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When the U.S. took over a Japanese airfield here in the closing days of World War II, it was surrounded by sugarcane fields and the smoldering battlegrounds of Okinawa. It is now the focus of a deepening dispute that is testing Japan's security alliance with the United States and dividing its new government in Tokyo.
TeleCommunication Systems Inc., which makes wireless and satellite equipment, said Monday it received an additional $8 million in funding from the U.S. Marine Corps.
A military panel found that a Marine officer displayed substandard performance in his response to the deaths of 24 Iraqis but said he should maintain his rank.
General Dynamics said Thursday it has received a $54 million contract modification to build 24 additional combat operations centers for the U.S. Marine Corps.
A prosecutor has argued that a Marine Corps officer facing demotion failed to fully disclose and investigate the killing of two dozen Iraqi men, women and children by Marines under his command.
Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
You couldn’t find a more contented dog than the mutt sprawled on the couch in the TODAY studio, his head resting on his master’s thigh, a loving hand petting around his abbreviated ears.
A Marine reservist's conviction in the death of an Iraqi soldier was overturned by a military appeals court, which ruled the judge who presided over the trial erred in his jury instructions.
A Marine was spared prison time Wednesday for killing an unarmed Iraqi detainee during a battle to recapture the city of Fallujah, ending a case that proved troublesome for the government because there were no bodies and no relatives complaining of lost loved ones.
A former Marine who served in Iraq has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a California man to collect money owed for a drug debt.
The Marines won't reinstate charges against the highest-ranking officer accused of a crime in Iraq.
A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of a Long Beach man in a drug deal dispute.
The Marine Corps says one Marine has been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan during a major offensive against the Taliban.
A court-martialed Marine who gave a newspaper interview about his role in the theft of government files has been acquitted of disobeying orders.
A San Diego Union-Tribune reporter must testify in the court-martial of a Marine accused of disobeying orders by giving an interview about a case involving the mishandling of classified information, a military judge ruled.
All but a few dozen of the 16,000 Marines now in Iraq will be out by next spring, the Marine Corps commandant said Thursday, putting a solid end date on a long-anticipated exit. Gen. James T. Conway said his Marine commanders are already moving equipment out of Anbar Province, where his forces have largely been concentrated. But the larger exodus will begin shortly after the Iraqi elections.
A military appeals court has refused to reinstate war-crime charges against a Marine in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians.
The Pentagon said Wednesday a Marine based in Southern California has been confirmed to be ill with swine flu and is under quarantine, along with about 30 other Marines.
The Marines are sticking with their decision to court-martial a sergeant accused of murdering an unarmed detainee in Iraq, despite the acquittal of two Marines in the same case.
A Marine who told authorities he shot an unarmed detainee in Iraq was acquitted of murder by a military jury Thursday, marking the government's second loss in its case against members of the squad.
A court-martial began Tuesday for a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive in Iraq in a case officials knew nothing about until the defendant sought a Secret Service job and was asked about the most serious crime he had ever committed.
CBS News has won a legal battle with Marine Corps prosecutors who wanted unaired footage of a "60 Minutes" interview with an officer charged for his role in the killing of 24 Iraqis in 2005.
Using heavy layers of armor to keep troops safe from bullets and bombs is making the Marine Corps too slow on a battlefield where speed and mobility are critical, a senior military leader said Tuesday.
Authorities say three buses carrying Marines from Camp Lejeune crashed in North Carolina, injuring 13 Marines and one civilian.
The Year of the Assassin:: An American World of War: What to Watch for in 2010 According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. We don't name our years, but if we did, this one might prospectively be called the Year of the Assassin.
HQ to Marines in Afghanistan: Sleep in a Hole Yes, "sleep in a hole," was essentially the response of Gen.
Every Christmas there is an effort by many good folks to see that our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen get some sort of Christmas presents. All are appreciated and looked forward to. Some really stand out.
Slang Links Warriors to Home, Front Lines - FOX NewsLike their fellow soldiers in Germany, Vietnam or Korea, those deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq have created a language all their own, filled with black humor, cultural references and even the occasional crudity.
Rules of engagement killing U.S. soldiersWASHINGTON – New military rules of engagement ostensibly to protect Afghan civilians are putting the lives of U.S. forces in jeopardy, claim Army and Marine sources, as the Taliban learns to game plan based the rules' imposed limits.
Obama: Success of Afghanistan strategy evident in a yearWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he'll know by the end of 2010 if his Afghan strategy is working, and he pledges to change direction if the U.S. military is not on course "in terms of securing population centers" from Taliban militants.
How the Afghanistan Air War Got Stuck in the SkyA pair of F-15 jets circle overhead. Cameras on the bellies of the aircraft capture the standoff: the opposing compounds, the tree line to one side, the fields between.
December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Japan. The attack was deliberately planned long ago. The attack caused severe damage to America.. Very many American lives have been lost..
Sunday, December 06, 2009 May we always remember them… A Different Christmas Poem
Marines give Afghan police the drillReporting from Nawa, Afghanistan - It's only his second day on the job after graduating from a police academy sponsored by U.S. Marines, and Khair Muhammad is stopping cars along the main road to the Nawa market to check for explosives. (By Tony Perry)
Monster mine-clearing tank goes to work in Afghanistan Afghanistan marked the combat debut of the Marines' massive new combat mine and bomb-clearing machine, the Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), said a Marine Corps spokesman in Helmand.
Transcript of Administration Officials Under Senate Questioning Related to Afghanistan StrategySo Secretary Gates, I want to ask you if I -- as I read your words today, if I'm correct in concluding that what will definitely begin in July of 2011 is a transfer of security responsibility to the Afghans, but may not include immediately a withdrawal of our forces from Afghanis …
Obama's Afghanistan Speech: How it Sounded to Afghans"[Mr. Obama] may not be convincing the normal people or the Taliban, but by saying these things in the speech, this gives to the politicians, scholars, and spiritual leaders a free hand now.
Obama to Deploy 30,000 Troops to AfghanistanPresident Barack Obama is to announce that he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, to deploy within six months, US officials have said. More Articles
Marines to be first wave in new Afghanistan plan - Yahoo! NewsNew infusions of U.S. Marines will begin moving into Afghanistan almost as soon as President Barack Obama announces a redrawn battle strategy, a plan widely expected to include more than 30,000 additional U.S. forces.
Marines to Lead Obama's Afghanistan Surge - CBS NewsNew infusions of U.S. Marines will begin moving into Afghanistan almost as soon as President Obama announces a redrawn battle strategy, a plan widely expected to include more than 30,000 additional U.S. forces.
Laughter, Tears And Kisses As Marines Come Home : NPRMarines returning from war arrive hundreds at a time, day after day, crammed into buses taking them back to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
4 US Soldiers Killed in AfghanistanKABUL (Nov 23) — Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.
Well Veterans Day is over and gone till next year BUT to me it's VETERANS DAY every day. During our lives WE meet many people, some young MANY OLD.
Company Charged in $8B Troop Food FraudA company paid more than $8 billion by the United States military to feed soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan has been charged with fraud.
Marines get taste of Afghan challenge in Eastern Sierra BRIDGEPORT - For thousands of U.S. Marines, the road to Afghanistan goes through an isolated training facility in the Eastern Sierra where they share the rugged Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest with civilian hunters, backpackers and skiers.
May God Bless and keep you safe, you lay down your lives to keep US safe. Thank you for serving our Country.
Bush: \'Troubled\' by war crime allegationsIn his first public comments on the incident, President Bush said Wednesday he was troubled by allegations that Marines had killed unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha, vowing punishment if laws were broken.
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