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  • New Huey helicopter cleared for deployment
    Marines will soon fly in the first newly engineered Huey helicopter the Corps has introduced in more than 35 years.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 10:16:26 EDT
  • Fallujah killing case sent to the jury
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A jury of 12 began to deliberate Wednesday afternoon in the case of a former Marine infantry squad leader accused of killing unarmed Iraqis during a key 2004 battle.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 19:20:17 EDT
  • Mechanical failure keeps troubled LPD at pier
    NORFOLK, Va. — Hydraulic problems have delayed the maiden deployment the amphibious transport dock San Antonio, which was supposed to leave Tuesday with the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 17:35:11 EDT
  • Coalition: 100 militants dead in Afghanistan
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led coalition says its forces have killed more than 100 militants in four days of fighting in southern Afghanistan.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 9:47:14 EDT
  • NATO denies Black Sea naval buildup
    BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO rejected Russian criticism of its decision to send navy ships to the Black Sea, saying today that the four vessels there — from the U.S., Spain, Germany and...
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 9:42:14 EDT
  • Iraqi official detained at Baghdad airport
    BAGHDAD — American forces arrested a top Iraqi Shiite government official as he stepped off a plane at Baghdad’s airport, a political ally said today. The U.S. said the man arrested was a...
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 9:39:42 EDT
  • US soldier dies in Baghdad
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds suffered in a small-arms fire attack in Baghdad.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 8:45:30 EDT
  • Marines face Canada in boxing invitational
    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Canadian and American boxers will face off at Camp Lejeune this week.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 7:12:23 EDT
  • WWII vet gets replacements for stolen medals
    STANBERRY, Mo. — Donald Pike fought for his country at a crucial point in World War II, earning numerous decorations for his Army unit’s actions in the Battle of the Bulge.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 6:54:56 EDT
  • Iraqi forces starting to lead but need US aid
    BAQUBAH, Iraq — The Iraqi battalion leader huddled over the map with his American advisers, showing them how he planned to surround a Sunni enclave where al-Qaida militants were believed hiding.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 6:46:01 EDT
  • 2 US troops indicted on bribery charges
    CHICAGO — Two U.S. military personnel and several contractors allegedly exchanged nearly $100,000 to arrange contracts worth more than $1 million at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, according to...
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 6:46:04 EDT
  • Bomb kills US coalition member in Afghanistan
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led coalition says a roadside bomb has killed one of its members in southern Afghanistan.
    Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 6:46:03 EDT
  • US, Russia anchor ships in Georgian ports
    BATUMI, Georgia — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 15:51:17 EDT
  • Iraq veterans make noise at convention
    DENVER — Iraq war veterans are playing an active role at the Democratic convention, where they’ve marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown sidewalks and met with a former first lady...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 13:56:29 EDT
  • 30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — More than 30 Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed in a series of clashes, air strikes and bombings in Afghanistan, officials said today.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 13:56:07 EDT
  • UN accuses US-led troops in Afghan deaths
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations said Tuesday it has found “convincing evidence” that U.S. coalition troops and Afghan forces killed some 90 civilians, including 60 children,...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 13:55:33 EDT
  • 2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida
    BAGHDAD — An Iraqi university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents,...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 19:08:22 EDT
  • Corps to hand over control of Anbar
    After a summer of delays, the highly touted handover of security in the once-volatile Anbar province of Iraq is scheduled for next week, the top Marine in Iraq said Tuesday.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 15:52:57 EDT
  • Officials promote absentee military voting
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State Betty Ireland and West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General Allen Tackett are promoting voting by military members stationed outside the state.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 13:39:05 EDT
  • Stockpiled Marine cots arrive in Georgia
    The first of 8,000 military cots pulled from the Corps’ Norway-based stockpile arrived in Georgia on Tuesday, Marine officials said.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 13:38:10 EDT
  • Former Marine testifies in detainee killings
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A former Marine sergeant told jurors Tuesday he saw dread on the faces of two detainees after the apparent shooting death of another detainee during some of the fiercest...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 14:50:40 EDT
