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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Marine Corps tightens rules on personal cellphone use in training

Here's what Marines can expect under the new rules.

2 months ago

Marines want air-control experts for data-sharing warrant officer job

Warrant officers in the new role will work to make sure insights derived from battlefield data are shared with other services and foreign forces.

5 months ago

Who can fly the Marine Corps’ Reaper drones?

For now, only commissioned officers can pilot the Marine Corps' MQ-9 aircraft.

New robotics job field may be coming to the Marine Corps

Marine leaders aren’t yet sure how they will find or train people with the knowledge to operate autonomous systems.

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger speaks at the Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on April 3, 2023.

Over-classified information hampers work with allies, top Marines say

“Sometimes we get in our own way, by over-classifying, over-compartmentalizing,” Gen. David Berger said.

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.

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