Marine Corps battalion finish L.A. protests training
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What's a Marine RiflemanEvery 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.
Infantry Marines arrived in LA with minimal training to counter civilians protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Two men face a murder charge for allegedly assaulting an active-duty U.S. Marine outside a Bellflower bar and leaving him in the middle of the street where he was fatally run over by a car last
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The Root on MSNWhy Folks Think This New U.S. Marines Policy is Trying to Keep Black Men Out of the CorpsThe 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.
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.
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.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said Tuesday he has not had direct contact with Los Angeles Police Department leadership or California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) regarding the deployment of 700 Marines to the city amid immigration raid protests.
“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.
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Mediaite on MSNPete Hegseth Battles House Dem On Marine Deployment in LA in Heated Hearing ExchangeA House Democrat on Tuesday grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the use of U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles.
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.