US Marines Press Release and News Archives January 2006
US Marines Press Release and News Archives January 2006
1.Japanese troops to boost defence capability (ABC Radio Australia) Japanese troops are set to conduct joint training in the United States as part of efforts to defend a remote chain of islands.2.Japan In Depth (ABC Asia Pacific) Japanese troops are set to conduct joint training in the United States as part of efforts to defend a remote chain of islands. The Nihon Keizai newspaper reports that 125 Japanese ground troops will travel to California in January to take part in reconnaissance training with US marines.3.Philippines In Depth (ABC Asia Pacific) The Philippines President, Gloria Arroyo, has reportedly abolished an office which oversees joint war games with the United States in an attempt to stem controversy over four American marines charged with rape.4.Manila says rape case against US Marines won't affect bilateral ties (AFP via Yahoo! Asia News) MANILA (AFP) - The filing of rape charges against four US Marines will not affect bilateral ties between the Philippines and its main ally, the United States, according to President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman.5.Japan, U.S. to hold realignment talks in Washington next week (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Japan and the United States plan to hold senior working-level talks next Wednesday and Thursday in Washington on the realignment of the U.S. military presence in Japan, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.6.Most Marines killed in Iraq could have been saved by body armor (AFP via Yahoo! Asia News) WASHINGTON (AFP ) - A secret Pentagon study reportedly found that as many as 80 percent of Marines killed in Iraq from wounds to the upper body could have survived if they had had extra body armor.7.U.S. presents detailed plans to implement realignment accord (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Japan and the United States ended their two-day senior working-level meeting Thursday, with the U.S. side presenting detailed plans for implementing an agreement made last October on the realignment of the U.S. military presence in Japan.8.Four US troops killed in Iraq (Edinburgh Evening News) A ROADSIDE bomb has killed two United States soldiers in Baghdad and two Marines died in a non-hostile vehicle accident 45 miles west of the city, the military said today.9.Philippine government to give US more time to turn over 4 accused marines (People's Daily) The US government has been given more time to decide on the transferring of the custody of four US marines who have been charged with raping a Filipino woman, a senior official said Friday.10.Visiting Forces Agreement with US beneficial to Philippines: official (People's Daily) Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo Monday defended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States as still beneficial to the Philippines despite calls to abrogate it after the American government refused to turn over four US marines charged with raping a Filipino woman to the Philippines.11.Marines' case provokes protests (MSNBC) The United States on Tuesday refused a Philippine request to hand over four Marines charged with rape, resulting in anti-American protests in the capital.12.VFA abrogation sought over row on US Marines' custody (INQ7.net) A LEGISLATOR at the House of Representatives has threatened to have the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States abrogated if the US would insist on keeping custody of four Marines accused of raping a Filipina at a former naval base in Zambales province.13.US embassy mum on possible arrest warrant vs 4 Marines (INQ7.net) THE UNITED STATES embassy in Manila refused to comment on the possible arrest warrant to be issued against the four US servicemen accused of raping a Filipina in Subic last November 1.14.US nixes RP request for custody of 4 US Marines in rape case (INQ7.net) THE UNITED States has rejected the Philippines' request for custody of the four US Marines accused of rape, according to GMA Network's "Flash Report," quoting Olongapo City Prosecutor Prudencio Jalandoni.15.US: We want to see justice in rape case (INQ7.net) TO AVOID a backlash following its refusal to hand over four American Marines accused of rape, the US Embassy in Manila reassured the Philippine government that the United States also wanted to see justice done and the guilty punished.16.Enrile hits Romulo for not meeting US officials on rape case (INQ7.net) SENATOR Juan Ponce Enrile criticized Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo on Wednesday for not meeting with State Department officials in Washington on the custody case of the four US Marines accused of rape when he was in the United States last week.17.RP-US to conduct war games amid 'rape' controversy (INQ7.net) NOTWITHSTANDING the controversy over the rape case filed by a Filipina against US Marines, military exercises between the Philippines and the United States will push through, with the first to be staged on January 17 