United States Marine Corps

The deaths of three U.S. Marines from a roadside bomb last year are under more scrutiny this week, following news of a suspected Russian plot to pay bounties to Afghan militants who killed Americans.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, of Newark, Del., was killed in a 2019 bombing that US intelligence said was incentivized by Russian agents. NBC10’s Keith Jones and Erin Coleman report.

A Marine combat veteran whose supporters were seeking a pardon from the governor of California was suddenly deported to El Salvador this week, according to advocates and immigration authorities, NBC News reported. Jose Segovia Benitez, 38, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1999-2004 and was deployed to Iraq, was deported to El Salvador on Wednesday, according to Immigration...

The government says the remains of a Marine who died in a Pacific island battle during World War II have been identified as a 23-year-old Philadelphia man.

Supporters of a Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq are calling on the California governor to help stop his imminent deportation to El Salvador, a country he left at 3 years old, NBC News reports. Jose Segovia Benitez, 38, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1999-2004 and was deployed to Iraq, receiving multiple awards and decorations during his...

Jurors have started deliberating in the attempted murder trial of a man already convicted of planting bombs in New York City.

It was a parent’s worst nightmare. In 1997, newborn Stewart Rembert was abducted from the hospital by a woman impersonating a nurse. The police and FBI were called in and a massive search began. But the story had a happy ending. Rembert was found 19 hours later in a box next to a restaurant dumpster in Tacoma, Washington, by a...

A 66-year-old former Marine accused of killing a woman in Orange County 43 years ago faces an extradition hearing Friday in Louisiana.

The U.S. Navy is investigating a report that a female Marine found a camera in a women’s bathroom of the USS Arlington, NBC News reported, citing three military officials. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Sixth Fleet confirmed that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is probing a “recording device in a head” aboard the Arlington, an amphibious transport...

The United States has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground,” a top military official said Sunday as a Libyan commander’s forces advanced toward the capital of Tripoli and clashed with rival militias. A small contingent of American troops has been in Libya in recent years, helping local forces combat Islamic State...

Two Marine pilots have died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Sunday. The AH-1Z Viper crashed Saturday night while the pilots were conducting a training mission as part of a weapons and tactical instructor course, according to the Marine Corps. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Capt. Gabriel...

John Mayer is launching a foundation focused on improving the health of veterans through scientific research. The Grammy-winning singer on Friday announced The Heart and Armor Foundation, which plans to focus on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and meeting the emerging needs of women veterans. Though he publicly announced the foundation on Friday, Mayer has been working on the organization...

Mas de 100 inmigrantes indocumentados fueron rescatados por la Patrulla Fronteriza luego de que cruzaron el rio en el area de Abram, Texas.

For the first time in U.S. Marine Corps history, women will be training alongside men during boot camp, NBC News reported. A platoon of about 50 female recruits began training Friday at a boot camp with five male platoons in what is traditionally an all-male battalion at the corps’ facility at Parris Island, South Carolina, according to a statement.

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Barracks on Capitol Hill died from a gunshot wound while on duty early New Year’s Day, authorities say.

One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan’s coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marine Corps said the other recovered crew member was in fair condition.

New Jersey’s incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez holds a sizable lead over Robert Hugin among voters who identify as Hispanic in New Jersey, according to a new poll from Telemundo 62 and Telemundo 47.

Pillar of the Jenkintown Irish community, Matthew T. “Mattie” Regan Sr. passed away Tuesday.

An off-duty New Jersey state police trooper has been killed in a crash in Pennsylvania.

Atlantic City is holding a job fair along the iconic boardwalk Thursday with an emphasis on hiring veterans. With two casino resorts scheduled to open this year, thousands of jobs are up for grabs.