JULY 14, 2025 - When Marine Corps 1st Lt. Frank Stanley Reasoner was surrounded by insurgents deep in enemy territory in Vietnam, he did his best to save the handful of men who were trapped with him. Reasoner lost his life trying to protect them, but his devotion to duty led to a posthumous Medal of Honor. Reasoner was born Sept. 16, 1937, in Spokane, Washington, to Daisy … [Read more...]

JULY 10, 2025 — U.S. Marines with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion (AITB), School of Infantry – East executed a live-fire combined arms exercise on July 3, 2025, showcasing the Mjolnir lethal payload system delivered by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), marking a significant step forward in the integration of small unmanned systems at the tactical level. The … [Read more...]

JULY 9, 2025 - The commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps will co-host the 11th annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) in Manila, July 8-10, 2025. PALS 25 brings together senior Marine Corps, naval infantry, and military leaders from allied and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific. The event is an important … [Read more...]

JULY 8, 2025 - Idaho native O. Paul Mortensen had ambitions to join the FBI as a special agent. With a bachelor's degree in law enforcement in hand in 1973, he visited the FBI's Salt Lake City division office in Utah to learn what the bureau required. An FBI special agent applicant coordinator informed Mortensen that he'd need a minimum of three years of full-time work … [Read more...]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Player and U.S. Naval Academy Graduate U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III and his family at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) JULY 7, 2025 - Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III stepped onto the Pentagon's River Entrance … [Read more...]