in North Cotabato province, officials said Tuesday.18.Enrile hits Romulo for not meeting US officials on rape case (INQ7.net) SENATOR Juan Ponce Enrile criticized Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo on Wednesday for not meeting with State Department officials in Washington on the custody case of the four US Marines accused of rape when he was in the United States last week.19.Olongapo prosecutors pursue fight for US Marines' custody (INQ7.net) OLONGAPO CITY -- Foreshadowing a possible custody battle, the lead prosecutor in the Subic Bay rape case yesterday questioned the right of the United States to hold on to four American Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman inside a van here.20.GIs' case imperils RP-US ties DOJ: Arrest could be 'unfriendly act' towards US (INQ7.net) AMID CALLS FOR THE ARREST of the four US Marines charged with raping a 22-year-old Filipino woman, the Department of Justice yesterday warned that Philippine-United States relations could be strained should the arrest result in a unilateral abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement.21.RP asserts GIs' custody (INQ7.net) THE Philippines yesterday asserted its right to take "actual physical custody" of the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman, and said any clash with the United States on the issue should be settled through diplomacy.22.SUBIC RAPE CASE Judge says no need for rape victim to show 'probable cause' (INQ7.net) OLONGAPO CITY-- The judge in the Subic rape case has said he does not need to have the rape victim and the four witnesses physically present in court for him to determine if there was probable cause in charging the four United States Marines and their Filipino driver and ordering their arrest.23.Judge: Non-serving of warrants should not derail (GIs) case (INQ7.net) OLONGAPO CITY— The trial of the four United States Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman will move forward even if the arrest order against them was not successfully served on the US Embassy.24.Judge recalls warrants vs US Marines (INQ7.net) OLONGAPO CITY -- The judge handling the Subic rape case has recalled the arrest warrant issued against the four accused United States Marines and deferred hearings on the case until after the Department of Justice has completed its review of the findings of state prosecutors.25.Gov't says rape case vs US Marines won't affect US ties (INQ7.net) THE FILING of rape charges against four US Marines will not affect bilateral ties between the Philippines and its main ally, the United States, President Gloria MacapagalArroyo\'s spokesman said Wednesday.26.Give US more time on custody issue--Romulo (INQ7.net) FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo on Friday said the United States must be given “more time” on the Philippine request for custody of the four American soldiers accused of raping a 22-year-old Filipina in Subic.27.Japanese troops head to US to conduct joint war games (INQ7.net) TOKYO -- Japanese soldiers left for the United States on Tuesday to conduct training with the US Marines simulating the recapture of an island from enemies, an official said.28.Four US troops killed in Iraq (The Scotsman: International News) A ROADSIDE bomb has killed two United States soldiers in Baghdad and two Marines died in a non-hostile vehicle accident 45 miles west of the city, the military said today.29.Lingle invites Arroyo to Hawai‘i (Honolulu Advertiser) MANILA, Philippines — The governor of Hawaii thanked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today for the Philippines' close partnership with the United States in the war against terrorists, and invited her to visit.30.Arrest order on four marines (The Star Online) OLONGAPO (Philippines): A Philippine judge yesterday issued arrest warrants for four US marines charged with rape, putting pressure on the United States to hand them over to Philippine authorities.31.Five Marines killed in Iraq, military says (AberdeenNews.com) BAGHDAD, Iraq - Five U.S. Marines were killed by small arms fire and roadside bombs this weekend, the military said Sunday. Three Marines were killed Sunday by small arms attacks in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, the military said.32.DOJ chief asked to quit for 'bungling' Subic rape case (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) House Deputy Minority Leader Satur Ocampo on Monday called on Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez to immediately resign for "bungling and making a mess out of the rape case against four United States marines."33.Judge presses for US marines’ custody (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) OLONGAPO CITY - The judge handling the rape case against four US Marines said on Tuesday that he will demand custody of the accused.34.Rape case to go ahead–Romulo (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) The case against the four United States marines charged with raping a Filipina will continue despite the impending abolition of the commission overseeing the