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New River Marine Drowns In Pender County

Last Updated: 1:23 PM 07/03/09 - A Marine from New River Air Station in Jacksonville drowned in Pender County, according to officials. - (Full Story)


US Marines Push Deeper Into Southern Afghan Towns

Last Updated: 6:37 AM 07/03/09 - U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001. - (Full Story)
UPDATED: Four NC National Guard Members Killed In Iraq

Last Updated: 8:59 PM 07/03/09 - Friday we spoke to Sergeant Bittiker's mother, Mary Wheat about the unexpected and tragic death of her son. She found out about his death Tuesday, after watching the news about the war in Iraq. (Full Story)
Camp Lejeune Marines Involved In Afghan Offensive; One Killed

Last Updated: 3:49 PM 07/02/09 - Officials said one Marine was killed Thursday and several others wounded. The dead marine wasn't identified immediately. (Full Story)
American Soldier Captured By Insurgents

Last Updated: 8:03 AM 07/02/09 - An American soldier has been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. (Full Story)
Teen Shot Dead, Marine Under Arrest

Last Updated: 8:26 PM 07/02/09 - Jacksonville Police say they found the 19 year old with a gunshot wound to the head. (Full Story)
U.S. Marines Launch Operation Strike Of The Sword

Last Updated: 7:41 AM 07/02/09 - Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops are going after insurgents in southern Afghanistan. (Full Story)
Board: Discharge Gay NY National Guard Officer

Last Updated: 9:11 PM 06/30/09 - A military administrative board recommends a gay National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be discharged for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. (Full Story)
General Denies Clemency Of Marine Suffering From PTSD

Last Updated: 3:10 PM 06/30/09 - The Marine Corps has denied clemency to a Camp Lejeune Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, despite pleas from his Navy doctor to release him because confinement aggravates his mental condition. (Full Story)
Update: Missing Woman's Body Found

Last Updated: 3:43 PM 06/29/09 - The body of Leah Bland was found Monday morning by a commercial fisherman. (Full Story)
Military Appreciation Concert At Cherry Point

Last Updated: 12:02 AM 06/27/09 - Who has ever heard of a country music concert starting at 6:00 A.M.? It's not so unusual if you're accustomed to starting your day before 5:00 A.M.. (Full Story)
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Protester May Get Discharged By National Guard

Last Updated: 12:31 PM 06/30/09 - A hearing is under way in upstate New York for an Army National Guard officer who publicly announced he was gay to protest the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. (Full Story)
Bill Would Bar Landing Field In NC Counties

Last Updated: 2:29 PM 06/26/09 - Two congressmen say a bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives that bars the Navy from building a jet practice landing field in North Carolina counties. (Full Story)
It's "luh-JURN'

Last Updated: 8:42 AM 06/26/09 - It seems the folks around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have been mispronouncing its name for years.
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Analysis: Relieved US Keeps Base Key To Afghan War

Last Updated: 7:40 AM 06/26/09 - Sometimes, paying three times the price for the same merchandise can be a good deal. (Full Story)
"Semper Ride"

Last Updated: 7:44 AM 06/25/09 - The Marines Corps is offering specialized motorcycle training Thursday to Marines as the service tries to curb the rising number of fatal accidents. (Full Story)
Coast Guard Rescues Four People Off Sinking Boat

Last Updated: 8:54 AM 06/22/09 - A Coast Guard rescue boat crew saved a family of four aboard a sinking boat 8 miles off Bogue Inlet Sunday (Full Story)
US Military Deaths In Iraq War At 4,316

Last Updated: 7:59 PM 06/21/09 - The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,454 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. (Full Story)
Two Camp Lejeune Marines Indicted In Army Nurse's Death

Last Updated: 5:49 PM 06/19/09 - Two Camp Lejeune Marines have been indicted in the killing of an Army nurse whose burned and dismembered remains were found in an Onslow County shallow grave last summer. (Full Story)
Impressive Demonstration At Camp Lejeune

Last Updated: 9:19 AM 06/19/09 - The U.S. military's unique capability to build a temporary seaport is on display off the coast of North Carolina. (Full Story)
Havelock Soldier In Iraq Waives Hearing In Comrade Death

Last Updated: 10:42 AM 06/18/09 - Thirty-three-year-old Sgt. Miguel Vegaquinones of Havelock, also has been charged with lying to investigators in the death of Pfc. Sean McCune. (Full Story)
Burr, Hagan Question Navy About Lejeune Water Study

Last Updated: 8:13 AM 06/18/09 - North Carolina's Senators have put their political difference aside to seek answers about tainted water aboard Camp Lejeune.
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Helping Troops "Beat The Heat"

Last Updated: 7:34 PM 06/17/09 - We're not the only ones trying to beat the heat with the warm summer temperatures on the way. So are our troops overseas. (Full Story)
Congressman Maneuvers To Block OLF

Last Updated: 8:40 AM 06/18/09 - Congressman Walter Jones says "Virginia should bear the burden." (Full Story)
AP Source: Same-Sex Partners To Get Fed Benefits

Last Updated: 7:42 AM 06/17/09 - President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with his slow movement on their priorities, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, a White House official said. (Full Story)
Obama, Lee Issue Stern Warning To NKorea

Last Updated: 4:41 AM 06/17/09 - In a show of unity, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak have issued a stern warning to North Korea, vowing to stop the reclusive nation from using nuclear brinkmanship to squeeze concessions from a frightened world. (Full Story)
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