Group seeks to name Navy ship for Iwo Jima photographer
Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. On Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, which would have been Joe Rosenthal's 106th birthda... .
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Marine, 24, is first woman to lead amphibian platoon
A 24-year-old Marine based in California has become the first female officer to lead an assault amphibian vehicle platoon, the U.S. Marine Corps said. With her parents looking on, Second Lt.
Roswell chooses city administrator finalist
The City of Roswell mayor and council have chosen Gary Palmer, Farragut Tennessee's assistant town manager, as the finalist for Roswell's vacant city administrator position. The mayor and council will formally vote on Palmer's appointment during an Oct. 10 special called City Council meeting, following the 5 p.m. committee meetings.
Trump-Russia investigation: Four keys to understanding special counsel Mueller’s probe
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller and his team have a big advantage in the Washington debate about the story of the Trump campaign and the Russian government : a wellspring of new evidence gathered by the FBI and the NSA , with warrants approved by the federal courts. Mainstream media news organizations cultivate this relationship.
Marines: Camp Pendleton water safe, clean
Despite state and federal reports outlining concerns about staffing, equipment and reservoir problems at Camp Pendleton , military officials are telling the troops and their families that the water is safe to drink. On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Marine Corps had entered into a consent decree designed to shore up deficiencies exposed during a weeklong tour of the sprawling base in late June.
Descendants of fallen Japanese soldiers pay U.S. respects at Pearl Harbor
Dozens of descendants of Japanese soldiers killed in World War II visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Thursday to pay respects to fallen American soldiers. Nippon Izokukai, the Bereaved Family Association of Japan, sent about 36 children, grandchildren and other relatives of fallen Japanese soldiers to the U.S. to mark the 70th anniversary of the group's founding.
Northcom Providing Disaster Relief Following Hurricane Maria
U.S. Northern Command is fully engaged with federal, state and local mission partners as the command provides support to the response efforts for Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Northcom has begun search and rescue and damage assessment flights in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with six Navy helicopters and three U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft launched from the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group.
Navy’s wartime capabilities mesh with Virgin Islands recovery mission
Under normal circumstances, the sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge would be training for their primary job - putting Marines ashore in an amphibious operation to attack a target, and support them until the mission's done. But it's not normal circumstances that brought the USS Kearsarge and the other ships of the U.S. Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group 2 - otherwise known as ESG-2 - to the waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Photographer who died in Vietnam named honorary Marine
This 1958 photo provided by The United States Marine Corps shows. Photographer Dickey Chapelle is shown taking photos on the shores of Lake Michigan during a U.S. Marines operation.
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1 soldier killed, 7 injured during training exercise
A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.
U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits; some face deportation
Lance Cpl. Diego Velazquez Valdivia leads the audience and fellow naturalized service members in the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony.
Correction: Marines-Training Accident story
In stories Sept. 14 and Sept. 13 about a training accident at a California Marine Corps base, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the vehicle when it caught fire.
Officials say a training exercise left 1 dead and atleast 7 injured at Fort Bragg. Photo: Mike Pryor
A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.
Dunstable native killed in Fort Bragg blast
A Dunstable native was killed in an Army training exercise involving demolitions and seven others were injured Thursday. This unfortunate event comes just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California.
1 soldier killed, 7 injured in Fort Bragg training exercise
A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.
Amphibious vehicle ignites, 8 Marines sent to burn center
6, 2016, photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Marines with the 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion aboard AAV-7 Amphibious Assault vehicles during an exercise on the Cumberland River i... . This Sept.
Man to Be Kicked Out of Marines After Unfurling White Supremacist Banner
Demonstrators protest at the South Carolina State House calling for the Confederate flag to remain on the State House grounds June 27, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. A Marine is set to be booted from the service after he was arrested at a pro-Confederate rally, where he allegedly helped unfurl a banner that displayed a Staff Sgt.
Training fire leaves 15 Marines hospitalized, some with serious burns
Marines participate in an exercise involving AAV-7 Amphibious Assault vehicles in September 2016 in Nashville, Tenn. The Marine Corps said Sept.
PacStar wins $10 million contract with Marines
Tigard defense contractor Pacific Star Communications said Tuesday that it has won a $10 million contract to provide rugged communications systems to the U.S. Marine Corps. PacStar says it will provide small modules capable of providing the type of communications office workers enjoy, but in remote locations or on the battlefield.