Marine Corps
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!
248 years young! Glad you’re on our side. A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS For 248 years, Marines have earned a reputation as the most disciplined and lethal warfighters in the world. This legacy of honor, courage, and commitment passed on to us was paid for in sweat, blood, and sacrifice. From […]
CAS? What’s that?
Looks like the Air Force is once again doing its schizoid dance over close air support (CAS.) I’m pretty sure I dated bipolar psycho virgins who were more consistent. We all know the on-again, off-again saga of the A-10. The Air Force hates the damn plane and is doing all they can to shake off […]
Linguists not cunning
The Army Times says fewer than half of Army and Marine special operations personnel competed any of their mandatory annual.linguistic special training in the last five years. The Government Accountability Office reviewed five years’ worth of data and interviewed various special operators and commanders following a fiscal year 2022 congressional request for a report on […]
US military asks for help to find missing F-35 fighter jet after ‘mishap’ sees pilot eject.
Search for F-35B Lightning II fighter jet focused on two lakes after Marine Corps pilot ejected over North Charleston for unknown reason. US military officials have appealed to the public for help to find a fighter jet after losing track of it somewhere over South Carolina when the pilot ejected. A Marine Corps pilot safely escaped the […]
Spate of Deadly Marine Aircraft Accidents
I was waiting for the word on the F/A-18 incident when I heard of the Osprey. Preliminary investigations are underway of course. US military aircraft carrying more than 20 Marines crashes over Australia, killing 3 and injuring others The MV-22B Osprey helicopter crashed near Melville Island off the coast of the city of Darwin in […]
Underaged girl found in Camp Pendleton barracks, Marine taken into custody
On June 13, 2023, a San Diego area teenager was declared missing four days after her relatives reported that she had ran away from her grandmother’s home. On June 28, 2023, a Marine stationed with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was taken into custody. The underaged girl’s aunt posted a video claiming that […]
Wild Night of Drinking and a Fake Toothache Turned Into the US Marine Corps Deadliest Sniper
Several news outlets are putting out a promotion for a new book about US Marine Corps sniper Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney. The US Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper might never have become one if it weren’t for a wild night of drinking and a fake toothache, new book reveals Ryan Pickrell | Jun 24, 2023 * The […]
Marines Need a Few Drone Pilots
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (VMU-1, 3rd MAW), procured the Marine Corps’ first MQ-9A “Reaper” remotely piloted aircraft at Marine Corps Aircraft Station Yuma, Arizona in August 2021. “VMU-1 is living the Commandant’s vision of Force Design 2030, and our unit is laying the groundwork for […]
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