Tuesday, Major General John Toolan of Camp Lejeune, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan, talked about the role of the marines in Afghanistan moving forward.

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has visited Afghanistan as part of his role on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Robert Grafton is a Vietnam veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. On Friday night the flag flying from his Jacksonville porch was set on fire.

An official with the Marine Corps Headquarters in Virginia tells WITN that projected troop loss at Camp Lejeune has not been officially decided.

We now have photos of actress Mila Kunis in Greenville Friday night for the Marine Corps Ball with her date Sgt. Scott Moore.

51 Pilots returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Wednesday after a 7 month deployment in Afghanistan.

Convicted killer Cesar Laurean will appeal his conviction Wednesday in a Raleigh courtroom.

The Army says Specialist Calvin Matthew Pereda of Fayetteville, N.C., died Saturday.

The federal agency leading the health survey about contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is using YouTube to reach out to service members and civilians who worked at the base and their families.

The Pentagon says the doctor named to head a review of problems at the military's mortuary in Delaware is stepping down to run for U.S. Senate.

Many people gathered at the Greenville Town Common Friday morning to salute our veterans.

In Jacksonville Friday the chapter of the Disabled American Veterans hosted its annual celebration and ceremony.

Several businesses across the country offer special discounts for military veterans and active servicemembers on Veterans Day.

The Secretary of Defense will dedicate the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Thursday.

The Marine Corps is turning 236 years old.

Lawmen in Virginia say an autopsy will determine whether a decomposed body found over the weekend is a marine who's been missing since September.

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A Marine Corps aviator's children are getting an outpouring of help to ensure their future education after his death in Afghanistan.

Two suicide bombers targeted worshipers concluding prayers marking a key Muslim festival in northern Afghanistan, with one of them blowing himself up and killing seven people including two local police commanders, officials said Sunday.

Many people in the East braved the windy and chilly conditions Saturday in Morehead City to honor our country's veterans.

As pessimism mounted this week over the ability of a bipartisan Congressional committee to agree on a deficit-reduction plan, lawmakers began taking steps to head off the large cuts in Pentagon spending that would automatically result from the panel’s failure.

Veterans Day is not until Nov. 11, but the city of Kinston is celebrating our nation's men and women in uniform starting Friday.

The Department of Defense says a soldier from North Carolina was among four who died of their wounds when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

A motorcycle crash has killed a marine stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Researchers say the children of military parents deployed overseas are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon, join a gang or be involved in fights.