The 39th commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, cuts the Marine Corps birthday cake during the Pentagon’s 250th Marine Corps birthday cake-cutting ceremony at Washington, D.C., November 5 ...

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 ...

Marines and fans of the Marine Corps will have the chance to bid on personal items owned by one of the most popular commandants in the service’s history. Quinn’s Auction Galleries will auction items ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Known widely as “the enlisted Marines’ Commandant” and by some as “Papa Bear,” Gen. Al Gray served in a Corps that had to rapidly ...

The Marine Corps commandant Gen. Eric Smith underwent open-heart surgery on Monday to correct a heart defect, the Marine Corps said in a statement Monday evening. The service said he is expected to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, had open heart surgery Monday, and he is expected to return to full duty as the service’s leader, the Corps said in a statement.

The maximum waist-to-height ratio allowed for Marines is more stringent than the Defense Department’s requirement.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith had a successful open-heart surgery on Monday “to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart,” the Marine Corps announced in a news release. He is “in ...

The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, underwent open-heart surgery on Monday to repair a valve in his heart, the Corps said. Smith, who was confirmed as the new commandant on Sept.