The yelling, the sweat, the thousand-yard stares — these movies either nailed the chaos or missed it. Every service member has a boot camp story — the sand, the blisters, the broken sleep, the recruit ...

U.S. Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, trained in a combat town during the Sapper Leadership Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Nov. 18, 2025. The event put ...

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in an ...

Los Angeles — Katt Williams, the Emmy-winning actor and renowned stand-up comedian, for years has claimed to have joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a teenager and successfully navigated the rigorous ...

Marines with the School of Infantry-East, Combat Instructor School, engage in a simulated firefight at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2023. (Lance Cpl. Zachary Candiani/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps ...

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This “boot camp” is designed to give school-age children a glimpse of life as an enlisted Marine while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of community. In another sense, the event also helped ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — The Marine Corps activated its second-ever littoral combat team this week on Okinawa, providing the backbone for reconnaissance and anti-ship fire missions carried out by a ...