An independent study by the Institute of Medicine last month resulted in broadened health coverage by the Veterans Affairs Department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.

Goettge Demo Range lies in the extreme western part of Quantico Marine Corps base, west of Interstate 95. This remote location is the home of the Methods of Entry School, where Marines from a broad range of military occupational specialties learn the techniques of breaking and entering, Marine Corps-style.

The New Orleans-based National World War II Museum has seen the best and worst of times since its dedication in 2000.

Nubs is a dog with a purely wonderful story, one of war and loyalty to a U.S. Marine.

A group of soldiers and civilians who normally spend their workdays on Fort Belvoir ensuring the country’s safety spent some time away from the installation on Tuesday, reading to students at Occoquan Elementary School.

William Patterson doesn’t look like the hero he is.

About 50 volunteers gathered at Woodlawn Cemetery Nov. 7, arriving early with rakes in hand to clean up the cemetery in honor of Veterans Day.

Shouts of “Happy Birthday” rang out as Quantico Marine Corps base celebrated the 234th birthday of the Corps’ on Nov. 10.

Fort Belvoir hosted a commuter fair at the post’s Community Center Nov. 4. The fair was conducted as part of Belvoir’s ongoing effort to reduce the use of single-occupancy vehicles on post by 10 percent.

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has been charged with 13 specifications of premeditated murder in the Nov. 5 attack at Fort Hood, Texas.

Marines from Marine Air Group 49 located at Stuart Air National Guard Base in Newburg, N.Y., welcomed civic leaders to take a challenge so the military and ci vilian community can better educate themselves and understand how to help each other.

Victor Carino is driven by supporting the nation’s soldiers.

Cadet Branden Ross-Rucker clears a few things up about Commonwealth ChalleNGe.

The National Museum of Americans in Wartime is moving ever closer to finding a permanent home.

As you walk by the filters of the base sewage plant, take a whiff of air…nothing.

Fort Belvoir’s garrison staff and DeWitt Health Care Network’s medical staff tested their ability to coordinate and respond in the event of a large-scale emergency by conducting a mass casualty exercise on post Oct. 29.

When you visualize a Marine, one of the first images that can pop into your mind is of a steely-eyed, battle-hardened “Devil Dog” with a weapon in one hand.

The Military Health System will host a Web-based, town hall-style meeting Nov. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. EST to respond to questions about H1N1 influenza.

Family, friends, staff and students gathered at The Basic School, the Marine Officer Training School in Quantico, on Oct. 23 for the dedication ceremony of the recently completed Manion Hall. The student officer quarters was named in honor of 1st Lt. Travis Manion.

History will be made Saturday in Manassas as American Legion Post 10 hosts the city’s first ever Veteran’s Day Parade.

It looked a lot like Christmas Thursday at American Legion Post 28 in Triangle.

British Royal Marine Ross Austen rose from his wheelchair, his right hand gripping a cane, and carefully made his way to a painting depicting an American and British service member that stood in a place of honor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Tuesday.

Fort Belvoir commander Col. Jerry Blixt told community leaders and installation partners that a focus on the post’s personnel, infrastructure and community is the key to maintaining the post’s viability Tuesday during the installation’s Community Relations Breakfast.

U.S. Postal Service officials have announced recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. service members serving in Afghanistan and other overseas locations.

The bottom line is, it’s the Marine Corps Marathon, and without Marines it couldn’t exist.

The Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility at The Basic School looked like one of those one-horse town affairs in a Western movie.

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It was mid-winter and the windows were left open to ventilate the boiler’s exhaust.

The White House scored a stroke for gender equality in sports on Sunday.

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday, including three DEA agents after a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers. It was the deadliest day for the U.S. in Afghanistan in more than four years.