  • Stay up-to-date with e-mails from Tricare
    Want to know immediately when there’s a change in pharmacy coverage, or in Tricare benefits during pregnancy? Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 19:14:03 EDT
  • Son of VP pick deploying to Iraq
    WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware Army National Guard unit whose members include the son of Democratic vice presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden will report for deployment to Iraq in October,...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 17:02:46 EDT
  • Camp Lejeune Marine dies in motorcycle crash
    A Marine from Camp Lejeune, N.C., died off-base Saturday when his motorcycle struck a vehicle that had pulled out in front of him, police said.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 14:57:34 EDT
  • Cherry Point gets new helicopter squadron
    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — A Marine Corps helicopter squadron will be reactivated at a North Carolina air base 13 years after the unit was disbanded in Hawaii.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:48:21 EDT
  • Questions remain about use of incentive PT
    The Corps’ official line is that incentive physical training falls within the strict province of boot camp.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 14:40:40 EDT
  • Twin Marine brothers deploy to Iraq this week
    TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — Twin brothers from Tombstone are set to be deployed to Iraq this week.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 17:02:40 EDT
  • Study: Transgender vets face discrimination
    A new study by a California research center finds that transgender veterans — people who changed their sex after getting out of the military — believe they are facing discrimination and...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:40:28 EDT
  • Sgt. pleads not guilty in Fallujah slaying case
    CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine has pleaded not guilty to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the slaying of an unarmed detainee in Iraq nearly four years ago.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:46:47 EDT
  • Iraqi PM demands specific pullout timetable
    BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 7:25:31 EDT
  • Crackdown on body fat, appearance launched
    There’s no more room in the Corps for Marines carrying a few extra pounds or for those who don’t look squared-away.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 7:22:50 EDT
  • New commander for Marine Forces Pacific
    KANEOHE BAY — With a backdrop that included 540 Marines, artillery, two helicopters and fighting vehicles, Lt. Gen. John F. Goodman yesterday stepped down as commander of Marine Forces Pacific...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 7:23:03 EDT
  • End nears for CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
    OCEANSIDE, Calif. — On any given day, dozens of helicopters and jets take off from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station — some for local training flights, others for assignments overseas or...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:45:56 EDT
  • Corps cracks down on motorcycle registration
    With more Marines dying on motorcycles than ever before, the Corps has renewed efforts to collect information about the bikes leathernecks own.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 5:54:12 EDT
  • Military athletes come up big in Beijing
    BEIJING — One more U.S. military Olympian took home a gold in the final days of competition in Beijing. That made a total of two medals — both golds — for the 13 service members...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:45:34 EDT
  • Iraqi leader vows to disarm U.S.-allied Sunnis
    BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government is grateful to U.S.-allied Sunni fighters but won’t allow them to keep their weapons indefinitely, the prime minister said Saturday, hinting at a more...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 5:52:46 EDT
  • Man blamed in journalist kidnapping arrested
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Sunday announced the arrest of an al-Qaida in Iraq figure who allegedly planned the 2006 kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll — one of the...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 5:52:25 EDT
  • 28,000 body armor vests ordered by Corps
    Though the Marine Corps continues to shop for new body armor, the service has announced plans to purchase more than 28,000 additional modular tactical vests, which officials have branded an...
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 10:42:09 EDT
  • Fallen Marine receives Silver Star
    When Lance Cpl. William “Billy” D. Spencer saw his squad leader wounded in an Iraq shootout, he did the only thing he could do: He tried to save him.
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 10:41:55 EDT
  • Marine recruiter faces sex charges with teen
    A Marine recruiter was arrested Wednesday and charged with three felonies for allegedly forging a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl he met while recruiting at a high school job fair, police...
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 10:41:39 EDT
  • 26th MEU to leave this week
    The 2,200-member 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is set to deploy from Camp Lejeune, N.C., this week on a deployment across the Atlantic Ocean with the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, Marine...
