Marines are trying to get ready for punishing future fights, but commanders say they're stretched thin and short on time

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Marines deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury train their marksmanship skills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, on March 27, 2026.
Marines deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury train their marksmanship skills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli.

US Central Command Public Affairs

US Marines are readying for a flood of new drones and the headaches that come with them

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A Neros Archer drone at the Modern Day Marine symposium in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2026.
A Neros Archer drone at the Modern Day Marine symposium in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Lance Cpl. Kiara Rawls/US Marine Corps

Marines are speeding up aircraft turnarounds for a scattered future fight and moving more munitions faster to keep up

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Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on Oct. 17, 2020.
Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

LCpl Nicholas Buss/US Marine Corps

Marines say the best attack drone pilots might be dirt bikers, not gamers

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A Marine with 1st Marine Division handles a Parrot Amari AI drone during a training exercise in Singapore, March 26, 2025.
A Marine with 1st Marine Division handles a Parrot Amari AI drone during a training exercise in Singapore, March 26, 2025.

Cpl. Tyler Wilson/US Marine Corps

Can't do a pull-up? This Marine colonel told us how to get your first rep

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Marine corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps.
Marine Corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps. Here, Posey, far left, coaches some students.

Lance Cpl. Cody Fitzgerald/US Marine Corps

US Marines are on the hunt for a cloak they can wear to hide themselves from thermal-imaging sensors

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Marines evacuate simulated casualties during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2025.
Marines evacuate simulated casualties during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero

Top US general says American forces have been sinking Iranian warships, including a submarine, with the ATACMS ballistic missile

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US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.
US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson

The military is running out of teenagers to recruit — and old-school methods to reach them are failing

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A young person watching a military recruiter on social media.

Matt Rota for BI

Military recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service.

'Burden of command': How a brutal recruiting mission broke some Marines leading the charge

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A captain standing behind marines.

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Fake records and forged signatures: Marines say recruiting pressure fueled a culture of fraud

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A marine recruiter in a neighborhood.

Matt Rota for BI

Recruiting new Marines can be so challenging in parts of the US that some recruiters have resorted to fraud to meet their monthly goals.

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