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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Camouflage combat utility uniforms OK’d for Pentagon Marines

Marines already have been milling around the food court and strolling the hallways of the Pentagon in their cammies.

3 weeks ago

2 Sikhs can now enter Marine boot camp with turbans and beards

The Corps has maintained that exceptions to its grooming standards for recruits would make it harder to instill in them a spirit of uniformity.

5 weeks ago

Toys for Tots gave a toy bunny to a girl in need. She became a Marine.

Mariela Peña knew that one day, like those Toys for Tots reservists, she wanted to drive trucks for the Marines.

Air Force pilot who ejected from F-35B released from the hospital

The jet bounced upon impact, went nose down and spun around.

Watch pilot eject after F-35B crashes on Texas runway

The crash occurred during a test flight.

Joe Biden speaking at a Toys for Tots event while a 10-year-old girl listens at the left of the frame

Biden’s message for military children: ‘I’m so proud of you’

President Joe Biden knows what it’s like to have a loved one in the military, he told children of service members Monday.

Marine vet gets Lakers crowd hopped up by chugging from prosthetic

"I’m glad that everybody was having a good time and realized that I was there having a good time.”

‘Where Is Private Dulaney?’ examines 1979 murder, cult in Marines

A Hulu docuseries released Wednesday explores the 1979 murder of a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune.

How Toys for Tots got its iconic train logo from Walt Disney himself

Toys for Tots has used the Walt Disney-designed train logo for almost the entirety of its 75-year history.

Netflix’s ‘Killer Sally’: Marine vet who shot spouse tells her story

The series offers a sympathetic look into Sally McNeil’s life, in particular the abuse that she allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband.

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