US Marines Expand Combat Reach Over Possible China War
The United States continues to enhance its military preparedness with Japan amid a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan that could draw both allies into a regional war. In late October, the U.S. Marine Corps established a forward arming and refueling point, or FARP, on Yonaguni—the westernmost inhabited island of Japan—near Taiwan during an exercise, expanding […]
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Trump Administration Sending Hundreds of Marines to Florida to Help ICE
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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House Speaker Says Deploying Marines in Los Angeles Not ‘Heavy-Handed’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s call to place active-duty U.S. Marines near Los Angeles on “high alert” amid ongoing protests, saying during a Sunday interview appearance on ABC News that the move is not “heavy-handed.” Newsweek has reached out to Johnson for comment via email on Sunday. Why […]
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