WASHINGTON - Now that the Marine Corps is engaged in a sweeping effort to fix problems in its barracks buildings, Marine leaders have offered some explanations for how the barracks got to be ...

Chesty XVI, the official mascot of Marine Barracks Washington, was promoted to the rank of Corporal last week, embodying the Marine Corps’ legacy and values. Carlos Del Toro, in his final days ...

and the Marine Corps barracks bombing in the Lebanese capital on Oct. 23 of that year, which killed 241 US troops and civilian personnel. At the time of Aqil’s death, the IDF said, he and other ...