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• Afghans to Taliban: Help us rebuild country

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — The Afghan military told Taliban fighters Monday to lay down their arms and help their countrymen build a better future as the offensive against the militant stronghold of Marjah slowed in the face of gunbattles and sniper...

• Military slowly scaling back role in Haiti

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The biggest U.S. military surge since Iraq and Afghanistan is scaling back a month after the troops arrived in haste to aid victims of Haiti’s catastrophic quake.Great gray ships have been leaving behind Haiti’s b...

• Corps to use more lethal ammo in Afghanistan

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  The Marine Corps is dropping its conventional 5.56mm ammunition in Afghanistan in favor of new deadlier, more accurate rifle rounds, and could field them at any time.The open-tipped rounds until now have been available only to Special Operations Command t...

• Troops speak out on gays serving openly

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  When Adm. Mike Mullen stunned the Senate Armed Services committee earlier this month by saying it’s time to stop kicking gay service members out just for being gay, he also acknowledged that the Defense Department is working in a data vacuum on this...

• Family says Marine dies in Afghanistan

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Marine from Michigan who would have turned 22 on St. Patrick’s Day has been killed in Afghanistan, his family said.The remains of Cpl. Jacob H. Turbett were returned Monday to Dover Air Force Base, Del.His wife, Crys...

• Taliban steps up attacks on troops in Marjah

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  MARJAH, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters stepped up counterattacks Monday against U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers in the militant stronghold of Marjah, slowing the allied advance to a crawl despite Afghan government claims that the insurgents are bro...

• Troops: Strict war rules slow Marjah offensive

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  MARJAH, Afghanistan — Some American and Afghan troops say they’re fighting the latest offensive in Afghanistan with a handicap — strict rules that routinely force them to hold their fire.Although details of the new guidelines are classif...

• Vietnam vets lobby for a day of honor

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  Some Vietnam War veterans are fighting for a day of their own.They have persuaded several state legislatures and dozens of cities to designate Vietnam Veterans Day and are lobbying others for a symbol of the gratitude and respect they believe they were de...

• Corps to field more grenade launchers

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  The Corps will put a multishot rotational grenade launcher into widespread use beginning this summer, giving more infantrymen the ability to pump six 40mm explosive rounds at enemies within three seconds.Nearly 2,200 M32 launchers will hit the fleet begin...

• DoD to Marines: ‘Quit the spit’

  Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:33 Author:

  The Defense Department would like you to remove that gritty lump of tobacco from your mouth and chuck it in the trash. If you do it Feb. 18, you’ll have company.That’s the date of the Great American Spit Out, which DoD is promoting as part of ...

• Campaign to Give Marines Equal Status With Navy

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• 21% Medicare/TRICARE Payment Cut

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• Notes From The Comandant - January 2010

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• Notes From The Director - January 2010

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• VA Patient Care Group Scam

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• Nat. Sec, Advisor Gen, James Jones on Sen. Kennedy

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• MCL Bans Khaki (Tan) Shirts

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• Priority Group 8 Enrollment Relaxation Changes

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• Congress recognizes the MCL for Redesignation Support

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• Home Visit & MCL Induction!!!

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