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Marines Arrive in Yemen
 Marines Arrive 
 in Yemen 
Sep 14, 2012 10:29 AM CDT

Marines Arrive in Yemen

Protests grow across Muslim world

(Newser) - US Marines are in Yemen as protesters continue to throng around the US embassy there, the AP reports. An elite Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team arrived today, as security forces continued to fire live rounds and tear gas into a crowd numbering around 2,000. The same type of team was...

Libya Official: Attack Was Planned for 9/11

And Politico describes lack of security at consulate

(Newser) - Libya suspects the same thing the White House does: that the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was indeed a militant strike timed with the 9/11 anniversary, a Libyan official said today. He also confirmed the attack came in two parts: First, on the consulate—using protests against an...

US Marines Headed to Benghazi Consulate

Unrest around North Africa spurs reinforcements

(Newser) - US Marines are en route to Libya to reinforce security at the American consulate in Benghazi, reports CNN , following last night's slaying of US ambassador Chris Stevens . The team of 50 Marines, known as the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, specializes in protecting embassies, reports the AP , although experts point...

Marine Goes Undercover to Expose Girlfriend's Rapist

Befriends alleged perpetrator Elric Shawn Millner

(Newser) - When a former Marine MP started dating a Texas teen and she told him the story of how Elric Shawn Millner got her drunk, raped her, and videotaped the whole thing two years ago, the Marine took action. He befriended the alleged perpetrator, now 24, and pretended to be upset...

Female Marine: Women in Infantry Is a Bad Idea
Female Marine: Women
in Infantry Is a Bad Idea
OPINION
Jul 6, 2012 12:22 PM CDT

Female Marine: Women in Infantry Is a Bad Idea

'We are not all created equal,' writes Capt. Katie Petronio

(Newser) - The Marines are moving toward the notion of putting more women in combat roles , and one Marine in particular—a woman—thinks it's a lousy idea. "As a combat-experienced Marine officer, and a female, I am here to tell you that we are not all created equal,"...

3rd Arrest in Murder of Marine's Wife

Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino latest suspect in Brittany Dawn Killgore case

(Newser) - A third person was arrested last night in the murder of Brittany Dawn Killgore, a Camp Pendleton Marine's wife. Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino, 36, was arrested at a downtown San Diego hotel, but no word yet on her suspected role. Staff Sgt. Louis Perez, 45, and Jessica Lynn Lopez,...

US Yanks Almost Half of Okinawa Marines

Because Japan doesn't want them there

(Newser) - The US military has worn out its welcome in Japan, so the two countries today announced an agreement to pull about 9,000 Marines from the Okinawa base, redeploying them in other places in the Asia-Pacific region, like Hawaii and the US territory of Guam. Japan has grown increasingly restless...

Marine Who Bashed Obama on Facebook Is Discharged

Gary Stein is out after saying he wouldn't follow president's orders

(Newser) - A sergeant who criticized President Obama on Facebook is getting booted out of the Marines. Sgt. Gary Stein will get an other-than-honorable discharge and lose most of his benefits, the Corps said today. Among other things, Stein wrote, "Screw Obama and I will not follow all orders from him....

Panetta Reveals Another Prostitute Scandal

Alleged 2011 incident involved Marines in Brazil

(Newser) - What's more shocking than a prostitute scandal? Two prostitute scandals! Defense Secretary Leon Panetta yesterday revealed an alleged 2011 incident in which three Marines on a US Embassy security team reportedly pushed a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia after arguing about—you guessed it—payment. The Marines,...

Marines Open Infantry School to Women

Female volunteers will head to officer training facility for first time

(Newser) - For the first time ever, women will be permitted to train as infantry combat officers in the Marine Corps, reports the Military Times , which calls the move "monumental." Until now, women have largely been relegated to support roles such as personnel administration and aircraft maintenance. An unknown number...

