Bourque, Fender graduate from USMC basic training U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph C. Bourque IV, son of Sandra L. Townsend of Kingsport, Tenn., and Joseph C. Bourque III of La Plata, earned the title of ...

Marine Corps Pvt. Isaac T. Padgett, son of Kathy M. Thurman Padgett of Roanoke, Va. and Dirk B. Padgett, of Roanoke, Va., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, ...

Marine Corps Pvt. Michael D. Clark, son of Tracey E. and Ronald R. Clark of Roanoke, Va., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. designed to ...

New guidance, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will require U.S. Marines to meet tougher swimming qualification standards. “The changes are designed to be progressive, requiring an increase in both swimming ...

WASHINGTON -- Prompted by increasingly sophisticated insurgent attacks, the military is revamping its training programs to create some of the most realistic combat exercises ever for troops headed to ...