Marine Corps News Room

Marines land in land down under, kick off

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:03:22 -0600

9/2/2010 By Lance Cpl. Jennifer Pirante , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia — More than 300 Marines migrated toward the outback for exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, last week.

LSSS takes care of Marines and sailors to fullest extent of the law

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:53:57 -0600

9/2/2010 By Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado , 2nd Marine Logistics Group

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Constant movement, hectic work schedules and the steady flow of Marines and sailors coming in for legal advice and services keeps the Legal Services Support Section, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, busier than any other in the Marine Corps.

Gates, Karzai Discuss Way Ahead in Afghanistan

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:10 -0600

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Jim Garamone
Date09.02.2010

KABUL, Afghanistan - There are now enough resources in Afghanistan to deliver "tangible and lasting results," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai here Sept. 2.

US to start NATO talks on Afghan transition-Petraeus

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:50:09 -0600

02 Sep 2010 17:40:24 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Phil Stewart

KABUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soon on next year's planned "transition", expected to include withdrawal of some U.S. forces, the top NATO commander in the country said on Thursday.

Afghan insurgents' opium earnings cut-U.S. general

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:46 -0600

02 Sep 2010 17:02:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Insurgents in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Taliban's opium-producing heartland, are operating with less than half the cash they had a year ago, the commander of coalition forces in the area said Thursday.

Civilian casualty allegation in Kandahar

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:25 -0600

ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date09.02.2010

KABUL - An allegation that the International Security Assistance Force caused civilian casualties was made in Kandahar province yesterday. The allegation is currently being investigated.

Two large weapons caches secured, destroyed

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:40:46 -0600

ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date09.02.2010

KABUL - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces to two large weapons caches - which were secured and destroyed - in the Sarobi District of Kabul province today.

Afghanistan Now Has Forces, Resources, Petraeus Says

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:39:04 -0600

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Jim Garamone
Date09.02.2010

CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan - The forces are now in place to make major strides in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said here today.

Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:37:18 -0600

By Anne Gearan
Associated Press
10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that the sometimes strained relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.

Gates Says U.S. Forces in Afghanistan for 'Years' to Come

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:35:37 -0600

By James Rosen
Published September 02, 2010
FoxNews.com

CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates touched down in Kabul Thursday, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan for a lightning round of strategy sessions with top commanders and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

ANGLICO Experts Augment the 31st MEU

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:41:53 -0600

9/2/2010 By 1st Lt. Caleb Eames , 31st MEU

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (September 2, 2010) — Twelve Marines from the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company recently joined the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for the upcoming deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.

Hero helps 'broken' troops

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:29:07 -0600

Thursday, September 2, 2010 02:59 AM
By Jeb Phillips
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

One of the most highly decorated Marines during the war in Iraq had to drink to fall asleep. He once tried to kill himself.

US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:23:51 -0600

by Daphne Benoit Daphne Benoit – September 2, 2010

KABUL (AFP) – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there.

NATO checks claim strike kills 10 Afghan campaigners

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:19:51 -0600

02 Sep 2010 10:40:58 GMT
Source: Reuters

(Updates possible toll to 10 killed, adds attack in southeast)

TALOOQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed 10 election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were investigating the incident.

As U.S. deaths in Afghanistan rise, military families grow critical

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:12:45 -0600

Some families of service members killed in the war say the rules of engagement protect Afghan civilians at the expense of American troops. U.S. combat tolls have peaked this summer.

By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
September 2, 2010

Reporting from Queensbury, N.Y. — Bill and Beverly Osborn still can't bring themselves to erase the phone message from their son Ben. He had called from Afghanistan in June to assure them that he was safe. Four days later, he was killed in a Taliban ambush.