But the ceremony to honor the Marine with the nation’s highest medal for valor was unique in more ways than one. At the age of just 14, the teen had forged his mother’s signature to join the Marine ...

More than 100 runners on 25 six-member teams will climb Palo Duro Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 20 for a three-mile honor run, carrying the U.S. flag up the CCC Trail to salute veterans and service ...

Eighty years after the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, Leighton Willhite traveled to the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in Virginia for a reunion, of sorts, with the ...

In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima would be instrumental in multi-phased operations. Amid escalating tensions ...

Frank S. Wright being promoted from corporal to honorary sergeant on Aug. 31, 2025. (Sgt. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen/Marine Corps) At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to enlist in the U.S.

A Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts a 27,000 lbs. light armored vehicle (LAV-25) drop during testing and evaluation ...

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group returned to Norfolk on Tuesday after deploying last week. According to USNI News, the three ships in the group turned around to avoid Hurricane Erin. On Tuesday, ...

USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 19, 2025. John Morgan Photo used with permission The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is back at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit have officially deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for global ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought for more than a month in a rocky 8 square mile area lined with underground tunnels that sheltered and supplied the Japanese. Here's a look at some of the most ...

Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines has deployed since December. The departure of the ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Nearly 4,500 sailors and Marines with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed from Naval Station Norfolk Thursday morning. Servicemembers with the USS San Antonio, USS Iwo ...