Marine Corps may scrap plan for SNCO barracks RAs over legal issue
A nearly $11 billion plan to overhaul Marine Corps barracks condition and maintenance by 2037 may have to ditch a component that would have placed staff noncommissioned officers in enlisted barracks to mentor Marines and maintain order. Speaking at the Modern Day Marine Expo in...
With new jets, Marines need new weapons for future fights
The Marines are closing in on their goal of having a full, fifth-generation fighter jet fleet. However, those new jets are still equipped with 1980s-era weapons technology. That’s an area Marine aviation leaders such as Lt. Gen. Bradford Gering, deputy commandant for aviation, and Col....
10 books inspired by the Vietnam War
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. Vietnam has been called the first “television” war. But it has also inspired...
12 TV shows influenced by the Vietnam War
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. The evening news brought the Vietnam War into American living rooms, but once...
Marine training chief wants to ‘let NCOs loose’ with more drone access
The Marines’ new Attack Drone Team is tackling the challenge of turning drones into weapons. And they want to get more rank-and-file Marines in on the action. The Corps’ Attack Drone Team — announced with videos and fanfare March 31 — represents what leaders hope...
Viet Cong targeted US officers — they hadn’t counted on this sergeant
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was marked by an exhausting combination of major operations and...
VP Vance roasts media for failing to note Trump-era military recruitment
Vice President JD Vance addressed media criticism of the Trump administration and what he considers “underreported” facts from the president’s first 100 days in office. President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting on Wednesday where he and his administration reflected on the first 100 days...
MARSOC is fusing traditionally rugged Marines with tech-curious ones
The Marine Corps’ stand-in forces need to possess physical toughness and a natural inquisitiveness in order to succeed, Marine Corps Special Operations Command leaders said Tuesday at an annual defense conference. Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, commander of Marine Corps Special Operations Command, spoke at a...
11 notable songs about the Vietnam War
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true...
Marines have air defense, but need a way to defeat drone swarms
Marines are fielding a host of options for knocking down airborne threats, from small drones to cruise missiles. Still, what they need is a way to handle potential drone swarms, service officials said. “The big thing that really keeps me up at night is swarms,”...
