Conway nominated to head Marine Corps

WASHINGTON - Lt. Gen. James Conway has been nominated to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps, which is struggling to overcome allegations of war crimes in Iraq.

The nomination announced Tuesday would put a new face on the Corps command, just as the current Marine commandant, Gen. Michael Hagee, is wrapping up visits to his troops in Iraq to reinforce the importance of adhering to Corps standards of behavior.

Hagee is due to complete his four-year tenure as Marine commandant in January, and there had been speculation that Conway — the director of operations for the Pentagon's Joint Staff — was being considered for the job.

If confirmed by the Senate, Conway will take over a Corps battered by alleged incidents of unprovoked assaults against Iraqi civilians.

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