Tag: Marine Corps

The Veterans Accountability Act could be the start of much-needed reforms to the VA healthcare system.

Veterans’ views: Was Iraq worth the fight?

Jed Babbin · June 1, 2015 9:00 am

A sailor aboard the USS Wasp Â signals to the pilot of an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to land as it arrives for the first phase of operational testing, May 18, 2015.Â (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Lance Cpl. Remington Hall)

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F-35 jump jet inches closer to fleet debut

Tara Copp · May 26, 2015 9:00 am

Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Pfc. Benjamin Feldbush of Stafford County, Va., places a flag in front of a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2015. "Flags In" is an annual tradition that is reserved for The Old Guard since its designation as the Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. They conduct the mission annually at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery prior to Memorial Day to honor our nation's fallen military heroes. (AP Photo)

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Remembrance

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2015 9:00 am

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Marine helicopter crash in Hawaii kills 1, injures 21

Kelly Cohen · May 18, 2015 11:11 am

Nepalese army soldiers prepare to leave for a rescue mission to the site where the suspected wreckage of a U.S. Marine helicopter, that disappeared earlier this week while on a relief mission in the earthquake-hit Himalayan nation, was spotted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Three bodies found near crashed U.S. chopper in Nepal

Kelly Cohen · May 15, 2015 4:48 pm

A U.S. Osprey flies back to Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 14, 2015. A search continued Thursday for a U.S. Marine helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. It disappeared Tuesday while delivering aid in the country's northeast. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue)

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Searchers haven’t found missing helicopter in Nepal

Tara Copp · May 14, 2015 4:24 pm

US soldiers unload Huey helicopters from a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III after the same landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Pentagon: No confirmation yet missing Marine helicopter found

Tara Copp · May 13, 2015 1:18 pm

US soldiers unload Huey helicopters from a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III after the same landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo)

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Marine helicopter in Nepal rescue effort missing

Tara Copp · May 12, 2015 7:13 pm

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GOP senators praise Dunford pick for Joint Chiefs

Tara Copp · May 5, 2015 4:20 pm

On Saturday, a group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division posted the names, addresses, photos and ranks of 100 military personnel from the Air Force, Army and Navy, urging supporters to kill them, according to terrorist monitoring group SITE Intelligence.Â (John Moore/Getty Images)

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Marine Corps head asks for ‘vigilance’ after Islamic State online threat

Kelly Cohen · March 23, 2015 12:11 pm

A UH-60 helicopter with 11 military personnel on board crashed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Tuesday night. (AP Photo)

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11 troops unaccounted for after UH-60 crash in Florida

Tara Copp · March 11, 2015 11:22 am

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Spending caps will put Navy, Marines ‘lives at risk,’ Congress told

Tara Copp · March 10, 2015 6:22 pm