http://www.marinecorpstimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, marinecorpstimes.com SaxoTech Online Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:56:29 -0400 15 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200038 A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200038 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200036 The Stolen Valor Act, a bill making it illegal to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military valor medal, has passed the House of Representatives again on a 390-3 vote. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200036 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200033 The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:46:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200033 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200029 Sgt. Evan Davis could talk for hours about the intricacies and techniques behind competitive air-rifle shooting. But he can summarize it best as '90 percent mental and 10 percent fundamental.' Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200029 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200035 The Class of 2016 took 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds to remove a 'Dixie cup' cover from the top of the Herndon Monument, marking the end of their plebe year at the Naval Academy. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200035 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200008 The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how Reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members - an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200004 The commingled remains of 13 fallen service members - mostly Marines - killed in the last armed action of the Vietnam War were laid to rest May 15 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The men died in a raid known today as the Mayaguez Incident, which was mounted to save the crew of a civilian container ship highjacked in 1975 by communist Khmer Rouge forces near Cambodia. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200004 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200027 A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200027 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200032 The trouble for Lance Cpl. H started when she checked her Facebook account one day last year to find nearly 50 new friend requests from male Marines she didn't know. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200032 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/BENEFITS/305200031 Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:07:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/BENEFITS/305200031 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200026 Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200026 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200016 More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200016 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200013 President Obama will deliver a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200012 Philadelphia police are seeking six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200012 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200003 Veterans treated at Veterans Affairs Department medical facilities for post-traumatic stress disorder often receive highly addictive sedatives even though the department's own guidelines issued in 2010 recommend against their use for the condition. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200003 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/305200002 It is my opinion that Gen. Jim Amos is one of the best Marine Corps commandants in recent memory. But I think his removal of the head of Officer Candidates School ['A matter of accountability,' May 6] makes it clear he needs a break. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/305200002 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190016 The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint to the Defense Department Inspector General charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190016 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 Coast Guard Lt. Patrick Fernandez ran away from a field of more than 10,000 runners to win the sixth annual Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on a grey and drizzly morning in Fredricksburg, Va. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190005 Junior Marines and noncommissioned officers will receive enhanced training in the wake of a May 8 report from the Pentagon indicating sexual assaults are up, but that's only one piece of the Marine Corps' new prevention efforts. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190005 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190009 As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply 'Baby Boy' or 'Baby Girl,' followed by a surname and a burial date. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190009 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190006 A Marine spouse believes she has found a remedy for deployment separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress and even battlefield wounds - and it's all in a cup of hot tea. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190006 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:12:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180005 Marine Corps leaders are pressing forward with the development of a new course for freshly minted sergeants major that stresses leadership and professional ethics as they prepare to oversee an entire battalion or squadron of Marines. Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180005 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 The three oldest Gloden boys have been known to zip their remote control cars through the expansive deck of a C-17 transport as their family flies on military Space Available flights. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 After a decade of war, the military may have become soft on some sexual assault offenders, the Pentagon's top officer said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170013 A Connecticut Marine accused in an assault that left a Brown University basketball player with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170018 When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:40:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170018 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170017 Dad sick with cancer, family seeks release Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170017 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170019 The Marine colonel running day-to-day management of the U.S. military's nonlethal weapons program has been removed from his command, Marine Corps Times has learned. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170019 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170005 The father of a New Bedford Marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken that a thief broke into his home and stole his son's posthumous Purple Heart. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170005 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 President Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are 'ashamed' of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services, and he promised an accelerated effort to find solutions. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system to improve investigation and prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling have sex crimes handled outside the normal chain of command. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 Five new books offer five ways to understand the relationship between service and self, and how to survive both without self-destruction. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 The Defense Department wants to repeal a decades-old law restricting a service member to receiving only one Medal of Honor, saying the 'V' device added for subsequent awards seems too little for someone who has performed such a valorous act. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 The nation's top defense leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 Stung by a spiraling number of sexual assaults in the military and a string of scandals, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all the services to conduct a sweep of workspaces across every military installation to eliminate anything that might be deg Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 For members of the military struggling to stay in fighting trim, the stakes are higher than ever: The services have been cutting end strength as spending slows, and those who fail to meet fitness standards are being booted out in growing numbers. Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 When it comes to the rules of the road for military motorcycle riders, every base can be a little different. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 The secret is getting out. If you haven't heard The Secret State yet, trust us, you will. The band was founded by an Army Iraq veteran and two Coast Guard midshipmen-turned-downrange contractors, and its single ' Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 President Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan's wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments Thursday, but said he may have lacked 'international sensitivity.' Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including six Americans and two children, officials said. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:44:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 In an expanding effort to eliminate the benefits claims backlog, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Wednesday it is putting its claims processing staff on mandatory overtime through the end of the fiscal year. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:20:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 Sexual assault in the U.S. military is costing the armed services the confidence of women in uniform that the problem can be solved, the nation's top military officer warns. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:57:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027 The Army is investigating Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, a sexual abuse educator at Fort Hood, Texas, for running a small-time prostitution ring and for the sexual assault of another soldier, senior military officials have confirmed. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:00 -0400 http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027