Visiting Forces Agreement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said Friday.35.RP asserts GIs' custody (Asia News Network) The Philippines asserted Monday (Jan 2) its right to take "actual physical custody" of the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman, and said any clash with the United States on the issue should be settled through diplomacy.36.GIs' case imperils RP-US ties (Asia News Network) Amid calls for the arrest of the four US Marines charged with raping a 22-year-old Filipino woman, the Department of Justice warned Sunday (Jan 1) that Philippine-United States relations could be strained should the arrest result in a unilateral abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement.37.Phil-US to conduct war games amid 'rape' controversy (Asia News Network) Notwithstanding the controversy over the rape case filed by a Filipina against US Marines, military exercises between the Philippines and the United States will push through, with the first to be staged on Jan 17 in North Cotabato province, officials said Tuesday (Jan 10).38.US wants to change base plan (Asia News Network) The United States has requested that the US military's 12 Hercules KC-130 refuelling aircraft, now based at the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, be relocated to the marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, instead of a Maritime Self-Defence Force base in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, as previously planned, government sources said Saturday (Jan 28).39.Judge asked to reconsider arraignment of US Marines (Asia News Network) The Olongapo Prosecutor's Office will ask the presiding judge in the trial of four US Marines accused of rape to reconsider his ruling deferring their arraignment.40.Wartime with the U.S. Marines (San Jose Mercury News) Young Marines learn quickly that their song isn't the ``Marine Corps Hymn''; it's the ``Marines' Hymn.'' The subtle distinction can be lost on those unfamiliar with the Corps, but it highlights the organization's focus on its people -- the song belongs to the Marines themselves, not their organization.41.Most Marines killed in Iraq could have been saved by body armour (Channel NewsAsia) WASHINGTON : A secret Pentagon study found that as many as 80 percent of Marines killed in Iraq from wounds to the upper body could have survived if they had had extra body armour, The New York Times reports.42.Tuesday, January 24 (CNN.com) Marty: Evidence of 'outsourcing' of torture by United States43.Survivors rescued from Kenya rubble (CNN.com) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Emergency workers pulled four survivors from a collapsed building Tuesday as rescue teams from Israel, Britain and the United States arrived in the Kenyan capital, but the death toll rose to 14 despite their efforts.44.U.S. turns sailor over to Japan (CNN.com) The United States on Saturday handed over a U.S. Navy sailor suspected of killing a Japanese woman to local Japanese authorities, a Navy spokesman said.45.Wounded ABC team on way to hospital in U.S. (CNN.com) ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and videojournalist Doug Vogt were headed to the United States on Tuesday for treatment of wounds they sustained Sunday in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq.46.Soldier back from Iraq proud to serve Bush mission (Cordova Appeal) Ever since the United States of America became a nation, we have been at war. War with our neighbors, war with ourselves, with other world nations and now with people who fight under no flag and wear no issued uniform.47.Wilson chose to join Marines for herself (Dothan Eagle) Jenna Wilson didn’t spend a lot of time mulling over what to do after high school. The 18-year-old graduated Northview High School in December and the same day signed on with the United States Marine Corp.48.Five Marines Killed in Iraq, Military Says (Elko Daily) BAGHDAD, Iraq - Five U.S. Marines were killed by small arms fire and roadside bombs this weekend, the military said Sunday. Three Marines were killed Sunday by small arms attacks in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, the military said.49.Five Marines killed in Iraq, military says (Grand Forks Herald) BAGHDAD, Iraq - Five U.S. Marines were killed by small arms fire and roadside bombs this weekend, the military said Sunday. Three Marines were killed Sunday by small arms attacks in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, the military said.50.Philippine marines rescue comrade seized by communist guerrillas (India Daily) Philippine marines safely rescued a comrade on Wednesday while he was about to be secretly moved by his communist guerrilla captors to a southern province, officials said.51.Gov't says rape case vs US Marines won't affect US ties (INQ7.net) THE FILING of rape charges against four US Marines will not affect bilateral ties between the Philippines and its main ally, the United States, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's spokesperson said Wednesday.52.U-S: No handover of accused Marines (KRON 4 Bay Area) MANILA, Philippines The United States refuses to hand over four Marines charged with raping a woman in the Philippines.53.U-S: No handover of accused Marines (KRON 4 Bay Area) MANILA, Philippines The United States refuses to hand over four Marines charged with raping a woman in the Philippines.54.Arrest Warrants Issued for Marines in Rape Case (Los Angeles Times) A Philippine judge issued arrest warrants for four U.S. Marines charged with rape, putting pressure on the United States to hand them over to Philippine authorities.55.U.S. Keeps Custody of Marines in Rape Case (Los Angeles Times) The United States formally rejected a Philippine government request to transfer custody of four Marines charged with rape, invoking an agreement that grants it custody during legal proceedings.56.Visiting Forces Disagreement (The Manila Times) THE United States has rejected the service of arrest warrants on four marines charged with rape.57.Rape case to go ahead–Romulo (The Manila Times) The case against the four United States Marines charged with raping a Filipina will continue despite the impending abolition of the commission overseeing the Visiting Forces Agreement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said Friday.58.Gordon nixes termination of RP-US VFA (Manila Bulletin) Sen. Richard Gordon has advised the government to ask the help of public opinion in the United States to pressure the US government into turning over to Philippine custody the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipina at the Subic Bay Freeport on Nov. 1.59.Wartime with the U.S. Marines (San Jose Mercury News) Young Marines learn quickly that their song isn't the ``Marine Corps Hymn''; it's the ``Marines' Hymn.'' The subtle distinction can be lost on those unfamiliar with the Corps, but it highlights the organization's focus on its people -- the song belongs to the Marines themselves, not their organization.60.Stadium-style lights to boost security (Miami Herald) GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Gone are the days when the United States dug in with tanks, artillery and air units -- plus hundreds of Marines made memorable by A Few Good Men -- to protect this Navy base separated by a minefield from communist-controlled Cuba.61.Japanese troops head to US to conduct joint war games (Monterey County Herald) TOKYO - Japanese soldiers left for the United States on Tuesday to conduct training with the U.S. Marines simulating the recapture of an island from enemies, an official said.62.Japanese troops head to U.S. to conduct joint war games (North County Times) TOKYO -- Japanese soldiers left for the United States on Tuesday to conduct training with the U.S. Marines simulating the recapture of an island from enemies, an official said.63.United States rejects Manila request for custody of Marines (New Kerala) MANILA: The United States has rejected a request by the Philippines to hand over four U S Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman, saying a visiting forces treaty allowed for U S custody until the case is concluded.64.United States unhappy over bid to end Manila security treaty (New Kerala) MANILA: Washington is not pleased with a plan by some Philippine lawmakers to scrap a treaty that they believe gives undue protection to visiting US troops who break the law, a Philippine official has said.65.Four Marines accused of Philippines rape (New Orleans Times-Picayune) OLONGAPO, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for four U.S. Marines charged with rape, putting pressure on the United States to hand them over to Philippine authorities.66.U.S. rejects request for accused Marines (New Orleans Times-Picayune) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States has formally rejected a Philippine request that it hand over four Marines charged with rape.67.Filipinos protest U.S. refusal on Marines (New Orleans Times-Picayune) CARMEN, Philippines (AP) — The United States on Tuesday refused a Philippine request to hand over four Marines charged with rape, provoking anti-American protests in the capital and the Muslim south, where U.S. troops began annual counterterrorism training of Filipino soldiers.68.Family Trades a War Zone for a Humble Bronx Home (New York Times) Lewally Tejan immigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone but lacked money to bring his wife and children, leaving them mired in the country's violence.69.Community Briefs (Pahrump Valley Times) An All Airborne Chapter is forming in Pahrump. Paratroopers who are qualified jump school graduates from the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard or any foreign military can call John at 910-9353 for more information.70.Islamic group from U.S. pleads for reporter's life / Suicide bomber kills 2 Marines; Sunnis say they are ready to talk (San Francisco Chronicle) On a day when members of a U.S. Islamic group arrived in Baghdad to plead for the release of a kidnapped reporter, the U.S. military announced Saturday that two Marines were killed by a suicide car bomber while on