In the Marine Corps of my father and uncles, the term “Feather Merchant” referred to marines who were considered to be lightweights. These usually were folks who were “in the rear with the gear,” such ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan to become the next commander of U.S. Southern Command, setting the stage for a leadership transition at one of ...

In a Marine Corps being pulled in a million different directions -- from increased focus on the Pacific that has led to a massive restructuring to a surge in domestic operations tied to immigration -- ...

Yet three times he has been passed over for brigadier general, a prominent one-star rank that would put Henderson on the path to the top tier of Marine Corps leadership. Last year, the Navy secretary, ...