Infantry Marines arrived in LA with minimal training to counter civilians protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Every Marine a rifleman” is a longstanding credo in the United States Marine Corps, where skill with a rifle is as important as passing the Physical Fitness Test, and recruits can be discharged for failure to meet the benchmark.

“Constitutionally, as a nation, we do not want to use active duty troops, deploy them against American citizens and others residing in our country. Because the impact is so negative. It makes it appear that the United States of America is a battleground,” Barthel said.

Hughes is a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps. "I documented what the Marines were doing in LA. I was in Compton with them, so I patrolled with them. You know, we were on the streets,” Hughes said. She was at Camp Pendleton when troops there were sent to Los Angeles for the 1992 riots.

A House Democrat on Tuesday grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the use of U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles.

The United States Marine Corps has officially ended a decades-long policy, leaving many Black men vulnerable and experts questioning racist intent. Back in March, the Marine administration gave soldiers 90 days to be reexamined. Now, the deadline is here.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! United States Marine Band director Lieutenant Colonel William F. Santelmann provided a musical history of the band by conducting portions of historic songs with ensembles using vintage instruments.

BRISTOL, NY— A Bristol man and U.S. Marine Corps veteran known for his work helping veterans in need is the 2025 inductee to the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame from the 54th State Senate District represented by state Sen. Pam Helming, R-Canandaigua.

Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and LGBTQ+ advocate Sarah Klimm filed paperwork to challenge U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker in next year’s midterm election.