http://www.marinecorpstimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, marinecorpstimes.com SaxoTech Online Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:12 -0400 15 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS06/306170029 A huge database of troop names and email addresses an Army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries to launch cyberattacks on service members, a government witness said Monday as the trial of Pfc. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:27:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS06/306170029 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/CAREERS03/306170018 NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/CAREERS03/306170018 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS05/306170021 Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS05/306170021 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/306170019 The cultural know-how Marines developed as part of the counterinsurgency strategy used in Iraq and Afghanistan will be applicable to new missions in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a general who oversees operations there. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/306170019 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/306170005 The Marine Corps will begin fielding quick-drying Rugged All Terrain boots in the next year. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/306170005 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS06/306170017 A former U.S. Marine facing extradition to the Philippines on double murder charges says he is innocent. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:01:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS06/306170017 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS05/306170013 Having military bands perform at community events would become easier under an amendment passed Friday by the House of Representatives. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:35:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS05/306170013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS02/306170011 Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard members face furloughs as the result of the automatic federal budget cuts that took effect earlier this year. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:04:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS02/306170011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS04/306170010 Rosie the Riveter returned to her factory, just a few months before it's likely to be demolished. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:44:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS04/306170010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/306170001 Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Alvarez was watching an MV-22B Osprey rise from a training site in Morocco last year when everything went wrong. The aircraft lost balance, pitched forward and crashed nose-first with a sickening crunch on the landing zone. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:20:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/306170001 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS/306160007 Regardless of personal faith, any sailor, Marine or Coast Guardsmen can talk to a chaplain about problems and know the discussion will remain confidential. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:17:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS/306160007 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS08/306160011 The Obama administration, trying to avoid getting drawn deeper into Syria's civil war, has pointed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:34:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS08/306160011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS08/306160010 One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are re Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:24:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130616/NEWS08/306160010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS06/306150008 Riverside County jurors have reached a decision on whether one of three Camp Pendleton Marines should get the death penalty for murdering a fellow serviceman and his wife. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:51:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS06/306150008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS/306150004 A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft made an unprecedented landing Friday on a Japanese naval vessel off the California coast. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:10:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS/306150004 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS05/306150011 For more than three months, the U.S. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:09:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130615/NEWS05/306150011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/OFFDUTY02/306140030 Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/OFFDUTY02/306140030 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS06/306140037 An Air Force recruiter has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and other offenses. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:45:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS06/306140037 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140027 The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:36:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140027 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS06/306140043 Two South Carolina-based staff noncommissioned officers have been charged with violating the Marine Corps' order on hazing and maltreatment and will face special courts-martial in coming months, officials said Friday. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:36:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS06/306140043 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/BENEFITS06/306140042 The Veterans Affairs hospital in Fayetteville says documents containing the personal information of nearly 1,100 veterans were found in a recycling bin two months ago. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:44:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/BENEFITS06/306140042 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140041 A Pentagon inspector general's report says U.S. special operations forces who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden were in uniform and wearing nametags during a CIA award ceremony attended by the writer of the film ' Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:37:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140041 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/EDU/306140038 More than $1 million in scholarships will be awarded to 670 military children in July through the 'Scholarships for Military Children' program. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:04:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/EDU/306140038 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140025 Leaders in Moore are working to rebuild and repair facilities at the Veterans Memorial Park that were destroyed in last month's EF5 tornado. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140025 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/BENEFITS06/306140024 The House Appropriations Committee has taken steps to block the U.S. Special Operations Command's efforts to create separate programs for mental health, education and family resiliency. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:04:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/BENEFITS06/306140024 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140022 Actor Tom Hanks has donated $25,000 to Camp Toccoa at Currahee Inc. for its ambitious restoration of the World War II paratrooper training camp. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:50:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140022 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140018 House appropriators have voted to reduce funding for permanent change-of-station moves in their defense appropriations bill for fiscal 2014. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140018 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140016 It's both what students do - and don't do - when facing the American flag that unsettled Brevard School Board member Andy Ziegler. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140016 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140015 During its work Thursday on the 2014 defense policy bill, the House of Representatives took up and passed a grab bag of amendments that will, if they become law, affect the lives of service members and their families: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:56:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS05/306140015 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140013 President Obama's decision to authorize lethal aid to Syrian rebels marks a deepening of U.S. involvement in the two-year civil war. But U.S. