Marines
American military to have additional access in the Philippines
In addition to the four military bases that the US was granted access to, the Philippine government is looking at providing access to additional sites. The Philippines has not named these sites yet. However, there is a possibility that the US had requested locations in Isabela, Zambales, Cagayan, and Palawan. Many local governments appear to […]
Valor Friday
Yesterday, 23 February was the 78th Anniversary of the historic flag raising on Mount Suribachi over Iwo Jima. Since I’ve been out with a bad case of food poisoning this week (as miserable as it is, it’s better than being on Iwo Jima), I didn’t have time to properly focus on a fresh article. Instead, […]
Extra dose of valor for your Friday
I’ve previously talked about some recipients of the Dickin Medal, awarded by the British animal humane organization People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). It is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s (and Commonwealth’s) highest honor, awarded only for battlefield gallantry. A US Marine Corps dog is the latest recipient of the […]
Retired Marines criticize changes intended to reshape the U.S. Marines for China threat
The Marine Corps Commandant rolled out “Force Design 2030” back in 2020. This plan sees a potential scenario where China attempts to breach the first island chain. In order for the Marines to effectively serve in this scenario, the leadership is eying changes to the way the Marines are set up so that they could […]
Marine Guile Defeats DARPA AI
Dr. Lawrence Lightbulb, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) LC sends us the humorous tale of how our Marines were tasked with defeating DARPA’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection system. DARPA eggheads placed their AI robot in the center of a traffic circle and defied the Marines to approach it undetected. So they did. US […]
Marines to leverage X-ray scanners to measure body fat composition
The Marines have decided to leverage X-ray technology to measure a person’s body fat composition. Instead of the traditional method of using a tape to determine body fat composition, an X-ray system is used to do the measuring. A Marine will not be assigned to the body composition program unless they’ve had this X-ray procedure […]
The Marines are sexist!
In 2020 the Marine Corps commissioned a report on their integrated basic training. The University of Pittsburgh has returned with their suggestions. Among those, are to remove “Sir” and “Ma’am.” They also think that the Marines, who have been overwhelmingly male for their entire history, don’t mention women Marines enough in boot camp. From Marine […]
Valor Friday
This one will be a tad longer than normal, but the subject is just that incredible. When someone hears about US Marines in World War II, the mind immediately goes to the South Pacific. The Marine Corps’ amphibious assault specialization meant they were a perfect fit for the island hopping campaign in the Pacific War. […]
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