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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived last week to distribute weapons and support security forces and Sunni volunteers at a camp in Habaniyah, west of Baghdad. After victory against Islamic State militants in the city of Tikrit, Iraq set sights on western Anbar province for its second major counteroffensive against the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Iraq may follow U.S. Marines’ blueprint to defeat Islamic State in Anbar

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The Marine Corps' Infantry Officers’ Course at Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 21, 2012. (Image: Marine Corps)

Marines Infantry Officer Course experiment ends with zero women passing course

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, holds a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, over Iran's nuclear program, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday March 18, 2015. Negotiations are expected to continue until Friday. And although neither side is promising a breakthrough over the next three days, each is hoping to resolve as many lingering issues as possible, from the speed of a U.S. sanctions drawdown to the level of inspections on Iranian nuclear sites. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)

REP. MIKE COFFMAN: Why I believe Iran cannot be trusted

By Rep. Mike Coffman

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, flanked by Army Chief of Staff Gen Raymond Odierno, right, and Maj. Gen. William E. Rapp, the Army legislative liaison, arrives to update members of the Senate Armed Services Committee about the deadly shooting rampage by a soldier yesterday at Fort Hood in Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 3, 2014. An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16 others before committing suicide, in an attack on the same Texas military base where more than a dozen people were slain in 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Army’s withdrawal of officer’s Silver Star sparks ire of Congress

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

LIVING HISTORY: Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from Iwo Jima, will help mark the 70th anniversary after prodding from his grandchildren.

World War II Marines return to Iwo Jima on 70th anniversary of famed battle, flag raising

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A Marine with Company F, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion trains during a live-fire exercise at the Army National Training Center Fort Irwin, California, July 13, 2014. (Image: U.S. Marines Corps, Instagram)

Marine Corps eyes M16 upgrades for deadlier marksmanship

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Marine Infantry Officer Course students await a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fast rope drill on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps) FILE **

26 female Marines drop out of infantry officer course so far

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Gen. Vincent R. Stewart picked by Obama administration to head DIA

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Marine carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley, 21, of Oceanside, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Defense Department, Buckley, died Aug. 10 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) ** FILE **

Federal judge orders Marine Corps to answer charges it discredited whistleblower

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

NRA shooting sports: The NRA’s commitment to veterans and the shooting sports

By Jim Land

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan walks to the stage to greet supporters on Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Anchorage Alaska. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Dan Sullivan’s Alaska win gives GOP another U.S. Senate seat

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

U.S. flags fly over war veterans' tombstones at Golden Gate National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in San Bruno, Calif. The U.S. celebrates Veterans Day Tuesday in honor of those who have served in the nation's military. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

HARNDEN: Honoring the sacrifices of our veterans

By Toby Harnden

In this file photo taken Monday, June 23, 2014, militants from the Islamic State parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on a main street in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo, File) ** FILE **

Possible Islamic State propaganda found near Quantico Marine base

By Jessica Chasmar - 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)

Chuck Hagel defends Gen. James Amos over inaccurate resume

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this June 16, 2014, file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they carry the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

Possible Islamic State leaflets found at Marine Corps Base Quantico; officials investigate

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade; Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the day prior and all Marines, sailors and service members from the United Kingdom withdrew from southwestern Afghanistan.

As Marines depart Afghanistan, legacy lingers

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Image: U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps’ ‘King Stallion’ heavy-lift helicopter prepares for first flight

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Marine Corps Sgt. Jessica Domingo (right) and Cpl. Daisy Romero, part of a female engagement team, worked with infantry Marines in Afghanistan by engaging women and children in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (Associated Press)

U.S. Marines turn to female CEOs for advice on recruiting women

By Cheryl K. Chumley - 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

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Knife Fights’

By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times