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 10:41:25 EDT
  • 2 Marines in contempt of court in Nazario case
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A judge found two Marines in contempt of court Friday for refusing to testify against a former squad leader accused of killing unarmed detainees in Iraq, but he rejected the...
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 7:51:07 EDT
  • 24 Marines, sailors return to Okla. from Iraq
    TULSA, Okla. — Twenty-four Marines and sailors have returned to Oklahoma after a seven-month deployment in Iraq.
    Posted Monday Aug 25, 2008 7:31:23 EDT
  • Vets go for gold in Golden Age Games
    INDIANAPOLIS — Claire Brou stared at the checkerboard in front of her, then slowly reached out to move one of her red discs.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 15:20:44 EDT
  • Terrorists’ propaganda takes hit in Iraq
    WASHINGTON — Military successes in Iraq have nearly crippled al-Qaida’s ability to produce battlefield propaganda, hampering for now its ability to recruit fighters and raise money, the...
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:45:00 EDT
  • 150 Iowa reservists coming home Saturday
    DES MOINES, Iowa — About 150 Marine reservists will return to Des Moines after serving seven months in Iraq.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:46:21 EDT
  • Peake: VA needs young, tech-savvy workers
    Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake is happy to see younger workers being hired to handle veterans’ benefits claims because he said they tend to have more computer skills than longtime...
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:46:41 EDT
  • VFW, DAV tap Vietnam-era vets as new leaders
    Two of the nation’s biggest veterans’ groups have elected Vietnam-era veterans as their new national commanders.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 6:05:14 EDT
  • Slain Marine just wanted to stay alive
    A 19-year-old Mesa Marine had a simple but essential goal for this year: to stay alive.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 7:20:48 EDT
  • Judge protects T-shirt with dead troop names
    PHOENIX — A federal judge permanently barred Arizona on Wednesday from using a state law to prosecute an online merchant who sells shirts that list names of thousands of troops killed in Iraq.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:56:14 EDT
  • Marine’s belongings stolen from trailer
    A Marine getting ready to be deployed to Iraq next week woke up in North Carolina on Monday morning to be told the bulk of his belongings had been stolen more than 400 miles away in a Talleyville...
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:56:33 EDT
  • Cutting scores are out
    Cutting scores are published each month by Marine Corps headquarters in Washington. To get promoted, a Marine’s individual composite score must meet or exceed the cutting score.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:57:13 EDT
  • Lance corporal dies in Bahrain
    A lance corporal has died in a nonhostile incident in Bahrain, Defense Department officials said Wednesday.
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 12:57:34 EDT
  • Report: 1998 strike built bin Laden-Taliban tie
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. cruise missile strike on an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan in 1998 was meant to kill Osama bin Laden. But he apparently left shortly before the missiles struck, and...
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 7:19:11 EDT
  • Iraq deal calls for June pullout from cities
    BAGHDAD — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraq’s foreign minister said Thursday that American and Iraqi officials agree that timetables should be set for a U.S. troop withdrawal...
    Posted Friday Aug 22, 2008 7:17:36 EDT
  • Offshore runway at Iwakuni delayed 2 years
    TOKYO — The completion of an offshore runway at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni will be delayed by two years to March 2011, the Defense Ministry said.
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 13:22:49 EDT
  • Bill would ensure sole survivors get benefits
    A bill awaiting President Bush’s signature would provide retroactive benefits to about 55 service members who separated from the military because they were the sole surviving member of a family...
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 11:53:41 EDT
  • Web site to educate employers about hiring vets
    WASHINGTON — They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work back home hasn’t been easy.
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 11:53:30 EDT
  • Russian soldiers commandeer U.S. Humvees
    POTI, Georgia — Russia has taken the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four...
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 12:39:03 EDT
  • New CFT a true ‘gut check’
    ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of Henderson Hall passed on the first run. So did the command sergeant major. At 47 and 43, respectively, that’s no small feat considering the unforgiving...
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 6:27:31 EDT
  • Family offers reward in 1972 Marine death
    JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — More than three decades after Sgt. William Miller was killed in Jacksonville, his family has offered a $5,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest.
