Marines typically move every three years, but they should be able to stay where they are for up to 12 years, the Marine Corps commandant says. Marines who want to stay at their current duty stations ...

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith has released his commandant's guidance. (Cpl. Alexander Lesko/Marine Corps) A year into his tenure as the top Marine, Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has released ...

A year after taking over as 39th commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith is doubling down on the ambitious overhaul plan proposed by his predecessor to transform how the Marine Corps will ...

The U.S. Marine Corps unveiled its Fiscal Year 2026 Commandant's Professional Reading List on December 8, 2025, via ALMAR 024/25, curated by Commandant Gen Eric M. Smith to foster critical thinking, ...

As you’re dishing up your big Thanksgiving meal, be sure to save room for this big ol’ helping of motivation. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, dropped a quick video on ...

For the first time since I joined the Marine Corps in 1969, I am ashamed of the organization. Until now, no Marine Corps commandant has been accused of lying to the American public. On January 15th of ...

I recently received a call from an old Marine Corps acquaintance who now works for the Corps as a contractor. He has been heavily involved in the controversial Force Design (FD) project begun by ...

A few months after hiking with a Marine battalion along Camp Pendleton’s steep hills, Vice President JD Vance will hit the beach at the sprawling Southern California base to welcome amphibious ...

A year into his tenure as the top Marine, Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has released his planning guidance to the Corps. Such documents are used by the top Marine to outline his priorities for the force ...