The Marine Corps' newest recruit walks on four legs and almost fell asleep during his commissioning ceremony Monday.

“The English Bulldog is a loyal, tenacious and faithful breed, making it the perfect mascot for the United States Marine Corps,” the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service wrote in a ...

As the mascot, the bulldog Smedley Butler will attend family day events, motivational runs and graduation ceremonies, along with recruiting events.

The bulldog's owner told NBC she planned to purchase a skateboard for the retired mascot, who finally gets to relax those strict Marine Corps standards in retired life.

The bulldog mascot harkens back to Marine Corps history and World War I, when the “devil dog” nickname originated. He is an approachable symbol of the Corps who is good for community relations ...

A puppy named Opha Mae is breaking down barriers at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. The English bulldog will be Parris Island’s newest mascot and the first female to ...

Till then, "Chesty XV will mentor the young English bulldog and show him the ropes of being the Marine Corps’ unofficial mascot," Barracks Washington wrote in a release.

The English bulldog, Opha Mae, is named after the first female Marine — Opha Mae Johnson, who enlisted in 1918, according to the Beaufort Gazette.

Security camera video shows a service bulldog being snatched from a Pasadena family’s home Monday afternoon after a man presumably broke into their yard.

An English Bulldog puppy named Pfc. Chesty XIV, the Marine Corps' mascot-in-training, was made a full Marine this week.

The newest Marine recruit in San Diego is 6 months old and has four legs. The corps says Pfc. Smedley Butler — an English bulldog — graduated Friday.

The United States Marine Corps is preparing to debut its new mascot. Chesty, a 9-week-old English bulldog, will be formally presented to the public in a ceremony on March 29.