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• Marines quietly wrap up ops in Iraq

  By mid-February, Marines will be out of Iraq.
  

• Troops train for humanitarian response at Cobra Gold

  SATTAHIP, Thailand ? Right now, there?s probably no place on earth with a greater collection of people qualified to critique disaster response than at the annual Cobra Gold exercise ? with the exception of Haiti.
  

• Afghan assault to send 'strong signal': McChrystal

  KABUL ? The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan said Sunday a major offensive will send a "strong signal" and clear insurgents from their southern stronghold, as residents fled ahead of the assault.
  

• Taliban dig in for big assault, say Afghan villagers

  LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants are massing and preparing for a big fight ahead of a major NATO offensive in an insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, villagers fleeing the area said on Sunday.
  

• Rules of engagement mean Marines see victory in holding fire

  COMBAT OUTPOST FIDDLER?S GREEN, Afghanistan Sgt. Jefferson Haney is a rarity, and his fellow Marines look at him with just a little bit of envy.
  

• Study Measures Traumatic Brain Injury

  WASHINGTON - Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and a professor at Columbia University are working on a collaborative study measuring brain damage on traumatic brain injury patients.
  

• Marines poised for Marjeh offensive

  CHAPAWALA, Afghanistan ? When 35-year-old Lance Cpl. Robert McGuinn enlisted four years ago, he knew what to expect.
  

• Marines Advertise Looming Offensive on Marja

  Marines Hope Warning of Coming Attack Convinces Some Taliban to Leave Marines have been advertising their intent to go into Marja and take it away from the Taliban for months. The beat of those drums has grown faster and stronger in recent days prompting many to ask, why tip one's hand to the enemy?
  

• Frederick Marine remembered for bravery

  Family plans to bury Frederick High graduate at Arlington National Cemetery Kristen Forse will always remember her brother's bravery ? on and off the battlefield.
  

• Home Is Where the Pack Is: Marines Set Up Camp in Southern Afghan Desert

  CAMP BELLEAU WOOD, Afghanistan ? A desolate patch of Afghan desert has been transformed into the Marine Corps' newest installation in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have been working night and day to establish Camp Belleau Wood, named after the famous World War I battle in which 3/6 valiantly fought many years ago.
  

• Afghanistan: Marines Gear Up for Biggest Fight Yet

  The Biggest Test Yet for President Obama's Surge of Troops Into Afghanistan The city of Marja will be the biggest test yet for President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan. Thousands of U.S. Marines, soldiers, Afghan security forces and international forces are planning to oust hard-core insurgents from their last big refuge in Helmand Province.
  

• Cobra Gold war games begin

  Rayong - Cobra Gold, the 2010 version of the annual joint exercise among US and regional armed forces, began in Rayong province on Monday.
  

• Taps

  The Marines of Bravo Company left their patrol bases early Saturday morning. To their west were the Taliban pickets who defend the outer limits of Marja, an insurgent enclave in Helmand Province. The Marines turned in the opposite direction, heading to Forward Operating Base Spin Ghar, their company command post.
  

• Fighting a Thinking Enemy; Marines, Afghan Forces Engage Taliban With More Th...

  HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ? Beleaguered and tired, with combat boots half filled with water, Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and the Afghan national army soldiers attached to their unit, trudge through flooded canals in the Shorshurak region of Helmand province, Jan. 29.
  

• Service Members Save Afghan Lives With Blood Drive

  HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan ? When five injured Afghans needed medical attention, Marines and sailors from 1st Medical Battalion, Regimental Combat 7, came to their rescue.
  

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