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Marine squadron commander fired nine months after fatal helo crash

Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey was relieved of command of the Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, known as the “Flying Tigers,” on Nov. 18.

7 months ago

Group breaks ground on new Tun Tavern, birthplace of the Marine Corps

If fundraising is successful, owners could open doors by Nov. 10, 2025, the 250th Marine Corps birthday.

8 months ago

Marine veteran, ex-Florida police officer latest charged in Capitol breach

Nicholas Lentz was charged in a criminal complaint with illegally being in a restricted building and disruptive and disorderly conduct.

4 years ago

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

Evan Liberty is one of four former Blackwater contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump, freeing them from prison after a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians.

5 years ago

2 lance corporals accused in drug case that led to Camp Pendleton Marine’s overdose

Two U.S. Marines were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges the lance corporals were involved in selling drugs to Marines, including to a fellow Marine who died from an overdose.

5 years ago

Court argument seeks reversal of military HIV policies

Lawyers for military service members whose careers were halted after testing positive for the AIDS virus asked a federal judge Monday to overturn policies restricting their service as irrational and discriminatory.

5 years ago

Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial

A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.

6 years ago

Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings

A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead.

6 years ago

Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will become Marine commandant Thursday ― on the Corps’ other birthday

Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will pin on his fourth star on Thursday just prior to the change of command ceremony.

6 years ago

Defense seeks pause in Navy SEAL case while probing spying

Attorneys for a Navy officer who supervised a SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner demanded prosecutors stop monitoring defense lawyer emails and put the case on hold, according to court documents obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

6 years ago

Prosecutors in Navy war crimes case accused of spying on defense attorneys and Navy Times reporter

Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defense lawyers and a reporter in an apparent attempt to discover who was leaking information to the media, according to lawyers who told The Associated Press that they received the corrupted messages.

6 years ago

Remains of Marine Raider killed in World War II returned to family

More than 75 years after Nicholas J. Gojmerac was last seen alive dragging a wounded comrade to safety during a World War II battle, his remains are back home in Kansas.

6 years ago