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Retired military dogs reunite with their former Marine Corps handlers after years apart

Thursday, July 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two military service members -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isaac Weissend and Marine Corps veteran Dalton Stone -- have been reunited with the dogs they handled in service overseas.Weissend and Stone first connected while serving in Japan with one another as...

Marine Corps called 911 to report missing F-35 jet in South Carolina after ‘mishap’

Saturday, January 20 by ABC News

(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- Newly released audio files show that the Marine Corps called 911 after one of their F-35 fighter jets went missing in South Carolina last September.The F-35 experienced what Marine Corps officials referred to as a "mishap" over the skies of the...

Marine Corps commandant hospitalized after ‘medical emergency,’ officials say

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized after a "medical emergency" on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday.Further details about Smith's health were not immediately released.Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, is carrying out the duties...

Biden to launch ‘American Climate Corps’ following calls from activists, Democratic lawmakers

Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday will launch the "American Climate Corps," according to the White House, which described it as "a workforce training and service initiative" for more than 20,000 Americans "that will ensure more young people have access to the skills-based...

Marine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator’s blockade

Monday, July 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant of the Marine Corps Monday, but had no permanent successor to hand off to, leaving the service without a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time since 1910.The lapse in command is because Republican Sen. Tommy...

PA plans to create Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps

Thursday, May 7 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania is reporting below 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus for the fourth straight day, the longest such streak since the daily reports of new cases first reached four figures in early April.Health Secretary Rachel Levine called the four-day dip...

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