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Military Personnel Not Facing Criminal Charges In Secret Service Prostitution Scandal

The Associated Press has learned that seven Army soldiers and two Marines are receiving administrative punishments, but are not facing criminal charges, for their part in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia this year.

2012/07/18

Niall Cotisears: Marine From Arlington Killed In Combat In Afghanistan

The Pentagon confirmed 23-year-old Lance Cpl. Niall W. Cotisears, a Marine from northern Virginia, was been killed in combat in Afghanistan.

2012/06/26

Andrews Air Force Base Show Preview

Only the best of the best from all branches of the military will be on display as Andrews Air Force Base celebrates 100 years of Marine Corps aviation. Military air demonstration team highlights include the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, the Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey and the AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet. Other scheduled events include on-the-ground aircraft displays, family friendly entertainment in airplane hangars, and the Marine Corps Aviation Association Annual Reunion and Symposium.

2012/05/12

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to members of the military, many of whom are with the Army Nurse Corps, at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany on Feb. 3, 2012. (credit: Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

Lawsuit Accuses Military Of Having ‘High Tolerance For Sexual Predators’

Eight current and former members of the U.S. military allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service and suffered retaliation when they reported it to their superiors.

2012/03/06

File photo of U.S. Marines. (credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Marines Posed With Nazi SS Symbol In Afghanistan

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.

2012/02/09

Pentagon Shooter Expected To Plead Guilty

An ex-Marine is expected to plead guilty to charges that he fired shots at a number of military-related targets including the Pentagon during the fall of 2010.

2012/01/25

Gov. Rick Perry in South Carolina (Photo Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Perry: Marines In Video Are ‘Kids,’ Not Criminals

Perry’s comments put him at odds with Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who said the images could damage the war effort.

2012/01/15

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question on a video purporting to show U.S. Marines urinating on corpses of insurgents during a press conference with Algerian Foreign Minister at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2012. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Pentagon Worries Marine Video Undermines Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban

Pentagon officials worry that outrage over a video purporting to depict Marines urinating on Taliban corpses will tarnish the reputation of the entire military. Some also fear it could undermine prospects for exploratory Afghan peace talks.

2012/01/13