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As the military services struggle to meet recruiting goals, lawmakers in the divided House seem united on a proposed fix: relaxing the Pentagon’s policies on marijuana use.“I do not believe we should be testing for cannabis people who want…

Ukraine isn’t getting the clearer path to NATO membership it wanted from this week’s summit, which is expected to produce an invitation to Sweden, new alliance battle plans, and a firmer commitment to spending 2% of members’ GDP on defense,…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked the confirmation of Gen. Eric Smith to become the commandant of the Marine Corps, objecting to a motion by Sen. Jack Reed that would have avoided the service remaining without a confirmed leader for the…

I met Lt. Col. Benjamin Palmer when he took command of my first fleet unit in the summer of 2009. Later that year, I attended a Christmas party at his home, a place filled with family photographs and collages from each of his duty stations…

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As Gen. David Berger looks back on his time as Marine commandant in preparation for retirement next month, he stands by his transformative modernization effort, but wishes critics would have trusted the Marine Corps to make the right…

At a point in time some five or so years ago, I found myself at a party early in my first semester of college. It was supposed to be some introductory thing for the people in our dorm to get to know one another, and to this day I still…

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While the Marine Corps is accelerating its Force Design 2030 efforts, the overall joint force lacks a common goal and timeline for modernization, the Marine Corps commandant said Tuesday. “I'm not in the position to judge the relative…