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Marine Corps Ready for Scrutiny
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 WASHINGTON, May 15, 2009 – The Marine Corps is lean and built for a fight, including the scrutiny of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, its commandant said during a military strategy forum here today. 
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Suspected H1N1 Flu Case
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WASHINGTON, –(American Forces Press Service) The Marine Corps commandant today confirmed a suspected case of what the U.S. Homeland Security Council now is calling H1N1 flu, but has been known as “swine flu,” at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Marines Engineer Worthy MRAP
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 – The Marines are working to build an Afghanistan-worthy mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle. With 8,000 Marines on their way there now, the Marine Corps wants an off-road version of the MRAP that is now fielded, the Marine Corps wants an off-road version of the MRAP.
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USMC - 21st Century Leadership
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If the Corps is to ride the ‘dragon of change’ into the 21st century, it must make a commitment to innovation, so said former Marine Corps Commandt General Charles C. Krulak. This last century had a high increase of technology, and it is obvious that mankind will have drastic leaps of innovations of technology in this 21st century.
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Navy, Marines Request Funding
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The Navy and Marine Corps are requesting $4.4 billion to fix or replace worn out or damaged military equipment that has seen hard use in the war against global terrorism, senior military leaders testified before a joint U.S. House committee on Capitol Hill yesterday.
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Mailroom In Iraq Preps For Holiday Rush
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 The Army post office here is no different from those in the U.S. - the pace drastically picks up during the holiday season. While mail normally arrives at the base four times a week, it now receives mail twice a day.
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Army News
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Problems If Extremists Hold Region
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 It’s imperative that the United States, its allies and the Iraqi government stop Islamic extremists from achieving their goal of controlling Iraq and the surrounding region, a senior U.S. military officer said on CBS’s “60 Minutes” yesterday.
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5th Anniversary of Taliban’s Fall
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 Celebration filled the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, five years ago today as members of the Northern Alliance rolled into the city, driving the Taliban and their al Qaeda allies into hiding places in the south.
Newsreels showed Afghans reveling in the fall of the regime that had oppressed them since 1996. Afghan men shaved their beards, women abandoned their head-to-toe burqas, children flew kites, and people played music on the radio -- all activities forbidden under Taliban rule.
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Warfighters Get Group Dining on The Go
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 With a quick pull of a tab, the meals are ready in 30 to 45 minutes and provide a change of pace from the traditional Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). UGR-Es supply hot meals for up to 18 Soldiers without requiring kitchen equipment, cooks, fuel or a power source.
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Iraqi Goals for Country’s Government
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 "Coalition officials are working with the Iraqi government to set economic and political goals, a Pentagon spokesman said today. Eric Ruff said he knows of no timetables or timelines in the discussions.
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