Gina Harkins

Gina Harkins previously covered the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard for Military.com. She has covered troops and their families for nearly a decade, reporting from the U.S., Central and South America, and at sea. Before joining Military.com, Gina was a longtime reporter and managing editor for the independent Marine Corps Times. Her story on two recruits trapped at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina was runner up for the 2013 Military Reporters and Editors award for domestic military coverage. She holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and studied political science and international relations in her undergrad at Northeastern Illinois University.

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ultrasound of a Marine participant with the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines study

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25th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.

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Army Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-binoculars

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducts nighttime aerial refueling training operation.

Marines Will Make Reports on Fatal Accidents Available in New 'Mishap Library'

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A Marine loads a .50-caliber machine gun.

More Marines Will Test Lighter Polymer-Cased Ammunition as Experiments Expand to Fleet

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CNO Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger.

CNO Says Navy Department Has Strong Case for Getting Bigger Slice of Defense Budget

Gilday has for more than a year said his service needs a bigger portion of the budget to build more ships and submarines.

Screengrab allegedly showing Collazo pointing an M4 at the driver.

Army Trainee Accused of Hijacking School Bus Charged with 19 Counts of Kidnapping

Pvt. Jovan Collazo was charged with 19 counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, carjacking, and several weapons violations.

USCGC ADAK was originally stationed out of Highlands, NJ

Indonesian Leader Says Country Doesn't Want Famous US Coast Guard Cutter: Report

The 110-foot patrol boat, originally based out of Highlands, New Jersey, is scheduled to be decommissioned this summer.

F-35B Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

British Aircraft Carrier Departs on Landmark Deployment with Marine Corps F-35s Aboard

U.S. Marines have joined a British naval crew to form the biggest fifth-generation carrier air wing in the world.

Japanese amphibious assault vehicle in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset

Navy Launches Its Own Investigation into Fatal Marine Corps AAV Accident

The Navy is reviewing its role in an at-sea accident that killed eight Marines and one sailor.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi salutes.

Commandant Suspends Marine 2-Star Who Went Unpunished After AAV Disaster

Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi has been temporarily removed from his duties pending an ongoing investigation.

U.S. Marine company’s deactivation ceremony Camp Pendleton.

As Tank Battalions Shut Down, Dozens of Marines Are Joining the Army

69 Marines who were assigned to tank battalions have transferred to the Army, a spokeswoman said.

Marines Fire Anti-Ship Missile from Back of Unmanned Truck to Hit Target at Sea

The Marine Corps has combined two existing technologies to produce a deadly new way to hit targets offshore.

U.S. Marines live-fire training conducted in Australia.

Australia Will Invest Millions to Upgrade Military Sites Where US Marines Train

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to invest about $582 million into four military training and weapon ranges.

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