The Pic of the Day: US Navy does live-fire exercises in the Philippine Sea

The Pic of the Day: US Navy does live-fire exercises in the Philippine Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) fires its five-inch Mark 45 lightweight gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea on March 10, 2019. U.S. Navy warships train together to increase the tactical proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units in an Era of Great Power Competition. […]

The Pic of the Day: US Marines have a blast in Jordan

The Pic of the Day: US Marines have a blast in Jordan

Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover from demolitions during sustainment training at Camp Titin, Jordan, on July 8, 2018.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)   Watch Marines conduct demolition training in the video below:

The Pic of the Day: US sends nuclear-capable bombers to Europe

The Pic of the Day: US sends nuclear-capable bombers to Europe

A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, lands on the flight line at RAF Fairford, England, March 14, 2019. The B-52s are deployed to support U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe. Learn more about what the B-52 is capable of in the video below:

The Pic of the Day: USS Pittsburgh submarine returns home from final deployment

The Pic of the Day: USS Pittsburgh submarine returns home from final deployment

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) returned home to Submarine Base New London in Connecticut on Monday, February 25, 2019 after completion of its final deployment. While on deployment, Pittsburgh operated in the European Command Areas of Responsibility. Learn more about Los Angeles-class attack submarines below: https://youtu.be/-7qWdPXFp40

Release of Film Combat Obscura Draws Marine Corps’ Ire

Release of Film Combat Obscura Draws Marine Corps’ Ire

Over at NEWSREP in a report written by Stavros Atlamazoglou, he’s saying the Marine Corps is not happy with the way that the Marines were depicted in the film Combat Obscura by former Marine and current Columbia University film student Jacob Lagoze. In the film, where Lagoze and several other combat cameramen were attached to […]

The Pic of the Day: US Marines conduct crisis response and theater security operations

The Pic of the Day: US Marines conduct crisis response and theater security operations

On March 13, 2019 at Morón Air Base, Spain, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a helicopter support team training event utilizing an MV-22 Osprey. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis response and theater security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting […]

Watch: “Combat Obscura”, the war movie Marine Corps headquarters doesn’t want you to watch

Watch: “Combat Obscura”, the war movie Marine Corps headquarters doesn’t want you to watch

U.S. Marines filling their cigarettes with Afghan hash or smoking marijuana while on guard duty. Profound language and unprofessional behavior. Extreme violence. “Combat Obscura” is certainly not your average recruiting film. And that’s the reason why the United States Marine Corps (USMC) doesn’t want you to watch it. This war documentary was filmed and directed […]

Former Blink 182 frontman to highlight Pentagon’s UFO program in new History Channel series

Former Blink 182 frontman to highlight Pentagon’s UFO program in new History Channel series

In December of 2017, the New York Times revealed that the United States Defense Department had been secretly funding investigations into reports made by military personnel of unidentified flying objects, or unidentified aerial phenomena as they’re sometimes called. Although funding had been cut in 2012, the investigations continued under the supervision of Luis Elizondo, who […]

The Pic of the Day: Learning to rappel out of a perfectly good helicopter

The Pic of the Day: Learning to rappel out of a perfectly good helicopter

Students at Fort Hood Air Assault School conduct rappel operations. The soldiers who participated in the training learned the basics of air assault operations from the instructors of the Phantom Warrior Academy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory Hunter, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)   Learn more about how the U.S. Army trains for air […]