A video of United States Marine Corps 20th Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, 48, has sparked an important conversation about members of the U.S. Military speaking Spanish while in uniform.

The Marine Corps replaced its decades-old battle dress uniform in woodland camouflage after extensive testing and evaluation in early 2000. The Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform entered service ...

The case also underscores the unique position Marine gunners, the Corps' senior weapons experts, hold in the service. Only a handful of gunners are in uniform at any given time, and they tend to ...