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 6:24:39 EDT
  • Vets’ group launches new GI Bill Web site
    Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is launching a national outreach program to help veterans prepare for the big increase in GI Bill education benefits that takes effect next year.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 16:03:33 EDT
  • Mileage reimbursement raised to 58.5 cents
    Service members and federal civilian employees who drive their own cars on official business now are being reimbursed 58.5 cents per mile, an 8-cent increase, effective Aug. 1.
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 6:23:58 EDT
  • Bombers fail in attempt to storm Afghan base
    SUROBI, Afghanistan — Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and sending a squad of suicide...
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 8:53:17 EDT
  • Jury seated in Fallujah trial of former Marine
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A former Secret Service agent told a federal court Tuesday that he suspected, ahead of a polygraph exam, that a Marine he was interviewing was linked in a crime during the...
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 8:12:54 EDT
  • 7 airmen, 3 sailors arrested going 140 mph
    BAY MINETTE, Ala. — It appears that a group of motorcycle riders — many of them service members — didn’t get the memo about obeying traffic laws.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 17:43:57 EDT
  • VFW wants combat medal for Marines
    If a nationwide veterans’ group gets its way, sailors and Marines who see combat would be decorated with a new Combat Action Medal, instead of the Combat Action Ribbon for which they’re...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 7:02:58 EDT
  • Commissaries pull ketchup from store shelves
    After complaints from some commissary customers about swollen ketchup bottles, and white and yellow particles found inside some ketchup bottles, Defense Commissary Agency officials have ordered that...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 12:18:52 EDT
  • Top enlisted Marines push corpsmen pay equity
    When sailors deploy with Marine units, they live in the same conditions, eat the same food and face the same dangers.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 12:20:39 EDT
  • Stash of advanced RPGs found in Afghanistan
    WASHINGTON — U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan have discovered a rare cache of sophisticated weapons designed to kill troops with a lethal spray of ball bearings, according to a report...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 12:27:55 EDT
  • Marine dies in motorcycle mishap
    OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A 21-year-old Marine was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle north of Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, local authorities said.
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 12:28:15 EDT
  • Iraq moves against U.S.-backed Sunnis
    BAGHDAD — The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq’s most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 7:00:49 EDT
  • Father and son both to deploy to Iraq
    GREER, S.C. — Creig Dacus enlisted in the military in 1975, and his son said he always knew he would follow in his father’s footsteps.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 12:41:19 EDT
  • Former Marine decries trial in civilian court
    IRVINE, Calif. — A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 12:41:35 EDT
  • Corps needs 1 more JSF test pilot
    The Navy and Marine Corps are searching for a single pilot to join the ranks of test pilots preparing the Corps’ variant of the Joint Strike Fighter.
    Posted Thursday Aug 21, 2008 12:54:10 EDT
  • Lawsuit alleges CrossFit workout damaging
    MANASSAS, Va. — A lawsuit filed by a former sailor has raised concerns about the dangers of a workout regimen that is rapidly growing in popularity across the military.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 8:36:42 EDT
  • Camp Lejeune Marine dies in Iraq
    MASHPEE, Mass — A 19-year-old Marine from Mashpee has died while fighting in Iraq.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 7:24:18 EDT
  • U.S. drawdown in Iraq raises security fears
    TAL AFAR, Iraq — A string of bombings in this small but strategic city in northwest Iraq is stoking fears of a return to sectarian conflict and raising questions about a strategy of handing...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 6:35:39 EDT
  • Corps reinforces awards rules
    In the latest awards update issued from Quantico, Va., manpower officials are reminding Marines who think they rate an Army or Air Force combat badge to verify their eligibility — but...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 7:23:12 EDT
  • QRMC: Younger retirees should pay more
    The idea that military retirees under age 65 should pay more for their Tricare benefits has become a familiar Pentagon refrain, voiced in a 2006 report on military compensation and by the 2007 Task...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 6:53:21 EDT
  • Study recommends retirement after 10 years
    The “inequitable, inflexible, inefficient” military retirement system should be replaced with a combination of cash and deferred compensation that would allow for vesting with as few as...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 6:53:05 EDT
  • AAFES offers gasoline discount
    Customers who use their Military Star exchange credit card at Army and Air Force Exchange Service gas pumps will get a discount of 3 cents per gallon on gas.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 6:53:41 EDT
  • Groups want quicker OKs of VA health budgets
    Hoping to avoid annual problems with veterans’ health care budgets that are too late and too small, a coalition of nine veterans groups proposes a radical change in how Congress funds...
