Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.

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The Marine Corps is looking at small drone boats for spying on vessels

The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.

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Watch Marines fire rocket from ‘creepy’ robot goat available on Amazon

Watch the robotic goat walk, beg, hop and sway its hips.

6 weeks ago

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Ware launches a small unmanned aircraft system as part of exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black at Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand, in September 2018.

How the Marines will use uncrewed tech, according to acquisitions boss

The Corps’ experimentation with systems that require no crew comes as part of an ambitious revamp of the service.

Small device containing explosive disappears from Marine helicopter

The helicopter part contained approximately 0.16 ounces of TNT.

Marines update logistics doctrine from 1997 ― here’s what’s inside

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4 is an updated version of logistics doctrine from 1997.

New, in-house software factory will train Marines as coders

Marines at the factory will get a year of training in software development and receive an application developer military occupational specialty.

First lateral entrants could join the Marine Corps within months

Marine officials underscored that lateral entry will not be a way for people to bypass Officer Candidates School or boot camp.

How the Marine Corps is preparing for era of contested logistics

For instance, the Corps is considering merging the machinist and welder into a single “fabricator” military occupational specialty.

How JADC2 is like a high-tech grill, according to one Marine colonel

It’s tricky to define the multibillion-dollar Pentagon initiative aimed at linking up the military’s many forces and data.

Marine Corps launches testing of prototypes for new recon vehicle

The ARV is supposed to be adept at sensing threats and conveying that information across networks.

Do recruits need bonuses? No. 2 Marine expands on viral remark

“The Marines who have earned that eagle, globe and anchor, you’re not who I was talking to,” Gen. Eric Smith said Wednesday.

New Marine information command aims to sync up data operations

The Marine Corps recently activated a two-star command that it hopes will better coordinate its information operations.

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