Drill instructor gets 10 years behind bars for Parris Island hazing scandal

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix will spend the next 10 years in prison after a court-martial sentenced him Friday for abusing recruits at Parris Island, one of whom jumped over a stairwell and fell to his death after Felix slapped him. Felix will also be reduced in rank to E1, forfeit all pay and allowances, and […]

Senior aviation leaders from all four branches call on Congress for a consistent budget

Senior aviation officials from all four branches testified before Congress on Thursday to emphasize the need for budget certainty in the future in order to maintain America’s combat readiness in the skies. Over the past ten years of combat operations, the Department of Defense has been forced to continue operations under what’s called “continuing resolution” […]

Military Jury Mulling Fate of D.I. Who Targeted, Abused Muslim Recruits

A Marine Corps drill instructor’s fate is in the hands of a jury after they heard testimony that he abused his authority and his new recruits by beating, stomping and choking them, and especially targeting Muslim-Americans who had volunteered to serve in the Marines. Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix’s fate rests in the hands of an […]

Watch: How to prepare for Marine Corps Recruit Training

“I get a lot of questions in regards to training to be a Marine Raider and Recon Marine. While these are great aspirations we all must start on the yellow footprints. After months of of work and planning, Josh Honsberger and I have developed a 12 week training plan called USMC PREP for $35, to assist those […]

Picture of the Day: Navy LCAC ‘Flies’ to Shore at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Navy air-cushioned landing craft head to shore at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 27, 2017, during Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational amphibious exercise. – US Department of Defense Did you know the Navy calls the sailors who ‘fly’ an LCAC pilots? US Navy sailors pilot a LCAC transporting U.S. Marines ashore Marine Corps […]

30 days past the deadline and with lives on the line, US military still has no budget

Nearly a full month into the new fiscal year, the Department of Defense continues to operate without an approved budget, limiting the Pentagon’s ability to manage contracts, and hindering maintenance and training initiatives needed to save lives. The longer the continuing resolution replaces a budget, the more damaging it is to DoD,” Pentagon spokesperson Dana […]

4-star liars: The moral decay of our senior military officers

America’s military has a serious problem with a two-tiered justice system that destroys lance corporals and pardons the gross misconduct of general officers.  One doesn’t need to look any further than the Marine Corps for a long history of this. A fine example is General James “Hoss” Cartwright, a no-combat four star F-18 pilot that […]

Watch: Marine Corps Force Recon Training | Swift, Silent, Deadly

United States Marine Corps Force Recon Training | Swift, Silent, Deadly This video is a compilation of US Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance training: Combined-arms raid 00:00 Marksmanship training 02:09 Fast rope and deck clearing drills 03:47 Dive Operation 05:53 Proficiency jump training 08:10 Load and launch combat rubber raiding crafts 10:30 Night infiltration 11:32 Sharpen mountaineering skills 13:50 Jungle environment training 16:40 Free-fall and […]