Marines
Marines to Conduct ‘Wall to Wall’ Barracks Inspections
Marine Corps vows to inspect every single barracks ‘wall to wall’ By Irene Loewenson The Marine Corps has ordered inspections of each of its barracks in an effort to assess and fix the problems in the often-subpar living quarters. By March 15, leaders from outside of the chain of command responsible for the Marines in […]
5 Marines confirmed killed in crash of CH-53E Super Stallion
After an extensive search for an overdue Marine Corps Super Stallion flying from Creech AFB, Nevada to MCAS Miramar, California, the wreckage was located yesterday. Heavy storms striking California hindered rescue crews from confirming what we all feared. It’s just been confirmed minutes ago, more than a day and a half after the aircrew went […]
Resupply by AI. What could go wrong?
Army Futures Command’s newest Cross Functional Team-Contested Logistics head, Rob Watts, talked about resupply by AI and robotic delivery vehicles such as UAVs and roboboat. “We want a tool to tell us, when we get to precision sustainment, that ‘you need to start moving some ammo to island X today because it’s going to take […]
Throwing dollars at quality of life
Both the Army and Navy have been shocked – SHOCKED – that enlisted barracks, to be polite, suck. Water leaks, black mold, rats (freakin’ RATS?) and a host of other problems have surfaced in the last several months, and leadership is determined to throw money at it fix the situation. Or at least get it […]
Thursday thoughts – Lowe, Bush, Afrika, and China
Jack Lowe, a high school kid I believe I saw mentioned in these pages, was made an Honorary Marine last fall – he had wanted to be a Marine all his life but last year was diagnosed with a serious bone cancer. The Marines made him an Honorary Marine, as he was physically unable to […]
Marine Awarded Purple Heart. Finally.
A Marine finally received a Purple Heart for a 2005 ambush in Ramadi The award was long overdue. BY MATT WHITE Francisco Roman was leading a team of Marines through the chaotic roads of Ramadi, Iraq in 2005 when the streets suddenly turned quiet. “We were patrolling back to our base, and I noticed that […]
Marines to upgrade their live simulated training
The Marines intend to upgrade their live simulated training. They want to shift from having to go to training centers to run these simulations, towards a networked system that allows Marines to train from anywhere with collocated and remotely located Marines. The Marines also plan to roll out their Marine Corps Tactical Instrumentation System (MCTIS). […]
Marines changing rifle marksmanship training, eliminate Scout Sniper school
Seems the Marines have decided to update their marksmanship training due to a large study done on the subject. Sounds like though they have over 80% of the Corps qualifying as “Expert” on static ranges, they want more real-world skillsets to come out of training. Complacency seems to be the watchword – with so many […]
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