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Why the US Marine Corps Is Not Ready to Fight China

The Marine Corps is America’s strongest fighting force—but is utterly unprepared for a major war in the Indo-Pacific.
In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific.
The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the 2nd Marine Division under Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson launched a feint that ...
The Marine Corps, 250 years on, remains anchored by its defining creed: “Every Marine is a rifleman,” a principle Ruiz and ...
While America honors Pearl Harbor 84 years ago, World War II veterans E. Paul Ball and Luther Hendricks say the haunting ...
The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...
As much respect as everyone has for the Marines, their service branch became redundant and dependent on other branches long ...
Two World War II survivors arrived in the islands today, courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines, for the 84th anniversary of the ...
The tale of how more than 120 million books found their way to WWII soldiers came rushing back with the latest release from Field Notes.
But the festive headlines were wiped clean on Dec. 7, when a surprise attack by the Empire of Japan’s air fleet struck the ...
Army Cpl. Desmond Doss, a Seventh Day Adventist and conscientious objector who refused to carry a rifle but served as a ...
U.S. Navy contractors reposition a crane barge in proximity to USS Arizona’s platform 2, Sept. 23, 2025, in preparation for ...