Rick Colts knew something was wrong the moment his military working dog changed his search pattern. It was June 1, 2011, the ...

BAGHDAD -- Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The ...

When U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Goins deployed to the most dangerous place in Afghanistan five months ago, he mentally prepared for the risk of getting shot by the Taliban or stepping on bombs ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- One U.S. Marine was killed and another injured in an overnight attack on a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, in the Marines' first loss to hostile fire ...

QUANTICO, Va. – Former Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David McGrath hadn’t seen the vehicle he was blown up in years ago in Afghanistan until recently at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. But here he ...

BYRON, Ill. (AP) — A Marine from northern Illinois has been killed in combat in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood of Byron died Thursday. The ...

Lance Cpl. Niall W. Cotisears, 23, died Saturday in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine ...

A Marine from Gillette was killed in southern Afghanistan last week, according to military officials. Lance Cpl. Jacob Ross, 19, was an assaultman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, ...