, 2013. The Warrior Games is a competition for wounded, ...and more »

Dee Dee Garcia Blase is the Foundress and immediate past Co-President of the National Tequila Party Movement which is a woman-led political movement that pushes for immigrant friendly policies and is a national Latino Get Out the Vote Effort motivating ...and more »

At closing ceremonies Thursday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., the 50-member team of active duty and veteran Marines belted their hymn for the crowd, singing “From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli…” Some of the athletes sat in ...and more »

Marines holding umbrellas. That's the latest "scandal" to send Republican fists shaking in the general direction of President Obama. During a press conference with the Prime Minister of Turkey yesterday, Obama asked two Marines to protect the leaders' suits ...and more »

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Marines prepared the Avalon to shoot a laser on the test tube during an advanced technology demonstration program at the 3rd Marine Regiment headquarters, May 8.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan ...and more »

Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific trained to operate a rapid area sensitive-site reconnaissance robot, the only robot of its kind in the Department of Defense, during an advanced technology demonstration program at the 3rd Marine Regiment ...and more »

Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment conducts egress training at the Combat Center's Battle Simulation Center to better prepare them for a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle rollover April ...

Two U.S. Marines were forced to hold an umbrella over the heads of state after the White House requested it, to keep Obama dry while he talked with the press. Never mind the staffers who are supposed to assume this role, Obama wanted another good photo ...and more »

Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into a M777 howitzer during a training exercise at Schofi eld Barracks in Wahiawa, May 14, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janelle Y. Chapman) (Photo by Lance ...