Marine Corps Extremist, Gang Activity Must Be Immediately Reported Up the Chain, Service Says buff.ly/4e4gDnu

I wrote about Spc. Austin Valley's suicide more than a year ago. He is, unfortunately, emblematic of the Army's suicide crisis. High optempo, no prevention policy, limited access to resources, leadership failures. Thank you Today, Explained for highlighting my reporting.

An update to this story -- off-ship liberty for Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp was cancelled for the remainder of the unit's port call in Izmir, Turkey.

Inside the U.S. Marines's Latest Vision for Its Marines and Their Futures Interviews with Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz & Ian TB military.com/daily-news/202…

Reporter Drew F. Lawrence takes you inside the Marine Corps' new vision for the service and its Marines ... military.com/daily-news/202…

Inside the Corps' Latest Vision for Its Marines and Their Futures buff.ly/4ebnyM0

Appreciate the chance to talk more about “Sustaining the Transformation” and my War on the Rocks interview with Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz SgtMaj Ruiz. As the #USMC adapts from the future, that includes how #Marines lead their own and sustain themselves mentally and spiritually:

Me and Eleanor Watson spent the day trying to advance the scoop from CNN - we finally did. The active duty Navy sailor detained in Venezuela was a Navy SEAL but is no longer authorized to wear the Trident. It’s unclear why. cbsnews.com/news/venezuela…

I had the opportunity to speak with Drew F. Lawrence this week about the Marines' new extremist and gang activity reporting policy. I'm hopeful that more stringent reporting requirements will begin to root out the extremists that have no place in our military military.com/daily-news/202…