
Dec 28 - By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Writer
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.
Dec 28 - By Associated Press
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.
Dec 12 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
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.
Dec 3 - By Associated Press
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.

Dec 2 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
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.

Nov 20 - By Kevin Maurer, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 18 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 2 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
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.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
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.
Sep 29 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
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.
Sep 14 - By Associated Press
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.
Aug 28 - By Associated Press
The Marines won't reinstate charges against the highest-ranking officer accused of a crime in Iraq.
Aug 17 - By Associated Press
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.
Jul 2 - By Associated Press
The Marine Corps says one Marine has been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan during a major offensive against the Taliban.
Jul 1 - By Associated Press
A court-martialed Marine who gave a newspaper interview about his role in the theft of government files has been acquitted of disobeying orders.
Jun 11 - By Associated Press
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.

Jun 11 - By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Writer
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.
Apr 29 - By Associated Press
A military appeals court has refused to reinstate war-crime charges against a Marine in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians.
Apr 29 - By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press Writer
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.
Apr 22 - By Associated Press
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.

Apr 8 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
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.

Mar 31 - By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press Writer
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.
Mar 12 - By Associated Press
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.

Mar 10 - By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Writer
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.
Mar 5 - By Associated Press
Authorities say three buses carrying Marines from Camp Lejeune crashed in North Carolina, injuring 13 Marines and one civilian.