Born in Dallas, Texas, in April 1977, Melugin graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1995. A few months later, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, heading off to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, ...

The Marine Corps has announced a new pilot program that will allow some signals and cyber recruits to enter the service at high enlisted ranks, including up to gunnery sergeant. The Marine Corps ...

Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative.

The Marine Corps just took a step that many senior enlisted leaders have long thought impossible. On 1 January 2026, the first group of nine master sergeants transitioned to first sergeant under a new ...

The Marine Corps broke a long-standing senior enlisted career divide this week by redesignating master sergeants to the rank of first sergeant under a new pilot program. Master Sgt. Joseph Stoker, an ...

WEAR is giving a salute to our military. Tonight we honor Master Gunnery Sergeant Darwin Driscoll who served 31 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He lives in Cantonment. Thank you for your service, ...

Master Gunnery Sergeant Jim T. McNair Jr., Marine Corps (Retired), 75, of Lynn Haven, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He was born September 6, 1948, and as a ...