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Marine rotational force units expand Corps’ Pacific footprint
Two Pacific-focused rotations cover more ground, and ocean, for the sea service.
By Todd South
Navy dishes out awards for best culinary crews across the service
These crews are acing taco Tuesday — but it's more than just cooking a good meal. Preparation and diligent logistics set crews apart.
By Zamone Perez
Mississippi executes Marine veteran for rape, murder of teen girl
Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., a former Marine Corps recruiter, was put to death for the 2000 rape and killing of a 16-year-old waitress.
Mississippi set to execute Marine veteran for killing 16-year-old girl
Loden told investigators he became angry after the teen allegedly said she would never want to be a Marine, and that he ordered her into his van.
Slain teen ‘loved life,’ mom says before Marine vet killer’s execution
Former Marine recruiter Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. initially had stopped to help the 16-year-old girl with a flat tire.
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press
State wants execution date for ex-Marine recruiter convicted of murder
Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. was convicted in the 2000 rape and killing of a 16-year-old waitress.
10 years for veteran who hit cop with Marine Corps flag on Jan. 6
Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
U.S. 7th Fleet commander sees increase in ‘unsafe’ intercepts by China
"It’s the provocative nature of the intercepts that’s got our attention, and we’re trying to understand it,” said Vice Adm. Karl Thomas.
By Zamone Perez
Russia, inflation and Washington gridlock: Biden’s next defense budget is still a big question mark
If Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, defense analysts foresee a boost in the U.S. troop presence in Europe that would trigger a supplemental defense funding request to Congress so as not to deplete other Pentagon accounts.
By Joe Gould
Russia, US, Ukraine to square off at UN Security Council
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia’s actions pose “a clear threat to international peace and security and the U.N. Charter.”
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press