Corps Daily News

Last updated: 9:31 a.m. EST 11 March, 2010  

• Marine F-18 Jet Goes Down Off the Coast Of Saint Helena Sound, Crew Rescued
  (avstop.com) New!
• House Rejects Resolution To Pull Troops From Afghanistan
  (Stars And Stripes) New!
• Armored Trucks Shield Marines From Taliban Bombs
  (Southern California Public Radio) New!
• Okinawa Governor To Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary: Camp Schwab and White Beach Both Bad Options
  (Japan Times) New!
• 65 Years After The War, Japan Needs Convincing Of The Need For U.S. Bases
  (Times Online) New!
• Rethink Alcohol Ban In War Zones, Senator Jim Webb Says
  (Marine Corps Times) New!
• From Fighters To Fixers, Marines Woo Villagers (With Video)
  (CNN)
• MCLB Albany Marines Name Kennel For Slain Dog Handler
  (The Sun Herald)
• Pendleton Residents Keep Marines In The Fight By Donating Blood
  (Marines.mil)
• Retired Marine Gives Back To Junior Rifle Club
  (delmarvanow.com)
• Spielberg, Hanks Give Vet A "Complete Surprise"
  (The Gloucester Times)
• SecDef Gates: Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early
  (The Associated Press)
• Exercise Cold Response 2010 Comes To An End
  (Marines.mil)
• Marine Fell, But His Name Will Soar As Noah The Eagle Grows
  (The Charlotte Observer)
• Sailors Complete Training For USS Dunham
  (delmarvanow.com)
• Afghanistan War: Fight For Kandahar Won't Be Like Fight for Marjah
  (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Fear Of Taliban Hinders U.S. Efforts In Marjah (With Audio)
  (National Public Radio)
• Plan Would Expand Leave For Some Families
  (Marine Corps Times)
• Marine To Receive Bronze Star
  (Jacksonville Daily News)
• Some Airmen Want To Train Like Marines
  (Marine Corps Times)
• SecDef Gates Tours Broken, Abandoned Market That Has Come To Symbolize Progress In Afghanistan
  (The Washington Post)
• Director Of Ops, BGen Berger: Marjah Strategy Has Been Effective
  (Marine Corps Times)
• Gen Mattis: Future Units Need Balanced Capabilities
  (Defense.gov)
• Joint U.S.-S. Korean Military Drills Rattle North
  (english.ntdtv.com)


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Helmand Operations

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U.S. Marines conduct operations during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Mar. 3, 2010. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

Afghans Raise Flag In Marjah
Another Step Towards Freedom