Marines
Marine vet accused of faking deployment for free flights
A Marine veteran that currently works as a Federal Air Marshal stands accused of several crimes in relation to defrauding an American airline out of hundreds of free flights. I have a lot of questions as to how this happened. Chief among them is how did the TSA/Federal Air Marshals Service not know that this […]
Valor Friday
Ralph Talbot was born in 1897 in Massachusettes, and would use natural gifts for both academics and athletics to eventually attend Yale. There he received some basic military officer training as part of the school’s artillery corps. These programs to train Ivy League men in the ways of military officership were the immediate predecessor to […]
Valor Friday
It’s not every day that one of the naval aviators in training at Pensacola gets pulled up on stage to get the nation’s highest award for individual bravery not in the face of the enemy. That’s what happened to Marine Corps Captain Joshua Watson a few weeks back. This award was in regards to an […]
Gene Hackman, former Marine, dead at 95
Legendary Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has been found dead at the age of 95. Curiously, he was found dead with his wife and his dog, but the cops are saying there’s no signs of foul play. Stars and Stripes has the story. Before acting, Hackman spent a stint in the Marine Corps, serving in China […]
Congressional Group Supports Capers’ MoH
Many of you will remember Major James Capers, Jr., 87. Major (then Lieutenant) Capers was awarded a Bronze Star in Vietnam, later upgraded to a Silver Star. 47 lawmakers from both Houses, including two Democrats, want President Trump to make that a Medal of Honor. The push to honor retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., […]
Saturday New Tech
We mentioned the dual-band radar on the Gerald Ford yesterday – today we turn our attention to non-floaty toys. First up – the Marines are looking for a few good choppers hybrid planes Osprey replacements. A newly released U.S. Marine Aviation Plan shows the service is now looking at a successor to its MV-22 Osprey […]
Failed Marine program
Military Times did an item about a Marines program introduced in 2013. Apparently the results have been – well, underwhelming. In 2013, the Marine Corps released an administrative message with an intriguing offer: Through a special pilot program, troops could hit pause on their active-duty career and transition to the Individual Ready Reserve for up […]
Masshole blood-boiler
Good thing I am not headed to the doc’s any time soon – I suspect my blood pressure would look more like a low-rider’s tire size than anything survivable. Why? As Mr. Serling might say, let’s consider the case of Joseph Smith, an ordinary looking 71 year old from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He could be […]
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