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Cpl. Jacob Cogswell put his Marine Corps water training to heroic use to save a drowning teen in the Oneida River in upstate New York last summer. Cogswell recently received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his actions.
SgtMaj Richard Elliott Dudley, USMC Ret., 85, of Jacksonville, died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Graveside funeral services, with full military honors, will
Two factors have driven the debate over the planned U.S. military realignment in Japan: campaign pledges made by the Democratic Party of Japan and complaints from Okinawans about the presence of the U.S. military. These factors have had a particularly strong impact on efforts to preserve the Marine Corps Air Station on Okinawa. However, other critical factors national interests, regional threats, and the U.S.–Japan alliance’s military requirements are absent from the discussion over the station’s scheduled relocation from Futenma to a more remote locale. The Obama Administration should continue to press Japan for implementation of the military realignment agreement. It is past time for Tokyo to jettison its passive consensus-building approach and take more assertive steps.
The new commander of Marine Corps air power in the Pacific said the force has never been more lethal, though he aims to maintain peace in the region through deterrence and partnerships with allies.