By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 December 2007 The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps says Marines will not be deployed to Afghanistan, as he had wanted, and will continue to work in western Iraq instead. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. General J...
By Deborah Block Parris Island, South Carolina 30 May 2007 One of the training grounds for U.S. Marine Corps recruits is on Parris Island, in the southern U.S. state of South Carolina. About 17,000 recruits each year complete the challenging training...
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 May 2007 The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, General James Conway, says his forces in volatile al Anbar province are continuing to see a significant reduction in violence. He says local tribesmen are joining the Ir...
By Deborah Block Parris Island, South Carolina 10 May 2007 Instead of teaching school, a group of U.S. educators recently attended school. They went to Parris Island, South Carolina where they took part in a workshop to learn about U.S. Marines Corps...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 June 2006 President Bush has created the world's largest marine reserve. Mr. Bush acted to protect an area of the Pacific Ocean that is roughly the size of California. More than 7,000 species of marine life live in a...
By Cindy Saine Washington 07 June 2006 The top U.S. Marine faced tough questions Wednesday about reports some of his troops killed unarmed Iraqi civilians in two Iraqi towns. Speaking to reporters at...
By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Marine Corps Celebrates Its 230th Birthday By Nancy Steinbach and Katharine Gypson Broadcast: Friday, November 11, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special En...
By Faiza Elmasry The weeks leading up to Christmas make up the busiest shopping season of the year, especially for toys. But there are millions of children whose families can't afford a shopping trip...
Michael Kitchen An armed clash in central Afghanistan has left one U.S. Marine dead and another injured. The fighting comes amid efforts by neighboring Pakistan to root out Afghan militants hiding on...