CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Twelve years after Marines landed in Afghanistan and secured the first base there, one of the men who deployed with the original group is returning to Afghanistan as the ...
A Marine F-35C readies to launch from the deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (1st Lt. Charles Allen/Marine Corps) Marines recently carried out the service’s first combat strikes using the F-35C ...
The effluvium hits you as soon as you enter the exhibit, which recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of urban combat in Iraq. On the ground, there are crushed milk and water bottles, juice cartons, ...
When U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Goins deployed to the most dangerous place in Afghanistan five months ago, he mentally prepared for the risk of getting shot by the Taliban or stepping on bombs ...
HOLDEN — In a ceremony this Saturday, the national nonprofit Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) will donate a home to Marine Sgt. Craig Brady, who was severely injured while serving in Afghanistan. The ...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- One U.S. Marine was killed and another injured in an overnight attack on a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, in the Marines' first loss to hostile fire ...
On May 10, 21-year-old Cpl. Kurt S. Shea of Frederick, Md., died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. The incident surrounding his death is under investigation. He deployed to ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Marine from Redmond died Sunday in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward, 19, died while supporting combat operations in Helmand ...
A Marine general with extensive combat experience in Iraq who sped up the ranks upon returning to the Pentagon has been nominated by President Obama to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Gen.