April 25, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a two-part series about the district of Now Zad in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, and the Marine responsible for rebuilding it after years of insurgents and unrest. In 2009, Navy Capt. Thomas A. Craig flew over the district of Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan. … [Read more...]
First Group of Women to Attend Infantry School
April 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers The Marine Corps plans to send the first group of female Marines through the previously male-only Infantry Officers Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., this year. The change is part of a research initiative to determine what additional combat-related jobs could be available for women in the Corps. In a February ruling, the … [Read more...]
Obama Announces Strategy to Counter Atrocities
April 23, 2012 By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced a strategy to strengthen the U.S. government’s ability to foresee, prevent, and respond to genocide and mass atrocities, and extended U.S. troops’ efforts to do just that in Central Africa. During a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum here, … [Read more...]
Statement by the President on Initiatives to Combat Sexual Assault in the Military
April 23, 2012 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the military. The men and women of the United States military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual … [Read more...]
New War Fighting Techniques
April 23, 2012 By Cpl. Marco Mancha , 2nd Marine Division MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines around the world constantly adjust their training to better combat the enemy. One battalion is preparing for the road ahead through hands-on training to make themselves and their Afghan counterparts more lethal. The warriors of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, … [Read more...]