MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.-MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.-Staff Sgt. Christopher Brandle is meticulous when it comes to food. He spends countless hours, days, and ...

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Infantry Marines stationed at Patrol Base Boldak with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, have few luxuries while patrolling an area in Afghanistan’s ...

COMBAT OUTPOST FIDDLERS GREEN, Afghanistan — When Staff Sgt. Juan Contreras first joined the Marine Corps he had no idea where that journey would lead him. Contreras, a senior advisor with the food ...

WASHINGTON — There’s the “Iron Chef” cooking competition, then there’s the iron chef competition that uses military field rations. On Saturday, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the third ...