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03 31st, 2011| 
AFP – The US military on Wednesday ordered a Marine unit specializing in emergency nuclear response to deploy to Japan to assist local authorities in addressing the massive crisis, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
6
Reuters – The United States will temporarily send 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan in an effort to hold onto fragile security gains, but overall U.S. troop levels will not surpass previously announced limits, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
14
AFP – The chief of the US Marine Corps said Tuesday that ending a ban on openly gay troops in the military could jeopardize the lives of Marines in combat by undermining closely knit units. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
22
AFP – The head of the US Marine Corps is willing to help smooth a transition to gays serving openly in the military despite his voiced opposition to the move, the top American military officer said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
22
AFP – The head of the US Marine Corps is willing to help smooth a transition to gays serving openly in the military despite his voiced opposition to the move, the top American military officer said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
8
AFP – The new commandant of the US Marine Corps spoke out in an interview published Sunday against lifting a ban on gays serving openly in the military at a time when US troops are in combat. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
27
AFP – The FBI said Tuesday the same weapon was used in shootings at the Pentagon and a US Marine Corps museum in Virginia this month, with a third incident also possibly linked. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
28
AFP – The top US Marine on Tuesday said most Marines would prefer not to share a room with gay comrades, despite plans by President Barack Obama to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
25
AFP – The top US Marine on Tuesday said most Marines would prefer not to share a room with gay comrades, despite plans by President Barack Obama to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »