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The Pentagon has ordered roughly 1,250 Marines serving as trainers for the Afghan security forces to stay on the warfront almost a month longer to continue a mission that military leaders say is a top priority, according to a senior military official.

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Apr 29 2009 by AP0 Comments

The Pentagon says a Marine based in Southern California has been confirmed to be ill with swine flu and is under quarantine, along with his roommate.

 
 
Apr 29 2009 by AP0 Comments

A military appeals court has refused to reinstate war-crime charges against a Marine in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians.

 
 
Apr 29 2009 by AP0 Comments

The commandant of the Marine Corps says one of his troops may have swine flu and that 39 in all are being confined until tests come back.

 
 
Apr 29 2009 by AP0 Comments

Nearly 12 years ago, a federal report told Marines and their families that adults faced little or no increased cancer risk from drinking and bathing in chemical-tainted water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune. That report _ long challenged by skeptical vet

 
 
Apr 28 2009 by AP0 Comments

In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. government is disavowing a report that had reassured Marines and their families there was little or no increased cancer risk for adults who drank contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

 
 
Apr 25 2009 by AP0 Comments

The Marines are sticking with their decision to court-martial a sergeant accused of murdering an unarmed detainee in Iraq, despite the acquittal of two Marines in the same case.

 
 
Apr 22 2009 by AP0 Comments

A Marine’s lawyer says the military will decide as early Friday whether to drop charges that his client murdered an unarmed detainee in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

 
 
Mar 13 2009 by AP0 Comments

CBS News has won a legal battle with Marine Corps prosecutors who wanted unaired footage of a “60 Minutes” interview with an officer charged for his role in the killing of 24 Iraqis in 2005.

 
 
Mar 10 2009 by AP0 Comments

Using heavy layers of armor to keep troops safe from bullets and bombs is making the Marine Corps too slow on a battlefield where speed and mobility are critical, a senior military leader said Tuesday.

 
 
Mar 5 2009 by AP0 Comments

President Barack Obama’s plan to shift 17,000 more soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan aims to help troops already fighting a strengthening Taliban-led insurgency.

 
 
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