Tag: infantry

Germany to supply Kiev with 20 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles

German armaments maker Rheinmetall is to deliver an additional 20 Marder (Marten) infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine by the end of the year, the company announced in Dusseldorf on Tuesday. The consignment to the value of tens of millions of euros, funded by the German government, brings to 120 the number of Marders supplied […]

Two Commanders in Marine Corps’ West Coast Infantry School Fired on Same Day

The Marine Corps relieved two commanders at its West Coast infantry school earlier this month, citing “loss of trust and confidence in their ability to execute the responsibilities of their commands,” according to a statement from the service on Thursday. Col. Seth “S.W.” MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, […]

Phase 2 of Marine infantry battalion experiment kicks off

A restructured infantry battalion will spend 2024 experimenting with new capabilities and added medical staff as the Corps rethinks the role of infantry for the future fight. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, were tasked in 2023 with conducting the second […]