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Two Iranian fast boats approach US warship while CENTCOM commander is on board
The Essex is hauling U.S. Marines and F-35Bs with the 13th MEU.
By Shawn Snow
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F-35s with 13th MEU and Marine air wings are back to normal flight operations
F-35s have been cleared to fly out of the Marine air station in Beaufort, South Carolina.
By Shawn Snow
Marine Corps IDs Marine from 13th MEU who was reported overboard
A 13th MEU Marine who was reported overboard has been ID'd and declared dead.
By Jon Simkins
Marine Corps and Navy end search and rescue efforts for 13th MEU Marine reported overboard
The Navy and Marine Corps launched more than 110 aerial sorties and combed 13,000 square nautical miles off the Philippine coast looking for the missing Marine.
By Shawn Snow
Massive search and rescue operation underway for 13th MEU Marine reported overboard
The amphibious assault ship Essex reported the Marine overboard at 9:40 a.m. local time.
By Shawn Snow
World War II vet, 92, has delivered meals to needy for 20 years
'Why sit home and look at four walls?'
By Elysia Conner, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune via AP