Amphibious Combat Vehicles and the Future of War, Part Three: The Next Beachhead
9/11 showed how difficult it is to predict the needs of the battlespace, but it’s hard to imagine the ACV is well-suited for future warfare.
Marine Corps
Amphibious Combat Vehicles and the Future of War, Part Two: Legacy
AAVs are central to the mission of the Corps, but with no major amphibious landings in sixty years, it risks being dismantled or assimilated.
Amphibious Combat Vehicles and the Future of War, Part One: YAT-YAS
YAT-YAS is the amtracker’s motto. After all, it succinctly describes the amphibious nature and mission of the Marine Corps.
Pipe Hitter Media Signs to Produce the MARSOC 3 Documentary Film
This documentary film will follow the MARSOC 3 from the night of the alleged incident, through their trial and the ultimate outcome.
Marine EOD Unit Removes Explosives from Their Bitter WWII Battle
Almost 80 years after WWII, U.S. Marines have returned to the island of Peleliu, to remove UXOs and test the mettle of this new special EOD unit.
Force Recon legend, Major James Capers, receives hero’s welcome in his hometown
Capers has been awarded some of the nation’s highest honors for his meritorious 22-year long service, including a nomination for the Medal of Honor.
Valkyrie – the Marines’ life-saving blood program
The Marines’ 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is on the leading edge of implementing the first whole blood resuscitation program into a conventional war-fighting unit. The program is called “Valkyrie.” The Special Operations community has been utilizing whole blood resuscitation for battlefield casualties for some time. Now it is the Marines’ turn to take advantage of […]
New MARSOC commander, same false advertising about the Marine Raider ‘family’
Marine Raiders, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Draher, Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, and Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, and their families are in a fight for their lives. Each of those men — the MARSOC 3 as they are called — is being sent to a general court-martial for crimes they did not commit. On June 26, […]
Navy identifies missing men & finds sunken amphibious vehicle
The sunken amphibious assault vehicle (AAV), in which seven missing Marines and one sailor drowned in a tragic accident on July 30, was located. The vessel was found shortly after the search was called off and the Marine Corps and Navy had begun the process of notifying the families of the deceased. The accident had happened […]
Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle sinks, multiple casualties
A routine training exercise turned deadly for a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit on Thursday afternoon. One Marine is dead and others are missing in an AAV (amphibious assault vehicle) mishap off San Clemente Island in southern California. “1 Marine has died, 8 service members remain missing and 2 were injured after an AAV mishap […]
The Pic of the Day: The Marine Corps’ tenacious mascot
Lance Cpl. Chesty XV, the Marine Corps mascot, participates in an evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., July 17, 2020. The mascot has been named after the legendary Lieutenant General Chesty Puller, who received an astounding five Navy Crosses and one Army Distinguished Service Cross during his lengthy career that spanned 3 […]
This Marine Corps veteran’s artwork will blow your mind
Editor’s note: All content in this article is courtesy of USMC veteran, EMT, and artist Ben Cantwell. Please consider supporting him and the causes he is creating art in support of. What Does Lady Justice of Marine Raiders Represent? She is a warrior, but she is still Lady Justice. She does not require a helmet […]
