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First Marine RCT in Afghanistan concludes historic deployment The most significant Marine Corps operation since the Battle of Fallujah in 2004 and the largest helicopter insertion since the Vietnam War took place July 2 as Marines spread out into the Helmand River valley to secure what was called one of the most violent provinces in all of ...

Viper pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, nicknamed the Vipers, recently received one of the highest honors of a Marine aviator for acts of heroism during Operating Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Richard D. Joyce, an AH-1W Cobra pilot with the Vipers of Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine ...

2/8 draws enemy out to fight Around here, some Marines say a quiet day is a boring day, and a day they clash with the enemy, while unwelcome, is more personally satisfying. A squad of Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrolled southeast from here Sept. 6, 2009, prepared to encounter the enemy while also hoping...

Female Marine officer celebrates 5 decades of life and 3 decades of service to Corps People have the option of serving two to four years in the U.S. military, but some choose to serve many more. It is one of the luxuries of joining an all-volunteer military. One Marine, who has decided to put in a lifetime of service, recently ...