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 16:11:46 EDT
  • Chicago-area Marine killed in Afghanistan
    A 22-year-old enlisted Marine with ties to the Chicago area died Thursday in Afghanistan, his family told local media.
    Posted Monday Aug 18, 2008 17:01:53 EDT
  • Northwest waives bag fees for troops on orders
    EAGAN, Minn. — Northwest Airlines announced Friday it is waiving the fee for a third checked bag by military personnel traveling on Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink regional partners in...
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 14:15:41 EDT
  • Corps certifies UH-1Y; deployment eyed
    The UH-1Y utility helicopter was certified operationally capable by the Marine Corps on Aug. 8, setting the stage for the aircraft’s first deployment in January.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 7:12:39 EDT
  • Group urges more openness in courts-martial
    A nonprofit group representing the news media wants Congress to order the military to provide more information to the public about military courts-martial and criminal investigations.
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 12:57:29 EDT
  • Sheriff: Intern tried to sell Lauterbach files
    JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — An intern at a North Carolina district attorney’s office was arrested Friday after investigators said he offered to sell confidential documents in a high-profile case...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 12:43:47 EDT
  • Twentynine Palms shooting investigated
    TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — A Marine spokesman says a suspected scrap metal thief at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center was injured after a Marine opened fire on the...
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 6:55:14 EDT
  • Georgian president signs cease-fire
    TBILISI, Georgia — Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland had...
    Posted Sunday Aug 17, 2008 10:12:20 EDT
  • Greek tragedies offer lessons on pain of war
    SAN DIEGO — The screams of agony from the soldier echoed through the ballroom-turned-theater, forcing a hushed whisper among those witnessing his sudden break with reality.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 12:45:35 EDT
  • 2/3 begins return to Hawaii from Iraq
    About 120 members of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, were expected to return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Thursday after a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 16:56:18 EDT
  • Troops contribute more to Obama campaign
    Military personnel are contributing more to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois than to his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, according to a nonpartisan...
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 11:02:19 EDT
  • 2/24 returns to Twentynine Palms on Friday
    More than 1,000 Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, are set to return to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif., following a seven-month deployment to...
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 11:37:18 EDT
  • MRI finds no further damage for Navy QB
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo says magnetic resonance imaging has not found any further damage to his top quarterback’s strained hamstring.
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 6:03:40 EDT
  • American Airlines waives fee on 3rd bag
    American Airlines has agreed to waive its fees for a third checked bag for service members — whether they are on official travel or off duty.
    Posted Friday Aug 15, 2008 15:07:05 EDT
  • Many combat vets turn to alcohol, study says
    A new study verifies what physicians, company commanders and mental health workers already knew: Service members who see combat are at higher risk for heavy and binge drinking.
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 8:51:20 EDT
  • ONR: Human face will help troops trust robot
    Sailors and Marines are only going to serve closer with unmanned systems, including miniature tanks, boats and aircraft, but as with any shipmate, the humans will have to be able to trust the...
    Posted Monday Aug 18, 2008 6:55:55 EDT
  • DoD to let expert testify on sex assaults
    The Defense Department has decided to make its top sexual assault expert, Dr. Kaye Whitley, available to testify before Congress.
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 11:26:41 EDT
  • Bill would let troops get help at Vet Centers
    Opening the nation’s 232 Vet Centers to active-duty and reserve component members who served in Iraq or Afghanistan so they could receive readjustment counseling might duplicate existing...
    Posted Thursday Aug 14, 2008 5:59:19 EDT

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