A new Gallup poll finds Americans trust the U.S. military more than any other American institution - namely Congress. According to the survey, 78 percent of those polled say they have a great deal of confidence in the U.S. military. Let's compare that to Congress, where the Gallup poll showed a mere 12 percent of those surveyed have a great deal of confidence in our nationally elected lawmakers ...

The Regimental Combat Team - 1 headquarters group (better known as the 1st Marines) will deploy from Camp Pendleton early Monday morning to Afghanistan to replace Regimental Combat Team - 7 in southern Helmand Province, which has recently seen a substantial increase in fighting. Approximately 250 Marines and their families will be present shortly after 11:30 p.m. this Sunday night to see the Marines off.

The 1st Marines, which conduct ...