PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- The first female Marine Corps general in charge of its tough-as-nails basic training site on Parris Island says she's confident women in the Corps will be able to handle combat.

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the ...

With every grueling day, every physically punishing drill and every emotionally exhausting challenge, a group of female recruits is making history as they train to be U.S. Marines at boot camp in ...

The U.S. Marine Corp reached a major milestone after a platoon of women became the first to graduate on the West Coast. Fifty-three female Marines completed the region's first co-ed boot camp at the ...