Op-Ed: Back in the day, when hazing was training

The commander of the 1st Marine Division, Maj. Gen. Eric Smith is apparently cracking down on hazing. “I’m not here to inflict group punishment, but my assessment is that I’ve just been flipped the bird by lots of lance corporals, so I am headed their way to demonstrate this is an unwise [course of action],” […]

CH-53 Helicopter crashes in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Local media in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture have reported the crash of a helicopter today, just before noon local time.  According to the Okinawa Times, the CH-53 went down near Takae.  Local emergency personnel were called.  So far, there have been no reports of any fatalities, though the Okinawa Times article did mention U.S. personnel on their […]

Watch: Secretary of Defense James Mattis explains how he got the call sign, ‘Chaos’

“I always had good ideas – at least I thought they were very good ideas. And one day, walking out of my operations officer’s office, I noticed ‘chaos’ written on this whiteboard. I said, ‘What’s this about?’” James Mattis said before attendees at a recent conference. America’s Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, is perhaps the […]

Breaking: Marine Corps Osprey crashes in Syria, two Marines injured

A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashed in Syria on Friday with roughly two dozen Marines on board.  Only two Marines suffered minor injuries in the crash, but the aircraft has been characterized as “a total loss.” According to officials, it was a “miracle” that more of the Osprey’s passengers weren’t injured in the crash, […]

Watch: The Marine Corps’ first female Infantry Officer training in 29 Palms

History was made on Monday as the first female Marine Infantry Officer graduated from what many consider to be among the most grueling of training courses conventional war fighters can undergo. The Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, a 13-week crash course in leadership, infantry skills, and character, has seen 36 women attempt it since 2015, […]

Watch: F-35B Aerial Display 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show

Awesome display by the F-35B! Enjoy! Even though Miramar is not “Fighter Town USA” and home to “Top Gun’ any longer it is still a major air base. A Marine Corps F-35B performs aerial maneuvers during the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. The theme for […]

This is the Marine Corps’ first female infantry officer

A female Marine graduated from the Corps’ grueling Infantry Officer Course on Monday, marking a historic feat as the first woman to earn the 0302 infantry officer military occupational specialty. The woman, who has asked to keep her identity private, will now be assigned to the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, the service said […]

Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey approaches a landing zone in St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017, to return personnel and equipment to the USS Kearsarge following humanitarian operations in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath.” – US Department of Defense Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez This article is courtesy of Fighter Sweep.

First female Marine Infantry Officer set to graduate on Monday

In a historic first for the United States Marine Corps, a female Marine has successfully completed the Infantry Officer’s Course and will soon be assigned to an infantry unit, Marine Corps officials announced on Thursday. The female lieutenant, whose name has not yet been released, completed the final training elements of the IOC alongside her […]