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 Stars and Stripes Fri 10 May 2013
Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marine Corps finally has had an... (photo: US Army / Aaron Hostutler)
Afghanistan Marine Photos US Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Skynews Tue 9 Apr 2013
Afghanistan: Last Royal Marines Heading Home
The last group of Royal Marines in Afghanistan is heading back to the UK after serving for more than a decade in the war-torn country, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Members of 40 Commando... (photo: US DoD / Bobby J. Yarbrough)
Afghanistan Defence Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
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 Belfast Telegraph Tue 9 Apr 2013
Last Commando Marines head home
The last commando group of Royal Marines to serve in Afghanistan is heading back to the UK. After more than a decade of operational deployments in the war-torn country,... (photo: US Army / Ryan Hallgarth)
Afghanistan Decade Defence Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 The Examiner Sat 6 Apr 2013
Marine vet held for psychiatric evaluation after anti-government Facebook posts
Brandon J. Raub, a 26-year-old former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is being involuntarily "detained for psychiatric evaluation" in a Virginia hospital after... (photo: US Army / Ryan Hallgarth)
Afghanistan Iraq Marine Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 The News Tribune Sat 23 Mar 2013
Congress moves to restart military tuition aid program
The Army, Air Force and Marine Corps will be forced to reopen their tuition assistance programs — and the Coast Guard likely will be pressured to follow —... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
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 CounterPunch Fri 22 Mar 2013
Soldier Suicides
On March 21, 2013 at around 11 p.m., a tragedy occurred as a U.S. Marine shot and killed two co-workers at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia and then committed... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Defence Marine Military Photos Wikipedia: Marine (military) |
 Foreign Policy Fri 22 Mar 2013
Civilians in Afghanistan: last in, first out; Afghanistan: “no longer the sexy place to go”; A bad week for Marines; Ash is back; $50 million more for GITMO? A reprieve for DOD civilians, and a little more.
By Gordon Lubold and Kevin Baron American civilians in Afghanistan: "Last in, first out." The drawdown from Afghanistan means that not only the Pentagon but... (photo: US Navy / Jonathan Lovelady)
Afghanistan Civilians Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Denver Post Thu 21 Mar 2013
Marines killed in training were young, passionate about the Corps
Pfc. Josh Martino is seen in this undated photo provided by his brother Tony Perry. Martino, 19, a native of Dubois, Pa., was killed along with six others by an explosion... (photo: Shane Hamann / Public Domain)
Afghanistan Defence Photos US Army Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Herald Tribune Thu 21 Mar 2013
Military identifies 7 Marines killed in training
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The military has released the names of the seven Marines who died in a mortar explosion during a training exercise in Nevada. The victims range in... (photo: Shane Hamann / Public Domain)
Afghanistan Marine Military Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 The New York Times Thu 21 Mar 2013
A War, Before and After, Part 5
Home Fires features the writing of men and women who have returned from wartime service in the United States military. Tags: Iraq, Iraq Anniversary, Iraq War (2003-11),... (photo: US Army / Jessi Ann McCormick)
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 News24 Wed 20 Mar 2013
7 US Marines killed in training exercise
Washington - Seven US Marines were killed and eight others wounded when a mortar round exploded while still in its launch tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Accident Military Photos Washington Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps |
 Business Insider Tue 19 Mar 2013
This Reporter Followed US Marines As They Fought The Most Storied Battle Of The Iraq War
Kevin Sites speaking about his first book, "In The Hot Zone" I first learned of Kevin Sites after finding a video posted on YouTube, where he interviewed a young Marine... (photo: Public Domain / The U.S. Army)
Fallujah Iraq Photos War Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq |
