Daniel Kapavik

About the author

served in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer and deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines. Daniel led Marines as a platoon commander and a weapons company commander before leaving the Corps and now lives in Washington, DC, with his wife Christen.

Women and the Marine Corps

The decision regarding women in combat arms occupational specialties has been made. It’s happening. Why not embrace it? Let’s make the Marine Corps stronger by efficiently employing the benefits that women bring to the table instead of fighting the issue. Women are capable of serving in combat, they are physically and mentally resilient enough to […]

The USMC’s JLTV: Almost Light, Very Tactical

In June, the Department of Defense (DoD) held demonstrations in Quantico, VA, for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The DoD has long been working to acquire a vehicle that is both light and tactical, but with the protection the American people have come to expect for their troops. During the nearly twelve years since […]