• Cpl. Matthew T. Richard, 21, of Acadia, La.; was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Corps battalion ready for deployment after finishing training for LA protests The Marine Corps battalion deployed to Los Angeles has finished its training for duty at the Los Angeles ...

The Secretary of Defense tasked the unit, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, also known as "2/7," days ago to deploy to LA in response to the protests and in support of federal law enforcement.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Task Force 51, rehearse non-lethal tactics in Los Angeles, June 11, 2025. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend.

Opinion I’m a Marine. Trump is putting soldiers in an impossible position. Service members like myself were trained for urban warfare abroad, not crowd control at home.

CHICAGO — With Illinois’ March primary for the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, politicians are lining up to fill the seats being vacated by longtime members of ...

U.S. Marines are mobilizing to Los Angeles to protect federal property amid anti-immigration riots as President Trump's use of National Guard is met with a legal challenge in California.

Marines will be on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials said Wednesday, with authority to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers or confronts federal agents.

Hundreds of U.S. Marines stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms are being mobilized to Los Angeles. Approximately 700 Marines are being activated to respond to t… ...

Los Angeles Trump takes action against 'orchestrated attack' on law enforcement by deploying Marines to LA: assemblyman California Gov Gavin Newsom threatens legal action against administration ...

The U.S. Northern Command said in a statement Monday evening that the Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division had been activated to prepare for the deployment.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Coming out of last season, LSU coach Jay Johnson couldn't have foreseen the national championship this group of tenacious Tigers is taking back to Baton Rouge.