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Marines

A criminal investigator with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion (LE Bn), II Marine Expeditionary Force, Information Group extracts data from electronic devices with the Cellebrite tablet during an exercise in LZ Phoenix, N.C., May 20, 2019. | U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luisa Torres

Surveillance

How the Military Exposed the Tools That Let Authorities Break Into Phones

The Marine Corps is trying to close a no-bid contract with Cellebrite, a company that helps police get into locked phones. The specs weren’t supposed to be public.

Matthew Petti | 10.16.2025 5:15 PM

Black and white photo of military holding riot shields against an orange background | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Caylo Seals | Sipa USA | Midjourney

Protests

Militarized Response to California Riots Seeks To Expand Federal Power

Militarized riot approach sets the nation on a dangerous course.

Steven Greenhut | 6.20.2025 7:30 AM

Police and protesters clashing in Los Angeles |  Matthew Hoen/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Protests

Trump Deploys Marines to L.A.

Plus: RFK Jr. tackles vaccine advisory board, menswear influencer might be deportable, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 6.10.2025 9:30 AM

Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines conduct a foot patrol in Haditha, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2006. | Luke Blom/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Iraq War

The Military Tried To Hide Evidence of a Massacre. A Lawsuit Just Exposed It.

The New Yorker sued for photos of the Haditha killings in Iraq—and found audio of a Marine general bragging about covering up those photos.

Matthew Petti | 8.28.2024 12:06 PM

Gangsters of Capitalism cover | St. Martin's Press

History

The Progressive Imperialism of Smedley Butler

The Marine turned anti-imperialist had two very different legacies, but both clearly emerged from the same man.

Thaddeus Russell | 7.28.2022 4:30 PM

flag | Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez/US Marines

Reason Roundup

13 Marines Charged in Human Smuggling Investigation

Plus: Another Marine goes rogue to catch "child traffickers," 69 percent of people hate Trump, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.23.2019 9:30 AM

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Afghanistan

This Marine Videographer Went Rogue To Show the Brutal Reality of War

Miles Lagoze: "They weren't really watching an 18-year-old Combat Camera kid and where he was going, what he was filming."

Nick Gillespie and Paul Detrick | 4.16.2019 2:45 PM

Large image on homepages | Sam Simmonds/Polaris/Newscom

Military

Marine Corps' Nude Photo Scandal is Actually a U.S. Military-Wide Scandal

A congressional hearing is scheduled, but will anything change?

Anthony Fisher | 3.10.2017 9:20 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: The Few, the Proud

Charles Oliver | 2.13.2014 6:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

The Few, the Proud

Charles Oliver | 2.13.2014 6:00 AM

Marines

Marine Corps Cracking Down on Independent Marine Corps Times

Could be pay back for a recent investigative report

Reason Staff | 2.10.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

Okinawa Governor Approves Plan For Relocation of US Marine Base

Breaking campaign pledge to have it removed

Reason Staff | 12.27.2013 9:40 AM

Policy

First Women Complete Marine Infantry Training

First volunteers in study to prep women for serving as ground combat troops

Reason Staff | 11.21.2013 2:50 PM

Policy

Four Marines Killed in Accident at Camp Pendleton

Were clearing up exercise range

Reason Staff | 11.14.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

Marine Commander Says There Was No Stand-Down Order Issued During Assault on Benghazi Consulate

Despite what some Congressional Republicans have been saying

Reason Staff | 8.1.2013 8:36 AM

Policy

Three Marine Officers Relieved of Duty over Deadly Training Incident

Seven Marines killed when mortar exploded during exercise

Reason Staff | 5.9.2013 1:08 PM

Policy

Three Dead After Shooting at Virginia Marine Base

Gunman among the dead

Reason Staff | 3.22.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

Head of Marine Corps Skeptical About Women in Combat

Marines have highest proportion of males in service

Reason Staff | 2.1.2013 2:36 PM

Policy

Some Marine Combat Jobs Will Remain Closed to Women

Will not adjust physical standards for some roles

Reason Staff | 1.29.2013 8:00 PM

Politics

Marines Decline to Renew UFC Sponsorship

Following calls by Congress to end all military sports sponsorships

Reason Staff | 12.19.2012 7:46 AM

Policy

Marines to Be Tested For Drunkedness

Will be tested randomly twice a year

Reason Staff | 12.14.2012 4:08 PM

Politics

One Veteran's Story: "You Come Back And You Just Don't Feel The Same."

Amanda Winkler | 11.12.2012 3:30 PM

Politics

One Veteran's Story: "You Come Back And You Just Don't Feel The Same."

Amanda Winkler | 11.12.2012 12:15 PM

Policy

Hundreds of Marines in Guatemala to Fight Drug Cartel

Operation Martillo aims to target operatives of the Zetas cartel

Reason Staff | 8.29.2012 8:36 AM

Civil Liberties

The Fugitive

Charles Oliver | 8.7.2012 9:40 AM

Politics

Marine Survives Two Tours in Iraq, SWAT Kills Him

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.16.2011 10:55 PM

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