Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey was relieved of command of the Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 on Nov. 18, nine months after a fatal HMH-361 helicopter crash in California, according to the Marine Corps.
However, Military.com found -- and the IG investigation confirmed -- that Hamilton orchestrated a complex lobbying campaign to undermine the process and boost a lieutenant colonel who worked under him ...
In late November 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps removed Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James from command of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 (MALS-36) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. Maj.
Lt. Colonel Nathan Werve, a native of Geneva, Illinois, recently retired from the United States Marine Corps after completing 23 years of service. A naval aviator and CH-53E helicopter pilot, Lt.