News Roundup: FBI vs. Congress heats up, Aussie Army officer suggests prostitutes for deployed troops, Jailed inmate defiles Quran with bodily fluids

Pass. The. Popcorn: U.S. House Republicans are drafting a contempt of Congress resolution against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, claiming stonewalling in producing material related to the Russia-Trump probes and other matters. Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and other committee Republicans, after considering such action for several weeks, decided to move […]

Op-Ed: Marines need objectives: The trouble with accomplishments

Like most introspective people, I’m not really sure if I’m capable of ever being truly content.  I’m at my very best, mentally and emotionally, when I’m entirely invested in accomplishing a goal, reaching an objective or completing a project.  It’s because of that need for accomplishment that I’ve accumulated what some might call an impressive […]

WATCH: Marine Raider history and museum tour with original MARSOC commanding officer

MARSOC’s first company commanding officer, Major Fred Galvin (USMC retired), recently toured the Marine Raider Museum in Quantico, Virginia.  In the video below, he covers the origins and history of the original Marine Raiders of World War II along with some of the artifacts on display in the museum. At the request of President Franklin […]

Picture of the Day: Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Takes Off From USS Iwo Jima

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 24, 2017. The exercise allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and […]

Have to go awhile without sleep? Here’s how a Marine does it

Life in the military means long hours and lost sleep.  Whether you’re stuck on a post or simply have to make mission, sleep is often relegated to the “luxury” category on your priority list, while things like security, accomplishing your objectives or making it to your destination hold the top spots.  Fatigue, however, can be […]

Marine leaves cell phone at the pub… lands helo across the street to grab it

We can all relate to the panic you feel when you realize you’ve lost your cell phone.  In today’s day and age, phones are more than just a means to make phone calls, they’re pocket computers chock full of some of the most important elements of our day-to-day lives.  Phone numbers, text messages, emails and […]

US Marine pays last respects to his brother in arms

A former United States Marine by the name of 1st Sgt. James T. Hollingsworth passed away recently, and this compelling picture of his brother in arms, Master Sgt. William H. Cox, standing at Parade Rest has made viral rounds across the internet. According to Greenville News, the two fought together in Vietnam–1st Sgt. Hollingsworth was […]

How the 3/2 Marine Sniper urination video saw the light of day

On July 27, 2011, when members of a Marine Scout Sniper platoon assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines made the decision to urinate on the corpses of several Taliban members, they saw it as a small payback for their fallen comrades who had been mutilated by many of those same Taliban fighters not long before […]