Category: US Marine

US Marine in Custody After Stabbing Death of Wife in Hawaii

HONOLULU—An active-duty U.S. Marine accused in the stabbing death of his wife is in custody and facing a second-degree murder charge. The Honolulu Police Department said Saturday that Bryant Tejeda-Castillo was being held on $1 million bail. Police say he was captured shortly after the Wednesday killing of 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi along a freeway. Police…


US Marine Who Sought Accountability From Military Leaders Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Is Jailed: Report

The U.S. Marine dismissed from command after criticizing senior military leadership on the handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is in the brig, according to reports. “All our son did is ask the questions that everybody was asking themselves, but they were too scared to speak out loud,” Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s father,…


US Marine Resigns, Seeking Accountability From Military Leaders Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

The U.S. Marine dismissed from command after criticizing senior military leadership on the handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced on Sunday that he is resigning his commission. “I’m currently not pending legal action and I could stay in the Marine Corps for another three years, but I don’t think that’s the path…


US Marine in Australia’s Darwin Infected With COVID-19

A U.S. military serviceman in Australia’s Northern Territory has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving to join the Marine Rotational Force in Darwin. The 21-year-old was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday after arriving on an international flight on Thursday with the first deployment of Marines to the Top End for 2021. The Marine has been…