All Marines in combat arms fields will soon have to meet the same standards on their Physical Fitness Test, or PFT, regardless of their gender, under a service-wide policy announced Thursday. The new rules bring Marine PT standards in line with guidelines ...

Marine recruits conduct an initial strength assessment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 6, 2025. (Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock/U.S. Marine Corps) The U.S. Marine Corps is slated to implement a sex-neutral physical fitness test scoring ...

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act bans the use of live animals in live fire training exercises and prohibits "painful" research on domestic cats and dogs

United States Marines and sailors worked alongside Latvian Army troops recently to clear woods and build a warren of trenches for countering potential drone threats — both as practice for real-world deployments and to test new battlefield tactics.

As you’re dishing up your big Thanksgiving meal, be sure to save room for this big ol’ helping of motivation. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, dropped a quick video on Thanksgiving eve with clips of him completing his annual ...

Marines with Marine Air Control Group 38, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, deconflicted airspace as the U.S. Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force conducted the first Mid-Range Capability live-fire exercise outside the continental United States ...

Combat arms personnel in the U.S. Navy will need to complete the new test once a year, executing swims, runs, push-ups, and pull-ups.

U.S. Marines conduct training exercises at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC) in California. MCAGCC has the nickname "29 Stumps" or just "The Stumps", because it's in the middle of the desert and there is not a palm tree to be ...