Woman Busted for Murder of Marine's Wife

Brittany Killgore's body found after Jessica Lopez attempts suicide

(Newser) - A missing-person case in San Diego has become a complicated murder case, with some media reports hinting at links to a sex ring . The body of Brittany Killgore, the wife of a US Marine serving in Afghanistan, was found in a remote site north of the city after police found...

Marine Linked to Missing San Diego Woman

Cops question serviceman busted for possessing stolen rifle

(Newser) - Police in San Diego are questioning a Marine over the missing wife of a fellow serviceman. Louis Ray Perez, 45, was already in custody on an unrelated charge of possession of a AR-15 assault rifle stolen from Camp Pendleton, ABC reports. He was the last person seen with Britanny Killgore,...

First Wave of US Marines Arrives in Australia

Deployment widely seen as a check on Chinese power

(Newser) - A group of 180 US Marines arrived last night in Darwin, Australia, in the first wave of what will eventually be a 2,500-strong US presence on the island continent. Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith officially welcomed the Marines in a ceremony today, the New York Times reports. "One...

7 Marines Dead in Ariz. Helicopter Collision

Occurred during a training exercise last night

(Newser) - More tragedy for US troops today: Seven Marines are dead after two helicopters collided near Yuma, Arizona, last night. The Corps said the AH-1W Cobra and UH-1Y Huey were participating in a training exercise around 8pm when the accident occurred. The choppers were part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing....

Rick Perry Defends 'Kids' Who Urinated on Taliban

GOP candidate slams White House 'rhetoric'

(Newser) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry today accused the Obama administration of "over-the-top rhetoric" and "disdain for the military" in its condemnation of a video that purportedly shows four Marines urinating on corpses in Afghanistan. "Obviously, 18-, 19-year-old kids make stupid mistakes all too often. And that's...

Marines in Urination Video ID&#39;d
 Marines in Urination Video ID'd 
Jan 13, 2012 11:17 AM CST

Marines in Urination Video ID'd

Hillary Clinton calls incident possible war crime

(Newser) - Investigators have identified the four Marines shown in a video apparently urinating on Taliban corpses, and they could be charged today, CBS News reports. The military has interviewed at least two of the men on the matter as officials scramble to address its fallout. "Anyone, anyone found to have...

Video Allegedly Shows Marines Urinating on Bodies

USMC is investigating clip apparently of dead Taliban fighters

(Newser) - The Pentagon has a potentially nasty scandal on its hands: The US Marine Corps says it is investigating a 40-second video that surfaced today on YouTube and elsewhere that appears to show four Marines urinating on the corpses of three Taliban fighters, reports the Air Force Times . The men joke...

Mila Kunis Attends Marines Ball With Scott Moore
 Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball 
Nov 20, 2011 7:37 AM CST

Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball

Actress makes good on promise to accompany Sgt. Scott Moore

(Newser) - Chalk up another celeb who's made good on a YouTube promise: Not to be outdone by Friends With Benefits co-star Justin Timberlake , Mila Kunis has hit her own Marine Corps ball. The actress accompanied Sgt. Scott Moore— who cheekily invited her in a YouTube video that went viral —...

JT: Marine Ball 'Changed My Life'

Timberlake pens tribute after date with corporal

(Newser) - Not only did Justin Timberlake attend the Marine Corps Ball Saturday night—afterward, he wrote a moving tribute that brought a tear to the eye of even the famously snarky Gawker . “I knew I would have an evening that I wouldn't forget... Something I could tell my friends...

Justin Timberlake Parties With Kelsey De Santis at Marine Corps Ball in Richmond
 Timberlake 
 Parties at 
 Marines Ball 
A PROMISE KEPT
Nov 13, 2011 1:03 PM CST

Timberlake Parties at Marines Ball

Keeps date with Marine Kelsey De Santis

(Newser) - Maybe it was Kelsey De Santis' beefcake Marine brethren in the background, but Justin Timberlake didn't welch on his promise to take the martial-arts expert and corporal to last night's Marine Corps Ball in Richmond. Timberlake grudgingly agreed to go after De Santis posted a video invite on...

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