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A pair of young Afghans pose as US Marines walk past while conducting a patrol in Garmser, Helmand Province
US Marine General John Allen, pictured speaking to US lawmakers in March
A V-22 Osprey helicopter
There are about 130,000 NATO troops fighting alongside Afghan government forces against the Taliban insurgency
Smoke rises during a controlled explosion of Improvised Explosive Devices by US Marines in Sangin
There are about 130,000 NATO troops fighting alongside Afghan government forces against the Taliban insurgency
A convoy of US Marines and Belgium troops pass a Somali woman in Kismayo in 1993
The US wants India to take more of a role in training the Afghan security forces when it withdraws from the country
The US wants India to take more of a role in training the Afghan security forces when it withdraws from the country
The US wants India to take more of a role in training the Afghan security forces when it withdraws from the country
The US wants India to take more of a role in training the Afghan security forces when it withdraws from the country
The US wants India to take more of a role in training the Afghan security forces when it withdraws from the country
Australia will see 2,500 US Marines deployed to its north as part of the Asia strategy
US Marines stand at attention before a service
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr
Mexican Marines escort Marcos Jesus Hernandez Rodriguez, aka "El Chilango"
A US Marine Corps carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Huling
US and Japan remain committed to the relocation of the Futenma base from its present urban location to a coastal spot
US bases in Okinawa
Japan and the United States have long clashed over Okinawa, the site of sporadic tensions with US troops
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Three Marines reported dead at US base shooting

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 22, 2013 04:19 EDT
A US Marine shot and killed two colleagues before apparently turning the gun on himself at a military base in Virginia, US media reported early on Friday.
 

Seven US Marines killed in training exercise

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 19, 2013 18:45 EDT
Seven US Marines were killed and seven more wounded when a mortar round exploded while still in its launch tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the military said Tuesday.
 

Seven killed in Marine Corps training accident: official

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 12:13 EDT
Seven US military personnel were killed and several more wounded in an accident during a Marine Corps training exercise in Nevada, the military said Tuesday.
 

Ten years on, US officer's Iraq diary tells grim tale

by Brigitte Dusseau  AFP American Edition
Mar 16, 2013 12:36 EDT
US Lieutenant Timothy McLaughlin's Iraq diary is not an introspective journal, but 10 years after the invasion its terse, staccato account of a young man's war holds a powerful charge.
 

US military members suing over Japan nuke disaster

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 15, 2013 07:21 EDT
US service members are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. for more than $2 billion on grounds the utility lied about the dangers of helping clean up the nuclear disaster that struck two years ago, a newspaper reported Thursday.
 

Family of ex-Marine held in Iran calls for mercy

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 05, 2013 19:35 EST
The family of a former US Marine held for 555 days in Iran, mostly in solitary confinement, urged Iranian leaders on Tuesday to show mercy and free him, revealing his father is dying from cancer.
 

F-35 flights should resume soon: Pentagon official

by Amy Coopes  AFP American Edition
Feb 25, 2013 02:12 EST
The Pentagon's director of the F-35 programme said Monday the next-generation US fighter jet could be back in the air within a fortnight after an engine crack forced the grounding of test flights.
 

US military halts test flights for F-35 fighter

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 22, 2013 17:22 EST
The US military suspended all test flights Friday for the new F-35 fighter jet over potential engine problems, officials said, the latest setback for a program dogged by cost overruns and technical glitches.
 

Gay marriage group regrets Laura Bush balk at TV ad

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 21, 2013 18:53 EST
A broad coalition campaigning for marriage equality across the United States said Thursday it's sorry that former first lady Laura Bush is unhappy to appear in one of its ads.
 

Three hurt in US helicopter hard landing in Thailand

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 20, 2013 04:47 EST
A US Marine helicopter on Wednesday made a "hard landing" during military exercises in northern Thailand, seriously injuring some of the passengers, the US Embassy in Bangkok said.
 

Top US general to retire, declines NATO job

by Dan De Luce  AFP Global Edition
Feb 19, 2013 17:38 EST
US General John Allen, who just wrapped up a tour as commander in Afghanistan, said Tuesday he will retire instead of accepting the top job at NATO, citing his wife's health problems.
 

Obama: Top US general to retire, declines NATO job

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 19, 2013 13:40 EST
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that General John Allen will retire instead of accepting the top job at NATO, as he seeks to take care of his family after a 19-month tour in Afghanistan.
 

British boxer denies killing US Marine in Thailand

By Staff Reporter  AFP European Edition
Feb 18, 2013 07:04 EST
A British kickboxer on Monday pleaded not guilty to the murder of a former US marine as he appeared in court on the Thai resort island of Phuket, his lawyer said.
 

Top US general may decline top NATO job: report

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 13, 2013 16:55 EST
The Pentagon said Wednesday the former top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, will be given time to rest before his next assignment amid reports he has decided not to accept an offer to become the next top NATO commander.
 

First lady hosts gay, wounded warrior, illegal student

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 12, 2013 14:01 EST
An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple's chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech.
 

Dunford takes charge of NATO forces in Afghanistan

by Joris Fioriti  AFP Global Edition
Feb 10, 2013 10:13 EST
US General Joseph Dunford assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, taking over from General John Allen as the coalition prepares to withdraw the bulk of its combat troops by next year.
 

Dunford takes charge of NATO in Afghanistan

by Joris Fioriti  AFP Global Edition
Feb 10, 2013 06:46 EST
US General Joseph Dunford assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, taking over from General John Allen as the coalition prepares to withdraw the bulk of its combat troops by next year.
 

Malian coup leader sidelined by French intervention

by Laurence BOUTREUX  AFP Global Edition
Feb 09, 2013 11:46 EST
Amadou Sanogo had vowed to "fight to the last breath" for Mali, but the army captain whose coup sped the nation's unravelling has sat silently to the side as French-led forces reclaim the north from Islamist rebels.
 

US defense chiefs defend Benghazi response

by Jo Biddle  AFP American Edition
Feb 07, 2013 14:56 EST
Defense chiefs on Thursday defended the military response to a militant attack on a US mission in Libya, but warned looming deep budget cuts threaten America's ability to protect itself.
 

US military is not a 911 service: Panetta

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 07, 2013 14:11 EST
The US military is not a 911 service ready to rush to every emergency around the world, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told lawmakers Thursday, defending the response to an attack on a mission in Libya.
 
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