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3 Marine officers relieved of duty after deadly training exercise
Three officers have been relieved of duty after seven Marines were killed during a training exercise at a Nevada Army facility, the Marine Corps confirmed Thursday. "The investigation is not complete, but the preliminary findings did influence the...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Armed Forces
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Marine Corps identifies 7 killed in Nevada training accident
The Marine Corps released the identities Wednesday night of the seven Marines who died this week when a mortar shell exploded during a live-fire training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. Those killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, 19, of...
Tags: Armed Forces, First Aid, Accidental Death, Clearfield (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Mortar explosion blamed for 7 Marine deaths at Nevada training site
A live ammunition training exercise erupted in an explosion that killed seven Marines and injured at least seven others at a storied Nevada military munitions depot, officials said Tuesday. The explosion, which occurred about 10 p.m. Monday night at the...
Tags: Brian Sandoval, Armed Forces, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, World War II (1939-1945)
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Iraq War anniversary: Remembering our fallen
L.A. NOWThis week marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. In the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, 729 California servicemen and servicewomen have been killed. One of the first to die was Jose Garibay from Costa...... -
Military suspends use of mortar rounds in deadly Hawthorne blast
Military officials have suspended the use of the 60-millimeter mortar rounds and ammunition similar to what was involved in an explosion that killed seven Marines and injured seven others during an exercise Monday night at the Hawthorne Army Depot in...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Camp Pendleton general: Afghans taking lead in Taliban fight
L.A. NOWAs Marines return to Camp Pendleton from Afghanistan, fighting continues in volatile Helmand province, but the responsibility for battling the Taliban has now shifted to Afghan forces, the top U.S. general in the region told San Diego reporters Wednesday.... -
Marine pleads guilty to urinating on Afghan corpses
A Marine who urinated on the corpses of Taliban fighters in a video seen worldwide pleaded guilty Wednesday to several charges at a court-martial at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola admitted desecrating the remains and posing with the...Tags: Prosecution, Courts-Martial, Punishment, Court Preliminary, Trials
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Marine pleads guilty to receiving $150,000 in bribes in Iraq
L.A. NOWA Marine staff sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of taking $150,000 in bribes while he was a contracting officer for the Marine base at Camp Falloujah, Iraq. Gilbert Mendez, 36, who served at the base in 2006, admitted in...... -
Marine from Southern California killed in Afghanistan
L.A. NOWA Marine from Southern California has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced.... -
Three Marines from Camp Pendleton killed in Afghanistan
L.A. NOWThree Marines from Camp Pendleton were killed Friday in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.... -
Two Marines from Southern California killed in Afghanistan
L.A. NOWTwo Marines from Southern California have been killed in Afghanistan, the latest "green on blue" attack, in which U.S. or NATO military personnel are killed by someone posing as an Afghan ally. Thirty-seven U.S. and NATO personnel have died this...... -
China denies cyber attacks aimed at the U.S.
World NowChina’s defense minister denied Monday that his country was the source of cyber attacks directed at the U.S., contradicting recent assertions by the Pentagon....
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