Marines
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 […]
French Marines are suspected of beating rioters up

A group of people wore hoods and masks. Under the auspices of being “anti-rioters,” these service members went out and tackled rioters in Lorient, a location of a French military base. The police were happy to receive their help but noticed that “the help” was being too rough on the rioters. A 25-year-old man, knowledgeable […]
Valor Friday

Unfortunately this has been a very busy week, so I don’t have time to dedicate to my usual article. I don’t want to leave you empty handed. Therefore, you’re getting a little peek on an unknown character of the Pacific War. It’s been more than three years now since I did my series on animals […]
Article suggests lessons to be learned from Ukraine conflict

My oldest friend sent me a link to an MSN article in which the authors pontificate on the lessons we should take note of from the Ukraine conflict. It’s not a quickie, so I’ll summarize: Mass matters. Attrition warfare is not dead. This mode of warfare emerges when neither side can achieve a clear asymmetric […]
Marine Attackers Arrested

5 minors arrested after crowd attack on Marines at California pier By Irene Loewenson Been watching this one. Five juveniles were arrested Tuesday for allegedly taking part in a Friday attack by a crowd on three off-duty Marines in California, according to local police. A viral video taken of the San Clemente, California, pier appears […]
Friday Short Takes – Army/Navy shortfalls, Sludge Light down

Well, looks like the Army is not going to meet its recruiting goals yet again this year. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that the service would fall short of its goal of 65,000 new recruits. The Army fell roughly 15,000 active-duty troops short of its goal last year of […]
Virtual training to increase for the Navy and the Marines

The Navy and Marines are looking at enhancing the use of virtual training. Virtual training feeds connecting units with a real time “feel” of a similar environment in an actual operation. Networked units, over a wide geographic area, would be able to coordinate and solve battle problems together that would be too risky to do […]
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