Marine Corps News Room

IJC Operational Update, March 9

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:53 -0600

Afghanistan - In Khowst last night, an Afghan-international security force searched a compound outside the village of Galyan, in the Sabari District after intelligence information indicated militant activity.

Training, Investment Create Sustainable Afghan Army

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:16:58 -0600

Training and financial investment are critical to helping Afghanistan's security forces become self-sufficient, a senior participant in the effort said.

Helmand Will Serve As Template, NATO Official Says

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:10:14 -0600

Operations in Helmand province will serve as a template for future operations elsewhere in Afghanistan, NATO's senior civilian representative here said today.

McChrystal Details Lessons of Marjah Offensive

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:01 -0600

The Taliban flag no longer flies over Marja, and the operations in the central region of Helmand province have lessons for the rest of Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in the country said today.

Marines' mothers turn Lititz red, white, blue

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:34 -0600

With springlike weather and many American flags flying, it looked more like Memorial Day in Lititz than a Sunday in early March.

Gates Seeks 'Ground Truth' in Afghanistan

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:49:26 -0600

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is visiting Afghanistan to get what he called the "ground truth" from service members.

Operation Combats Insurgents, Uncovers Weapons

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:40 -0600

IJC Operational Update, March 8

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:34:53 -0600

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-international security force searched a compound in a rural area northeast of Khowst City, in the Sabari District of Khowst province, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the joint force detained a few suspected insurgents for further questioning.

Afghanistan’s President Receives a Mixed Reception in a Visit to Newly Won Marja

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:32:14 -0600

MARJA, Afghanistan — Once a Taliban refuge, Marja has come a long way since the Marines invaded four weeks ago, so much so that the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, arrived Sunday with top American and Afghan officials to speak to several hundred residents crammed inside a mosque.

IJC Operational Update March 7

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:25:19 -0600

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-international force captured a Taliban weapons facilitator in Ghazni province last night.

Signs of life return to an Afghan ghost town

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:31:43 -0600

A campaign has begun to lure residents back to war-ravaged Now Zad in Helmand province, with Marine and Afghan guards posted 24 hours a day to ward off Taliban attacks.

Signs of life return to an Afghan ghost town

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:31:43 -0600

A campaign has begun to lure residents back to war-ravaged Now Zad in Helmand province, with Marine and Afghan guards posted 24 hours a day to ward off Taliban attacks.

Letting Women Reach Women In Afghan War

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:55:21 -0600

The Marines in a recent “cultural awareness” class scribbled careful notes as the instructor coached them on do’s and don’ts when talking to villagers in Afghanistan: Don’t start by firing off questions, do break the ice by playing with the children, don’t let your interpreter hijack the conversation.

Afghan Drug Trade Complicates U.S. Task in Marjah

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:53:41 -0600

The impetus for the U.S.-led assault on Marjah began one moonless night last May when a squad of American and Afghan anti-narcotics agents, backed by U.S. Marines, slipped through the town's empty streets and raided the Lachoya opium bazaar.

Right to Bear Arms: Ordnance Marines Arm MAG-40

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:43:27 -0600

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – The ordnance technicians for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 "Scarface," Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, sat and waited for the troops-in-contact call, and when it came, without hesitation, they sprinted through the gravel toward the helicopter landing zones to arm aircraft and get them back into action for combat operations in Marjah.