NEWPORT BEACH—A 21-year-old San Diego former Marine reached a plea deal agreement with prosecutors on July 14 in connection with a St. Patrick’s Day fight that killed a man in a Dana Point restaurant. Jack Griffin Isaacson—who was facing a felony count of involuntary manslaughter—pleaded guilty to a felony count of battery with serious bodily…

LOS ANGELES—A former Marine from Orange County faces sentencing on July 13 for using hundreds of Twitter accounts to torment a professional online gamer he fixated on during a long-running harassment campaign. Evan Baltierra, 30, of Trabuco Canyon, pleaded guilty last year in Los Angeles to one count of stalking, a crime that carries a…

The United States Marine Corps is without a senate-confirmed leader amid an impasse between the Department of Defense and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over military policies on abortion. On Monday, Gen. David Berger relinquished his command as the commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen. Berger was replaced by Gen. Eric Smith, who is assuming the…

A 20-year-old Marine was killed April 20 during pre-deployment training at Twentynine Palms, California, media reports. Military spokesperson Lt. Olivia Giarrizzo told Fox News Digital, Cpl. Jackson Forringer died when a gun discharged in the back of a truck carrying military personnel. No other injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is underway,…

The U.S. Marine Corps is set to officially disband its historically all-female recruit training unit and join the rest of the U.S. military branches that have already been training male and female recruits together. On Wednesday, the Marines announced the deactivation date for its 4th Recruit Training Battalion—a training unit at Marine Corps Recruit Depot,…

General David H. Berger, the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, said he has seen “zero evidence” supporting claims that the military’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program —which critics have accused of being “woke”—have hindered the military’s overall readiness for battle. Berger appeared for an interview with Defense One on Thursday to discuss the…

A former U.S.-military pilot who was arrested in Australia in October is facing conspiracy charges over allegations he unlawfully exported defense services to China. Former fighter pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan is facing charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export defense services to China and violating the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, according to a 2017 indictment that was…

The United States is repositioning 200 marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28 based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina. An…

The United States is repositioning 200 Marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28, based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina. An unspecified…

The U.S. Marine Corp. becomes the first branch of the military to grant a religious exemption to the vaccine mandates. The Supreme Court has ruled, and President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses is no longer in effect. How will this impact Americans moving forward? The U.S. Defense Department is sending additional military medical…