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:42:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306130027 The Marine Corps and Army have developed quick-reaction forces to respond to attacks such as the one in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:52:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306130027 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140008 A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140011 The NATO military coalition in Afghanistan has denied a United Nations report that a coalition airstrike killed three children in eastern Afghanistan. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS08/306140011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140010 The Marine Corps says two staff noncommissioned officers have been charged in a hazing incident at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:36:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/BENEFITS02/306130030 A key Republican said Thursday he'll propose cutting cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients and military and federal civilian retirees in an effort to find more money for defense programs. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:49:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/BENEFITS02/306130030 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS05/306130031 The Obama administration announced today it will provide military assistance to Syrian rebels, but that does not include a no-fly zone, an administration official said. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:46:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS05/306130031 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS04/306130015 A K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed June 5 in Afghanistan while resupplying Marines. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:29:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS04/306130015 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS06/306130033 Angered by the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, the House on Thursday endorsed a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for a member of the armed services convicted of rape or sexual assault in a military court. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:59:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS06/306130033 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130025 The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a 'red line' that would trigger Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:31:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130025 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/306130018 Dawn's early light and rockets' red glare seared a song into a man's heart in 1814 and moved his pen to create what became 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:15:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/306130018 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130011 The number of children killed and injured in Afghanistan's war has risen sharply this year, the U.N. Children's Fund said, calling the trend 'unacceptable' and 'very worrying.' Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:16:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130008 Six Afghan policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country's south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:07:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS08/306130008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS05/306130007 Once-secret surveillance programs were crucial in enabling the U.S. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:01:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS05/306130007 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120033 The commandant of the Marine Corps said the service is looking into making certain websites and social media pages off-limits to Marines - one possible response to the objectionable images and content that troops are posting to the Web. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120033 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120025 The Senate Armed Services Committee sided with the Joint Chiefs on sexual assault legislation Wednesday, gutting changes passed by a subcommittee on Tuesday that would have created an independent legal command to prosecute serious criminal offenses. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120025 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/BENEFITS04/306120035 U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Wednesday to pass bills that would bring benefits equality to same-sex military couples and would enhance law school programs that provide free legal services to veterans. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/BENEFITS04/306120035 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120011 A 72-year-old Southern California grandmother who shot at - and narrowly missed - a man trying to break into her home said Tuesday she was shocked at the attention her action was getting but does not regret defending herself and her husband, an 85-year-old World War II veteran who uses a wheelchair. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120034 A video of a U.S. Apache helicopter attack leaked by Pfc. Bradley Manning revealed sensitive information that could help enemies plan deadlier assaults, according to a Pentagon official's statement read Wednesday at the soldier's court-martial. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:36:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120034 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120029 An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple Heart medal and was arrested Wednesday, Cherokee County sheriff's officials said. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:27:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS06/306120029 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/BENEFITS06/306120026 UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans Services has ousted its chief executive officer following the company's rocky transition in assuming management of the Tricare West Region contract two months ago. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:50:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/BENEFITS06/306120026 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120032 President Barack Obama's top national security advisers met Wednesday to air their reservations about arming Syria's rebels, with officials acknowledging that the growing alarm over the Assad regime's rapid military advance is unlikely to translate into a Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120032 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120021 Georgia said Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last four weeks, but it will not reduce the number of troops serving there. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:46:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120021 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120024 The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after the attack last year on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:18:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120024 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120023 The head of U.S. Strategic Command made the case this morning that STRATCOM cannot be viewed simply as the nuclear arm of the Pentagon. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:21:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120023 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120002 Ambitious legislation to stanch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice system faces an uncertain future due to vigorous objections from senior Defense Department leaders and key members of Congress wh Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:15:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120002 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120017 The House Armed Services Committee is asking military conference planners to stop discriminating against resort cities. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:28:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS05/306120017 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306120013 Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 89th birthday Wednesday, and his library wants people to honor him with one of his new trademarks - very bright socks. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306120013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120010 A motorcycle bomb killed an Afghan soldier and a civilian Wednesday and wounded 15 other people in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:04:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS08/306120010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306110043 The Marine Corps' presence in Australia will increase fivefold next year as military officials there look to the U.S. for guidance in developing their amphibious capabilities, a Marine general with oversight of operations in the Pacific said June 11. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306110043 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS05/306110042 The Pentagon's investigative agency is examining a controversial Medal of Honor case that has been in limbo for nearly four years, according to a new letter from a congressman concerned about the issue. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:32:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS05/306110042