Marines
Just Another Day at the Office
US Marines exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members in Haiti, official says No US service members were injured while protecting the embassy in Port-au-Prince By Ashley Carnahan U.S. Marines protecting the American embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members last week, a Marine spokesman said. Capt. Steven J. Keenan told Fox News Digital […]
Marine vet running for Senate has Nazi tattoo on chest
A Marine veteran of the Afghanistan War is running for the US Senate from Maine. Around these parts we tend to respect vets that run for office, even if they are doing so as Democrats. Well this fella, Graham Platner, took to a podcast to admit that he’s got a great big Nazi tattoo on […]
“Boots” Next Netflix Flop
Fabulous New Netflix Series Touted as a “coming of age dramedy” Boots was inspired by The Pink Marine, the memoir of former US Marine Greg Cope White. The series follows a directionless, closeted Cameron Cope and his best friend Ray McAffey as they join a diverse group of Marine recruits. Together this ensemble navigates the […]
Valor Friday
Today’s article is a little different. Paul Douglas was a 50 year old man when he enlisted into the Corps to fight in World War II. The he begged for a combat role. Talk about hardcore. Military.com has the story; At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When […]
Tuesday reunion, Friday suggestion
Eighty-three years ago, April 13 August 27, 1942, a Marine automatic rifleman named Robert Joseph Budd was killed on Guadalcanal, along with his best friend Thomas Phillips, and both were buried there. The next morning, the friends were buried side by side in a coconut grove. A burial party noted a broken-down fence as a […]
More service members being investigated for Kirk-related posts
The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are receiving more information regarding their service members’ comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The Army said that over a dozen Soldiers have been relieved of their duties pending investigation of their posts. The numbers of service members being investigated for their Charlie Kirk comments is […]
Federal judge: Trump violated military law with National Guard activation in California
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump violated the law when he federalized the National Guard and deployed them to assist ICE. Also addressed in the case were the Marines sent to assist ICE. California argued that their use was a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. The Trump Administration is more than likely […]
How do you kill a drone?
The modern battlefield seems to be jam-packed with remotely piloted vehicles, from the older-school US Predator/Reaper large drones to small reconnaissance drone the size of a pack of smokes, or even smaller. Some are armed with on-board missiles, some with guns, some are basically remotely-piloted bombs. Control could be by on-board programming, data-link, even fine […]
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