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Sikhs’ appeal to start boot camp with beards, long hair, turbans gains sympathy at D.C. hearing

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Some strategists and many Marines say the Corps is moving further afield from its core mission as America's expeditionary force in combat. (Associated Press/File)

David Berger, Marine Corps commandant nominee, told of identity crisis

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos is getting support from Defense Secretary Hagel, who said the disputed official resume was not created by Gen. Amos but rather by a data center. (Associated Press)

James Amos found guilty of unlawful command influence in infamous urine desecration case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

As America's longest war — now in its 16th year — continues in Afghanistan, Marines are finding themselves doing several more tours than they'd bargained for in the country, where sectarian violence and a resurgent Taliban continue to bedevil efforts to foster security in the country. (By Carlo Munoz/The Washington Times)

Marines struggle with more tours to Afghanistan, discussions with families

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The National Women's Law Center is taking the U.S. military culture to task for being slow to integrate women into combat positions, but the pool of qualified females may in fact be limited. (Associated Press)

Women in combat: Test failures raise questions about how many can succeed

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A female member of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps weighs lower standards for women after none pass Infantry Officer Course

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos

Marines engage in tweeting war over TWT report on commandant

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Marine Corp Commandant Gen. James Amos salutes during a Dignified Transfer for the remains of three Marines, Monday, June 23, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Marines died June 20, Staff Sgt. David H. Stewart, 34, of Stafford, Va., Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Garabrant, 19, of Peterborough, N.H., and Lance Cpl. Adam F. Wolff, 25, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Semper Lie: Marine Corps Commandant James Amos padded resume

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A recruit of Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, endures the challenges of a senior drill instructor uniform inspection aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 5. During inspection recruits are tested on knowledge and bearing.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin E. Woodle)

Marines really are different: Pay cuts would improve discipline, aggressiveness

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser disclosed that in a one-on-one meeting, Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos ordered him to &#226;&#8364;&#339;crush&#226;&#8364; all desecration defendants and run them out of the Corps. He said he refused.

Semper fi? Taliban desecration case ignites battle in top ranks of Marines

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos (Associated Press)

Marine Corps: Whistleblower could be potential Navy Yard-like shooter

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the general overseeing all desecration cases to "crush" the defendants, who included Capt. James V. Clement. (Associated Press)

Former Marine lawyer takes on top brass to defend supervisor of 8 who defiled Taliban corpses

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** This image made on Jan. 12, 2012, from an undated video posted on the Internet by a YouTube user self-identified as "semperfiLoneVoice" shows men in U.S. Marine combat gear standing in a semicircle over three bodies. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta branded as "utterly despicable" the video purporting to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. (Associated Press)

Marine Corps drops Taliban urination desecration case; commandant saves face

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sgt. Chesty XIII, official mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps, right, stares down his successor Recruit Chesty, left, during training at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., March 20. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dengrier Baez).

Sgt. Chesty the Bulldog retiring as Marine Corps mascot

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

This advertising poster was distributed at Marine Corps recruiting stations as part of a new Corps television, Web and print advertising campaign launched in March 2012. (Associated Press/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marine Corps message: Wanted, a few good Asian-Americans

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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Marines welcome new mascot: Pfc. Chesty XIV will carry on a proud tradition

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

U.S. Marines parade at the Marine Barracks in Washington in this file photo taken Thursday, June 28, 2012. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

Marines’ new alcohol policy strictest in U.S. military

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration: USMC

GAFFNEY: Send away the Marines?

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times