Two more US Marines face criminal charges over a 2011 viral video showing members of a sniper platoon urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
The Marine Corps announced on Friday that Sergeant Robert W Richards will face charges including dereliction of duty and violating orders.
Military prosecutors say he filmed himself and others urinating on the corpses.
Captain James V Clement will face charges that include conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman for failing to properly supervise junior Marines, and for making false statements to investigators.
A hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to a court martial.
Two other Marines pleaded guilty in the case that gained international attention after the video went viral on YouTube.
Staff Sergeants Edward Deptola and Joseph Chamblin pleaded guilty in earlier courts martial to their roles in the incident and were sentenced to reductions in rank.
The video, which surfaced in 2012, shows four Marines in full combat gear urinating on the bodies of three dead Afghans in July 2011.
In the video, one Marine looks down at the bodies and jokes, "Have a good day, buddy".
At his sentencing, Deptola told a judge: "I have no excuse, no reason, ma'am… it was not the correct way to handle a human casualty."
The urination video surfaced amid a string of embarrassing episodes for US forces in Afghanistan.
American troops were caught up in controversies over burning Muslim holy books, posing for photos with insurgents' bloodied remains and an alleged massacre of 16 Afghan villagers by a soldier.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the actions in the video as "inhuman", and US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta denounced the incident as "deplorable" and promised a full investigation.
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