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N. Korea Fires 4 Missiles; Nude Marines Photo Scandal 10 Things To Know For Monday

... OF WIRETAP. The president makes an unverified claim that Barack Obama had phones tapped  at Trump Tower - which FBI Director James Comey denies  and asks the Justice Department to publicly reject. 2. NKOREA FIRES 4 BANNED BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO THE OCEAN. The missiles flew about 1,000 kilometers, with three landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone. 3. UN: FIGHTING IN NORTHERN SYRIA UPROOTS 66,000 PEOPLE. The battle for al-Bab has displaced 40,000 residents, while another 26,000 people have fled fighting around Manbij and al-Khafseh, according to the United Nations. 4. WHY FEWER AMERICANS FACE IRS AUDITS. Federal budget cuts have led to the loss of 17,000 jobs at the agency - including 7,000 enforcement agents who conducted audits. 5. MARINES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR SHARING NUDE PHOTOS. The photos of female Marines, veterans and other women were shared on the Facebook page "Marines United"  with a membership of active-duty and retired male Marines. 6. POLL: NATION AT ODDS OVER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN. A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds 7 in 10 people - regardless of political party - say the country is ...

2 Marine Women Say Photos Of Them Put Online Without Consent

... Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Nude photos of other servicewomen were also posted. Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, has condemned the photo sharing and urged victims to report abuse. (AP Photo/Nick Ut). Nick Ut. Former Marine Erika Butner, right, stands with attorney Gloria Allred holding photos of Butner in uniform as she and another active-duty female Marine said photographs of them were secretly posted online without their consent, at a news conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Nude photos of other servicewomen were also posted. Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, has condemned the photo sharing and urged victims to report abuse. (AP Photo/Nick Ut). LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Marine and an active-duty Marine came forward Wednesday to say photographs taken of them were secretly posted online without ...

Photos Of Naked Female Marines Reportedly Shared On Social Media

... and units of the women pictured, was posted in January by a former Marine who was working for a defense contractor, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The contractor has since been relieved of his duties. Marine Lance Cpl. Marisa Woytek told The Post that photos were taken from her Instagram account and posted to Marines United multiple times in the past six months, without her consent. “Even if I could, I’m never re-enlisting,” Woytek said. “Being sexually harassed online ruined the Marine Corps for me, and the experience.”. Woytek said she was alerted to the photos by others on social media and were shown the comments that accompanied them. She said that many of the comments included allusions to sexual assault and rape, The Post reported. She said many female colleagues had experienced similar harassment but had been reluctant to ...

Explicit Photos Of Female Marines Posted Online; Navy Investigating

... Department how many current and former Marines may be involved in potential wrongdoing. A former Marine originally brought the matter to the attention of the Marine Corps last month. "We are thankful that Thomas Brennan, a Marine veteran, notified the Marine Corps and NCIS about what he witnessed on the 'Marines United' page. It allowed us to take immediate action to have the explicit photos taken down and to prepare to support potential victims. We are exploring what actions should be taken to best address this form of harassment in the future," Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Ryan Alvis said in a statement. Brennan founded The War Horse, a military news site investigating defense and veterans issues, which first reported the allegations on a separate site, Reveal, run by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Because of the ongoing investigation, officials would not comment specifically on the case. ...

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Lewd Photos Of Female Marines Spark Probes

... posting of potentially hundreds of explicit photos of current and former female Marines and other service members on a private Facebook page. So far, at least one person has been disciplined in connection with the postings, a US military official said. He was an IT subcontractor working for a firm with a support contract for the Marines. The Marines informed the primary contractor of the person's actions and he has been barred from working on any contracts in support of Marines, the official said. The man committed "misdeeds," the official said, but there were no details about precisely what he did. Marine photo scandal: Explicit photos of female Marines posted online, Navy investigating. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service kicked off an in-depth investigation into the postings of the salacious and explicit photos on the Facebook group called Marines United. A Facebook statement on Monday decried ...

Some Marines Being Investigated For Sharing Nude Photos

... Marine veteran, notified the Marine Corps and NCIS about what he witnessed on the 'Marines United' page," Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Ryan E. Alvis said. "It allowed us to take immediate action to have the explicit photos taken down and to prepare to support potential victims.". The CIR report said that more than two dozen active-duty women, officers and enlisted, were identified by their rank, full name and location in the photographs on the secret Facebook page. Other photographs of active duty and veteran women were also posted and linked through a Google Drive link. The social media accounts behind the sharing have been deleted by Facebook and Google at the Marine Corps' request. An internal Marine Corps document obtained by The Associated Press says a former Marine maintained the Google Drive and that it had a following of 30,000. The NCIS investigation is "in support of two individuals affected by postings," according to the document. A Marine proven to have posted an explicit photo of another person could potentially be charged with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the internal document ...

Lightning Ii Strikes Iwakuni, F-35b Arrives

... than that of the F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8 B Harrier II in support of the U. S. – Japan alliance. “The F-35 B represents the future of Marine Corps tactical aviation, and bringing it to Japan makes MCAS Iwakuni the second only operational F-35 B base,” said U. S. Marine Corps Maj. Jimmy Braudt, a quality assurance officer and pilot with VMFA-121. “One of its capabilities is a powerful sensor suite that fuses together several different sources and provides superior situational awareness to the pilot. It will be the first short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft permanently based in this theater, and it is capable of countering modern threat systems beyond what legacy aircraft were designed to handle.”. Braudt said it impacts the relationship with Japan and other Pacific allies. Bringing the most capable, modern and lethal platform in the U. S. inventory to Iwakuni demonstrates the U. S. Government’s commitment to the defense of Japan. The Marine Corps conducts the essential training needed to accomplish their assigned mission, including the training and operations required to be ready to defend the Pacific region as necessary. “VMFA-121 desires to ...