The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...

Explore the elite communities of the U.S. Marine Corps, where Recon Marines and Marine Raiders execute some of the toughest missions the military can offer. Recon Marines serve as special ...

Delve into the historical evolution and operational roles of these Marine Corps elites. While Marine Raiders trace their lineage to World War II and were initially drawn from Force Recon units, both ...

James "Jimmy" Gracey was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity Alpha Phi chapter at University of Alabama.

The death of a 20-year-old University of Alabama student in Barcelona appears to have been an accident, local authorities said.

A legendary Reconnaissance Marine who saved his nine-man team during an ambush in South Vietnam is one step closer to receiving the Medal of Honor. The Senate has passed a bill that would waive the ...

The Senate this week cleared the way for a legendary Force Reconnaissance Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for his lifesaving actions in April 1967 that spared the lives of his nine-man team ...

The Textron Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 30 mm cannon (ARV-30) prototype conducts open water testing at Camp Pendleton, CA. (Program Executive Officer Land Systems) The US Marine Corps (USMC) is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Capers Jr. led a small reconnaissance team through an ambush in Vietnam even though he had more than a dozen shrapnel and ...

Marines will have to tread water for longer and learn more swimming strokes under new, tougher rules for the service’s water survival program. All Marines must already pass a basic water survival test ...

America considers a military operation to seize Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile, which would require an unprecedented raid deep inside Iranian territory.

The Republic of Korea and the United States successfully concluded Freedom Shield 26 (FS 26) today, reaffirming a strong ...