US Marine Archives

US Oct. 13, 2021, 12:37 PM

US Marine who slammed the Afghanistan withdrawal in viral video plans to plead guilty, lawyers say

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is hoping to avoid jail time and receive a discharge that would let him keep some military perks, per The Washington Post.

News Jun. 30, 2020, 1:25 PM

Suspected Russia bounty operation possibly connected to bombing that killed 3 US Marines, report says

A US intelligence investigation into whether a secret Russian military-intelligence unit paid out bounties to militants in Afghanistan partly concentrated on a bombing that killed three US Marines, The New York Times reported. Some officials reportedly maintained that the intelligence was not concrete. Two of the Marines were scheduled to […]

News Jun. 15, 2020, 7:28 PM

Russia sentences Paul Whelan, US Marine veteran accused of espionage, to 16 years in prison

Russia sentenced Paul Whelan, a former US Marine, to 16 years in a high-security prison on Monday. Whelan was arrested in Moscow in late December 2018 and accused of being on a “spy mission.” He had been in town to attend a wedding. Moscow said Whelan was caught with a […]

News Jan. 24, 2018, 5:43 AM

The Marine Corps is rolling out a new rifle — and a whole lot of other gear

The Marine Corps plans to equip more infantrymen with the M27 rifle, which has been in limited use for sometime. The M27 offers longer range and better accuracy than the M4 currently used by Marine rifleman, though not everyone will get the new rifle. The M27 is likely to be […]

News Jan. 17, 2018, 2:35 PM

US Marine killed in stabbing at Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry

A US Marine was reportedly killed in a stabbing after a fight broke out at Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry. One Marine is in custody. A US Marine was killed in a stabbing after a fight broke out at Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry (SOI), according to a San Diego […]