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Kansas shootings add to concerns over ex-military and extremism in U.S., experts say

| May 1, 2019 | 47 Comments
Kansas shootings add to concerns over ex-military and extremism in U.S., experts say

The Master Chief took some time today to forward me this article. It’s not a pretty picture in and of itself, seems certain “experts” are using the tragic event to push their own agenda. If this sounds familiar, it is. Dancing in the blood of the innocent, and in this case, the guilty as well, […]

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Oscar Rodriguez – USMC Force Recon & SEAL Team III “Twofer”

| April 26, 2019 | 87 Comments
Oscar Rodriguez – USMC Force Recon & SEAL Team III “Twofer”

The folks at MilitaryPhony.com send us their work on Oscar Rodriguez.  Oscar has several middle initials listed – V, J and O – but most often he does not have a middle initial listed at all.  Oscar is 60 years old as of April 2019. Rodriguez has photos on his Facebook page that imply he […]

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Hard Day for the Corps

| April 16, 2019 | 11 Comments
Hard Day for the Corps

ChipNASA sends us a pair of articles, and the news isn’t good. The first is a crime. One Marine dead, another in custody A shooting Friday in the barracks at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina has left one Marine dead and another in custody, according to base officials. Cpl. Tyler P. Wallingford, […]

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Identity Crisis? What…???

| April 3, 2019 | 13 Comments
Identity Crisis? What…???

This came to my attention while I was searching for something like a recipe for frog legs or maybe beef Wellington en croute. It’s not easy being green, especially when you’re a Marine, but the nominee to be the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, LtGen Berger, has been sent a request from one MAJ Spaeder […]

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Trains With Tanks & Stuff

| March 20, 2019 | 24 Comments
Trains With Tanks & Stuff

Photo By: Cpl. Aaron Henson FORT STEWART, Ga. – An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division engages a target during semi-annual qualifications as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 13, 2018. The DFT provides the opportunity to overcome home station range limitations as well as […]

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Female Scout Sniper Leaders Course Grad

| March 14, 2019 | 23 Comments
Female Scout Sniper Leaders Course Grad

NewsRep reports that for the first time in history a female has graduated the Marine Corps Scout Sniper Leaders Course. A female Marine lieutenant has become the first woman in history to graduate from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Scout Sniper Unit Leaders Course. Previously, the Marine officer, who is a candidate for a […]

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Marines Want New Reapers

| March 13, 2019 | 11 Comments
Marines Want New Reapers

An MC-1 Reaper drone.  Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Air Force. The Marine Corps has indicated that it plans to add only 100 Marines to its roster in 2020, but wants a buttload of the new Reaper drones that are coming on the market. https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/03/12/the-corps-seeks-reaper-drones-and-modernization-in-budget-request-but-will-only-add-100-marines-in-2020/ I did think was something that Duffel Blog had cooked up, […]

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The Prowler Is Retiring

| March 10, 2019 | 14 Comments
The Prowler Is Retiring

After supporting combat operations for the Marine Corps in nearly every conflict throughout the past 40 years, the Marines’ electronic attack aircraft, the EA-6B Prowler, will fly its final flight mid-March. A deactivation ceremony for the Corps’ final Prowler squadron, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2, or VMAQ-2 is set to be held Friday. Some retired […]

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