Marines
3 Relieved Of Command In Marine Training Accident
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Three officers at Camp Lejeune have been relieved of command following a March training accident in Nevada in which seven Marines were killed. The battalion commander, a company commander and an […]
Best Competitions To Get Dirty In Charlotte
If you would rather jump, climb, crawl and scramble over some of the toughest, muddiest ground around all while competing with other dirty minded athletes then read on as I list five of the dirtiest competitions in and around the Charlotte area. These are obstacle courses that are designed to wear you out and make you proud. There’s only one requisite…ya gotta get dirty!
3 Dead, Including Suspect, In Marine Base Shooting
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Three people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting at Marine Base Quantico, a base spokesman said. It began with a shooting around 11 p.m. Thursday that left one dead, […]
Marines Killed In Training Were Young, Lives Ahead
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — They’re called “leathernecks” or “Devil Dogs,” but some of the Marines killed in a desert training accident this week were just a year or so out of high school, their […]
Nevada Training Accident Kills 7 NC Unit Marines
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed and several injured in a training accident at a military depot in western Nevada that serves as a storage site for munitions […]
More Marines Charged Over Corpse Urination Video
Two more Marines face criminal charges over a 2011 YouTube video showing members of a scout sniper platoon urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
NC Marine Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Recruits
A Marine recruiter has been charged with sexually assaulting young female recruits in Rowan County.
Sesame Street, USO Team Up For SC Military Visit
The USO and Sesame Street are joining forces to bring Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover to the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort.
Brother Pleads Guilty In US Beheading Plot
A North Carolina courtroom is the scene of a murder-for-hire trial for a man already sentenced to spend decades in prison for being part of a homegrown terrorist plot to attack a U.S. Marine Corps base and targets overseas.
Appeal Rejected In Case Of Murdered, Pregnant Marine
A ruling by the N.C. Supreme Court will allow a wrongful death lawsuit against a former Marine convicted in the death of a pregnant colleague to proceed.
