The US just put China on notice with F-35s in the Pacific — but China may be ready with a counter punch

The US just put China on notice with F-35s in the Pacific — but China may be ready with a counter punch

The US just put China on notice by making the first-ever permanent forward deployment of US Marine Corps F-35Bs to Iwakuna, Japan. But while the plane has revolutionary radar-evading capability, China has some tricks up its sleeve as well. The F-35B has only just gone online with initial operational capability. Basing them in Asia, where China and the incoming Trump administration have […]

Government to pay billions to service personnel exposed to tainted Camp Lejeune drinking water

Government to pay billions to service personnel exposed to tainted Camp Lejeune drinking water

The federal government quietly announced plans to provide disability payments to U.S. service members who were exposed to tainted drinking water while stationed at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps installation in North Carolina. According to the notice posted in the Federal Register, the government’s official journal, anyone who was stationed or training at Camp Lejeune […]

Do You Know What a Laser-guided Rocket is? The Air Force Does Now

Do You Know What a Laser-guided Rocket is? The Air Force Does Now

The Air Force recently added BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets to the F-16 and A-10 aircraft. The BAE Systems APKWSTM transforms a standard unguided 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) rocket into a precision laser-guided rocket. With a name like ‘Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System’ what more could any military pilot want? This system has […]

PMAG Gen3 approved by the Marine Corps

PMAG Gen3 approved by the Marine Corps

When I was in the Marine Corps, I remember signing for and being issued 6 of the standard metal magazines for my rifle out of my unit armory. Some of these magazines were older than myself and others who were in at the time, and they showed it. They were covered in dents, dings, scratches, […]

Marine Corps in Japan Cleared to Resume Flying MV-22 Ospreys

Marine Corps in Japan Cleared to Resume Flying MV-22 Ospreys

After six days of suspended flights due to a crash the Marine Corps are back in business flying the MV-22 Ospreys. Monday Marine Corps commanders issued the order to resume flight operations in Japan. The MV-22 had been grounded after a crash in shallow waters on December 13th that injured two crew members. The crash […]

Did You Know the Marines are Getting F/A-18’s from the Boneyard?

Did You Know the Marines are Getting F/A-18’s from the Boneyard?

How many of you know that the United States Marine Corps does not have enough combat ready F/A-18’s for their pilots to fly? Surprisingly, the statement is true and to remedy this problem they have decided to bring 30 retired F/A-18’s from the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ back into service. To […]

Watch: Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course

Watch: Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course

Much like the Air Force Weapons School and the Navy’s Top Gun Fighter Weapons School, the United States Marine Corps has developed a training program designed to produce subject matter experts in the area of cross-domain war-fighting. The Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, also known as WTI, is held bi-annually at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma […]

USMC Pilot Killed in F/A-18 Crash in Japan Identified

USMC Pilot Killed in F/A-18 Crash in Japan Identified

Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot Captain Jake Frederick was killed Wednesday when his aircraft crashed into the ocean off the coast of Japan. The 32 year Hornet old pilot was on a training mission and ejected from the aircraft. Another F/A-18 that was on the mission with Captain Frederick remained on scene circling the location of the […]

The future of suppressors is very bright

The future of suppressors is very bright

Every one with a television knows that a silencer is a device attached to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the amount of noise and visible muzzle flash generated by firing. These Silencers are typically constructed of a metal cylinder with internal baffles to reduce the sound by capturing and slowing the escaping gases. […]

This Marine tweaked his body armor to instantly treat a gunshot wound

This Marine tweaked his body armor to instantly treat a gunshot wound

A Marine corporal may have come up with a brilliant way to treat a gunshot wound the moment a bullet pierces body armor. Cpl. Matthew Long, a motor transport mechanic, designed a tear-proof package filled with a cocktail of blood clotting and pain-killing agents that sits behind body armor, which would be released instantly if pierced by […]

Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Gear

Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Gear

The Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa Japan had to be one of my favorite deployments. Learning how to operate and survive in a jungle environment is vastly different than a desert or woodland environment. There are also threats native to the jungle that you must be aware of. I remember attending a […]