Vigil Held in Nevada for Seven Marines Killed in Training Accident
ABC News(HAWTHORNE, Nev.) — Several hundred people showed up for a vigil Tuesday night in Nevada to remember the seven Marines who were killed on Monday during a training exercise.The Marines, who were from the 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeun…
Gay Marine Proposes to Boyfriend at White House
Mike Tapscott / American Military Partner Association(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Phelps made history Saturday at the home of his commander in chief.The 35-year-old active-duty officer proposed to his boyfriend, Ben Schock, 26, in th…
Michelle Obama Collects Toys for Tots with Marine Corps
Leon Neal/WPA POOL/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — First lady Michelle Obama volunteered with the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign Tuesday, continuing a tradition she’s made with the organization each year since entering the White Hous…
Marines Move to Fire Clothes Company After Deadly Factory Fire
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The United States Marine Corps is acting to terminate its agreement with a North Carolina clothing manufacturer that was believed to be making clothing with American military logos and slogans in a Bangladesh fact…
Marines Toughen Fitness Test for Women
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — All the Marines want is a few good women who can do at least three pull-ups.Without explaining why on Tuesday, Gen. Jim Amos announced that females will be required to do pull-ups like their male counterparts in order to…
How Many Bayonets Does the US Have?
Cpl. Walter D. Marino II/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — The most memorable line of Monday night’s debate was President Obama’s pointed “horses and bayonets” jab at Mitt Romney for questioning what Romney said was a shrinking U…
Legless Marine Conquers Marathon
ABC News(CHICAGO) — When more than 38,000 competitors set off Sunday at the Chicago marathon, few of them likely had a more incredible journey to the start line than Ben Maenza.Maenza, a Marine lance corporal, lost both his legs two years ago when the…
Criminal Charges for Marines in Taliban Urination Video
The video appears to show four men in uniform looking around before urinating on three dead bodies. (http://apacheclips.com)(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Marines have become the first to be criminally charged for allegedly urinating on the corpses of Taliba…
Sudan Rejects US Request to Send Marines to Boost Embassy Security
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Sudan has rejected a U.S. request to send 50 Marines to that country to help boost security at the American embassy in Khartoum, a U.S. official confirms.With the Marines en route to Sudan on Friday night, a U.S. o…
Taliban Kill 2 US Marines at US-British Base in Afghanistan; Prince Harry Safe
JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/GettyImages(HELMAND, Afghanistan) — Taliban fighters Friday launched a complex and sustained attack on the large U.S.-British military base in Southern Afghanistan where Britain’s Prince Harry is based, killing two U.S. Marines and …
US Warships Deployed to Libyan Coast in Wake of Consulate Attack
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released(NEW YORK) — With U.S. missions in potential hot spots on high alert after the attacks on the embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, President Obama ordered the deployment We…
US Warships Deployed to Libyan Coast in Wake of Consulate Attack
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released(NEW YORK) — With U.S. missions in potential hot spots on high alert after the attacks on the embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, President Obama ordered the deployment We…
Live Rocket-Propelled Grenade Removed from Marine’s Leg
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — It was a medevac mission like few others that required heroic choices from all involved.On January 12, Marine Lance Corporal Winder Perez was wounded in a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan. The live exp…
‘Unavoidable’ Bird Strike Killed 2 Marines
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — A “likely unavoidable” bird strike was responsible for a helicopter crash that killed two Camp Pendleton Marines in September, according to a Marine Corps investigation.Capt. Jeffrey Bland, 37, and 1st L…
US, Japan Reach Deal on Moving Marines Out of Okinawa
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — The U.S. and Japan have reached an agreement to move 9,000 Marines off the southern island of Okinawa.The proposal, which is part of the Obama administration’s larger push to beef up security in Asia, was announced by b…
San Diego Woman’s Body Identified, Suspect in Jail
ABC News(SAN DIEGO) — A body found late Tuesday near Lake Skinner in Riverside County, Calif., has been identified as a missing California woman, Brittany Killgore.The San Diego County Medical Examiner confirmed the body’s identity Wednesday evening, …
Marines Land in Australia to Help Counter China’s Influence
Greg Wood-Pool/Getty Images(DARWIN, Australia) — Two hundred U.S. Marines arrived in northern Australia Wednesday, the first deployment of an estimated 2,500 troops the Pentagon has promised to bolster American presence in the region.President Obama m…
Mini Robots to Help Troops in Afghanistan
File Photo. US Dept of Defense(NEW YORK) — Knowing what lies around the corner is so important when you’re in combat, and Marines will now be able to test out a pint-sized robot that could be a lifesaver.What sounds like science fiction will bec…
US Marines in Afghanistan Ordered to Disarm Before Panetta’s Speech
Chris Turner/Pool Photo(KABUL, Afghanistan) — In a sign of possible frayed nerves in the military, U.S. Marines were asked to lay down their weapons on Wednesday before entering a tent where Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was scheduled to speak.It hap…
US, Japanese Officials Meet to Discuss Future of Marine Base
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is greeted by US military staff upon his arrival at the Futenma US air base at Ginowan. STR/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Senior American and Japanese officials are in talks once again to decide the future of a contr…