East Coast military bases brace for Florence

In this photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps, recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., prepare to evacuate to Marine Corps Logistic Base Albany following an evacuation order directed by Brig. Gen. James Glynn, the depot's commanding general, Tuesday, Sept.

The Latest: Trump declares state of emergency in Virginia

The Latest on Hurricane Florence : 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says the safety of the American people is his "absolute highest priority" as Hurricane Florence takes aim at portions of the East Coast. Trump was being briefed by the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Marines see how the Army puts combat in basic training

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Staff Sgt. Avila, assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, directs trainees on the first day of Basic Combat Training on June 12, 2017 at Fort Jackson, S.C. Some Marine drill instructors recently visited Fort Jackson in July 2018 to see how the Army transforms civilians into Soldiers and gain valuable takeaways for the improvement of their own boot camp.

At boot camp, Marine Corps working to integrate training in the #MeToo era

At one high school in Winnetka, Illinois seeing double is part of their daily routine.That's because the sophomore class at New Trier High School in ... -- Seung Yup Woo has a small go-bag with him at all times.

Recruits at Parris Island set to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings

Mess hall worker Betsy Lagakis, who will happily help serve the 1,100 recruits in the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Thursday before going home to her own Thanksgiving dinner, describes, on Nov. 22, 2016, the holiday feast in store for the young Marines in the making. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island celebrated the Marine Corps' 241st birthday with a pageant on Nov. 2, 2016.

Kari Lege describes the day she and her husband, David, were married

Follow two recruits weekly on their journey to earn the title United States Marine: Joshua Hickman, Marion, Ohio; and Muhammed Pabon, Philadelphia, Pa. Of the original four recruits in this series, Ramona Lopez, San Angelo, Texas, was placed in a newer platoon to retake weapons training and Dernnisha Smith of Kenner, La., was placed on medical hold to manage bilateral stress injuries in her legs.