Monday marks a major milestone in American military history as the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 250th birthday and events honoring Marines past and present are planned across several states. The ...

With the Marine Corps celebrating its 250th birthday Nov. 10 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11, we look at the birth of the corps. Continental Marines land at New Providence during the Battle of Nassau. US ...

Some of the most important battles in American military history were fought during World War II. From the surprise attack ...

The battleship Arizona was hit by Japanese torpedo bombers during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Taplett was at sea with the Enterprise task force at the time of the ...

For 13 years, the National Museum of the Marine Corps has been working on its two new galleries: “Forward Deployed” and “Afghanistan and Iraq.” The museum will finally open these galleries to the ...

In the afternoon of Aug. 24, 1814, First Lady Dolley Madison wrote in her journal: “We have had a battle…near Bladensburg, and I am still here within sound of the cannon!” Within a few hours, that ...

From the 1983 Beirut bombing to the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the galleries usher guests through an immersive 40-plus years of Marine Corps history, ones defined by tragedy, heroism and deep ...

TRIANGLE, Va. (DC News Now) — A new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marines Corps (NMMC) displays the impact of football on the service. “The Marine Corps has a history of sports excellence. and ...

TRIANGLE, Va. — The final head coach of the Marine Corps football team in Quantico took part in the unveiling of a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Wednesday, featuring ...