Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
A Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died Wednesday afternoon following a tactical vehicle mishap during routine training at Camp Pendleton, military officials confirmed. The incident occurred around 1:45 p.m. on the northern San Diego County installation, according to base officials. The Marine’s identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. No additional details…
A Marine Corps recruiter from Michigan will spend decades in prison after a horrifying 2024 home invasion in which he stabbed an 11-year-old girl during a sleepover and told investigators he intended to “kill the entire family.” Cpl. Ricardo Perez Castillo, 25, pleaded no contest to assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion, and…
Retired Marine Corps Captain Kareem El, a decorated former officer and Washington, D.C.–based tech founder, is at the center of allegations that he was forcefully detained by U.S. military police while visiting Okinawa, Japan. The claims originate from video and statements posted online by his brother. The U.S. military has not yet issued a public…
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Officials at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have determined that social media claims alleging Marines were being attacked by university fraternity members are false. The rumors, which circulated widely across Facebook and text chains in early November, claimed that a fraternity initiation at UNCW involved…
In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Fortunate Son, a song that captured the frustration of an entire generation sent to fight in Vietnam while the privileged stayed home. It was an anthem for the rank and file — the ones without a silver spoon, the ones whose last names didn’t open doors in Washington. “It…
LANCASTER, Calif. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine, Lance Cpl. Tevon Wade, was shot and killed after a Halloween party in Lancaster early Saturday morning. The suspect remains at large, and investigators are asking for the public’s help. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of a shooting around 12:45 a.m….
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has been arrested after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Indiana to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl he met on social media. According to the Department of Justice and the FBI, 24-year-old Lance Corporal William Richard Roy was taken into custody on…
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified the pilot killed in last week’s AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash in Southern California as Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, a decorated Marine aviator and California native stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton. Maj. Braconi was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369…
President Donald Trump’s latest warning to Hamas has raised the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East—and left many wondering just how close the U.S. military could be to getting pulled back into the region. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but…
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the creation of a new Barracks Task Force aimed at tackling one of the military’s longest-running quality-of-life problems: substandard troop housing. In a memorandum dated October 6, Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW[A&S]) to form the task force and appoint the…
