Military Marine Corps News Center http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS Military Marine Corps News Center Monday, 09 November 2009 7:39:14 AM Pendleton Awarded for Drug Campaign http://www.military.com/news/article/marine-corps-news/pendleton-awarded-for-drug-campaign.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS 2009-11-04 Inspections Keep Units Mission Ready http://www.military.com/news/article/marine-corps-news/inspections-keep-units-mission-ready.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS 2009-11-04 Officers Hike for FMF Qualification http://www.military.com/news/article/marine-corps-news/officers-hike-for-fmf-qualification.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS 2009-11-04 Weak Economy Draws Middle-Class Recruits http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,204238,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS Middle-class American youth are entering the military in significant numbers today, drawn by more competitive pay, a battered civilian job market and the buzz surrounding an improved GI Bill education benefit. 2009-10-22 Officials Report Progress With JLTV http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,202788,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS The U.S. Army and Marine Corps' long-term solution to their light tactical vehicle needs -- the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle -- is on track to hit all of its milestones, according to program managers who spoke with reporters Oct. 6 at the Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington, D.C. 2009-10-13 Marines Satisfied With MV-22 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,200393,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS The U.S. Marine Corps is acting as the lead service on the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, with three deployments to Iraq under its belt and a squadron flying from the deck of the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship. Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is growing its own fleet of CV-22s, steadily building hours and mission profiles. 2009-09-16 Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Sinks EFV Hopes http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,198757,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS The prognosis for the U.S. Marine Corps' troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is not good, according to Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2009-08-21 DT: Cloaked Abrams Around the Corner? http://www.defensetech.org/archives/004987.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS 2009-08-19 Marines Struggle on High-Profile Programs http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,198357,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS A virtual gag order is in place by order of the U.S. Marine Corps deputy commandant of aviation, Lt. Gen. George Trautman, on two of the service's biggest programs: the new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter and the V-22 Osprey. 2009-08-18 Obama: Health Plan Won't Hurt Vet Care http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,197017,00.html?ESRC=marinenews.RSS President Obama says his push to reform the nation's health care system will not diminish health benefits for service families or retirees who use TRICARE, or for vets who rely on VA medical care. In fact, he suggested that vets who live far from VA health facilities could see reasonably affordable alternatives closer to home. 2009-08-10