The future of the U.S. Marine Corps once its Afghanistan mission has wound down is unclear—but the corps' top officer sees it in the Pacific, The Wall Street Journal reports. It was there, during ...

It's been almost a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan again and the U.S. military pulled out of the country. As the withdrawal unfolded, Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman was watching the ...

On May 10, 21-year-old Cpl. Kurt S. Shea of Frederick, Md., died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. The incident surrounding his death is under investigation. He deployed to ...

Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official ...

"This ruling brings a long-awaited measure of finality and legal certainty for the Masts and their daughter, and for adoptive ...

Cameron West had always wanted to join the military. After all, the Acworth, Georgia, native had grown up around military life, having two grandfathers with service backgrounds. West enrolled in the ...

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The first time U.S. Marines went on patrol from this base in southern Afghanistan, the Taliban were ready. The militants shot and killed a 21-year-old lance corporal just 150 feet from the perimeter.