U.S. marines

20 years after the battle for Fallujah, U.S. Marines reflect on the brutal fight

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

A helicopter takes off following U.S. military aircraft crash in Darwin

News Wrap: U.S. Marine Corps aircraft crashes in Australia, killing 3

In our news wrap Saturday, three U.S. Marines died in an aircraft crash in Australia, Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Idalia heading toward the state, Russia confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin died in Wednesday’s plane crash outside Moscow, and hundreds…

Paramedics push a stretcher following U.S. military aircraft crash in Darwin

U.S. Marine Osprey crash in Australia kills 3, critically injures 5 during training drills

A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing at least three and critically injuring at least five during a multinational training exercise, officials said.

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor is seeking less restrictive religious accommodation so that he and other Sikh Americans can practice their faith while serving as an active duty U.S. Marine Corps officer on deployment. Palm Springs, Calif., October 18, 2021. Photographer Mark Abramson. Courtesy of The Sikh Coalition.

U.S. Marine Corps compelled to allow Sikh Americans to begin basic training with turbans, beards

A federal court of appeals has granted a preliminary injunction to immediately allow two Sikh Americans to begin basic training in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with their turbans, beards, and unshorn hair required by their faith.

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

FILE PHOTO: Men look at a wall of real-time video game play in the lobby of Twitch Interactive Inc, a social video platfor...

U.S. military focuses recruiting efforts on video-game playing teenagers

The U.S. Military is intensifying its efforts to meet young people where they spend their time: online and on their devices. But, as John Yang reports, there are critics who say these new recruiting methods also raise new concerns.

By John Yang, Henry Brannan, Maea Lenei Buhre, Dan Sagalyn

1 dead, 8 missing after U.S. Marine sea tank sinks

By Associated Press

An amphibious assault vehicle carrying 15 Marines and a Navy sailor sank near a military-owned island off the coast of Southern California.

American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

The Moscow City Court read out the conviction of Paul Whelan on charges of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security prison.

U.S. to pay billions to Marines affected by contaminated drinking water

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

After years of waiting, veterans who were exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may now be able to receive a portion of government disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion.