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Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan

Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marines Corps finally has had an opportunity to test the...

Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan

Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marines Corps finally has had an opportunity to test the...

Court for ex-Marine accused in Philippines murders

Authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine arrested last month in upstate New York say they have linked him to guns used in a double killing in 2011 in the Philippines.

Family begs Iran to release man held for 555 days

The family of a former U.S. Marine detained in Iran on espionage charges is begging for his freedom a year after his death sentence was overturned, saying Tuesday they only recently learned he...

Briton denies murder of US ex-Marine in Thailand

A British kickboxer has told the judge at his trial in Thailand that he did not deliberately kill a former U.S. Marine he is charged with murdering.

Marine freed from Mexico jail says inmates threatened to behead him

Only days after U.S. Marine veteran Jon Hammar was thrown into a Mexican prison for carrying an antique shotgun into the country, gangsters in the jail warned him of his likely fate - beheading.

This is how Mexico confines US Marine veteran in its prison

U.S. Marine veteran Jon Hammar spends most of his day on a bunk bed in a dingy Mexican prison, and at times his ankle is restrained by a handcuff locked to a bed.

This is how Mexico confines U.S. Marine veteran in its prison

U.S. Marine veteran Jon Hammar spends most of his day on a bunk bed in a dingy Mexican prison, and at times his ankle is restrained by a handcuff locked to a bed.

US Marine pleads to taking $150K in bribes in Iraq

Federal prosecutors in San Diego say a U.S. Marine has pleaded guilty to accepting $150,000 in bribes from contractors while stationed in Iraq.

Latest hell for ex-U.S. Marine: Chained to bed in Mexican jail

If Hammar had any intention of causing mayhem, using his great-grandfather's proud firearm would have been like Daniel Boone and his muzzle-loading Tick-Licker fighting a modern U.S. Marine.

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Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

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WASHINGTON: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

The newly revealed case is that of Jude Kenan Mohammed, one of eight men indicted by federal...

Sacramento area veterans awarded diplomas through Operation Recognition

Four other veterans were recognized and will receive diplomas, although they were unable to...