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U.S. Marines are assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force as part of a Marine security detachment supporting Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). - U.S. Marines are assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force as part of a Marine security detachment supporting Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20).

Marines conducting security help save patients bound for USNS Comfort

U.S. Marine Sgt. Austin Loppe had just started his shift providing security for Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) on April 7 when he got an urgent call over the radio shortly before midnight. A local hospital was undergoing an emergency evacuation and was sending patients in 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Medical staff aboard the Norfolk, Virginia-based ship are treating trauma, emergency and urgent care patients without regard to their COVID-19 status to help relieve local hospitals that have become overwhelmed with patients because of the coronavirus pandemic...

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Marine Corps to ramp up swim test difficulty

3/16/2026 - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/10/marine-corps-to-ramp-up-swim-test-difficulty/

Marine who crawled under bridge to plant explosives approved for Medal of Honor

3/11/2026 - https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-john-ripley-medal-of-honor/

New exhibit highlights Marine Corps football history

3/05/2026 - https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/prince-william-county/new-exhibit-highlights-marine-corps-football-history/

U.S. Marine Corps Opens 30mm Cannon Plant for Amphibious Combat Vehicle in Pennsylvania.

2/27/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-marine-corps-opens-30mm-cannon-plant-for-amphibious-combat-vehicle-in-pennsylvania

Digitizing the Front Lines

2/24/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/02/19/digitizing-the-front-lines