In a country covered with vast deserts, lined with harsh mountain ranges and crawling with Taliban, moving by land is not always a viable option.

Cpl. Randy Rivera's story reads like a movie script. It is a tale of poverty, sacrifice, drugs, violence and danger. From the crime-infested streets of Bronx, N.Y., to the archaic...

Afghan gentleman begged a squad of Marines, out for a routine visit to a village in southern Afghanistan, to come to his nephew's rescue. They entered the man's compound...

An estimated 1,000 military personnel gathered in a hangar here Aug. 2 to remember two 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) helicopter pilots who made the ultimate sacrifice.

A thin screen of dust settles over a Marine as he stands like a statue in the road. A quick flick of the wrist directs an approaching vehicle into a mobile vehicle check point where five...

Anticipation permeated the dust-filled air here as five Marines waited - 180 half-pound sticks of dynamite sealed in holes bored into the earth were 30 seconds away from shredding...

A call comes in to the Camp Bastion Hospital - medical evacuation helicopters are inbound. The staff scrambles to ensure they have enough medical personnel available.

Staff Sgt. Oliver Salder earned his place as a Marine well before he stepped on the famed yellow foot prints at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Paris Island.