a combat mission near Ramadi, a hotbed of...71.Most Marines killed in Iraq could have been saved by body armour (Sydney Morning Herald) A secret Pentagon study found that as many as 80 per cent of Marines killed in Iraq from wounds to the upper body could have survived if they had had extra body armour, The New York Times reported yesterday. -72.The Year In Iraq By Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Jan 05, 2006 (Space War) It was a year when the United States achieved all of its political goals in Iraq and made major progress in developing the new Iraqi military forces. Yet as the year ended, America's future prospects there were more clouded and problematic than ever.73.Refusal to hand over Marines sparks protests in Philippines (Sun-Sentinel) CARMEN, Philippines · The United States on Tuesday refused the Philippines' request to hand over four Marines charged with rape, provoking anti-American protests in the capital and the Muslim south, where U.S. troops began annual counterterrorism training of Filipino soldiers.74.Marines donate toys to Family Enhancement Center (TimesLeader.com) The Family Enhancement Center, a comprehensive, community-based program of Behavioral Health Services, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, received a donation of toys from United States Marine Corp. MWSS 472, Det. A, Wyoming.75.US to keep Marines despite rape charges (The Daily Tribune) Claiming to be hobbled by a military pact between the Philippines and the United States, state lawyers yesterday said the four US Marines accused of raping a 22-year-old Filipina in Subic, Olongapo City, last Nov. 1 may remain in American hands for the time being even as rape charges were been filed against them yesterday.76.Defense says VFA to give US custody over Marines (The Daily Tribune) Defense lawyers for the United States Marines who were charged last Tuesday for allegedly raping a 22-year-old Filipina in Subic, Olongapo City, last Nov. 1, are hedging their bets that the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will prevail over local courts, in determining whether custody over the suspects will be transferred.77.Palace wants arrest warrant issued vs 4 GIs (The Daily Tribune) As if taunting the United States on the possible hostility which may arise should the trial against the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman proceed, Malacañang yesterday stressed a warrant of arrest would soon be issued against the suspects to ensure that justice would be served.78.DFA to serve arrest warrants vs 4 US Marines (The Daily Tribune) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is set to serve arrest warrants against the four United States Marines accused of raping a Filipina in Subic Bay, Olongapo City in November 2005, a spokesman yesterday said.79.US likely to reject RP plea for custody of 4 Marines (The Daily Tribune) The United States may turn down the Philippine government’s request for custody of the four US Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman in Subic in November last year, a spokesman from the US Embassy yesterday said.80.RP angry over arrest order quash vs US GIs (The Daily Tribune) A judge came under attack yesterday after quashing arrest warrants for the four United States Marines accused of raping a Filipina in Subic, Olongapo.81.Wartime with the U.S. Marines (San Jose Mercury News) Young Marines learn quickly that their song isn't the ``Marine Corps Hymn''; it's the ``Marines' Hymn.'' The subtle distinction can be lost on those unfamiliar with the Corps, but it highlights the organization's focus on its people -- the song belongs to the Marines themselves, not their organization.82.Stadium-style lights to boost security (Miami Herald) GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Gone are the days when the United States dug in with tanks, artillery and air units -- plus hundreds of Marines made memorable by A Few Good Men -- to protect this Navy base separated by a minefield from communist-controlled Cuba.83.Wounded ABC journalists arrive at Navy hospital in Maryland (USA Today) Wounded ABC anchorman Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt arrived in the United States on Tuesday for treatment at a Navy hospital.84.Five U.S. Marines killed in Iraq this weekend (USA Today) Five U.S. Marines were killed by small arms fire and roadside bombs this weekend, the military said Sunday. Three Marines were killed Sunday by small arms attacks in Fallujah and on Saturday, two Marines were killed by roadside bombs in separate incidents.85.U.S. wants to change base plan / Seeks to move KC-130 planes to Iwakuni (Daily Yomiuri Online) The United States has requested that the U.S. military's 12 Hercules KC-130 refueling aircraft, now based at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, be relocated to the marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, instead of a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, as previously planned, government sources said Saturday.
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