Last Sunday, the Pentagon announced the death of Marine Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos, Colorado. According to the initial release, Koppenhafer died of critical wounds he received under small arms fire while supporting and advising a contingent of Iraqi Security Forces during a planned operation in Ninewah province, Iraq. Now, however, the […]
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rush towards their next objective at Range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise 5-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 5, 2019. Reserve Marines with 1/25 participate in ITX to prepare for their upcoming deployment to the Pacific Region.
Sometimes you read things in the news and are thoroughly amazed and awed by some of the fantastic things people think of and make happen. Other times you can read something and be thoroughly amazed and awed for the opposite reasons and wonder, “What the hell are they thinking?” Recently, the Pentagon has resolved to […]
It’s the mental debate every war-fighter has before departing on a mission, every hiker has before stepping off on a journey, and every camper has as they pack their bags: how much can I carry and still be as effective as I need to be? At what point is the extra weight of our gear […]
During one rainy afternoon in March, the cloud cover had blocked out the Massachusetts sky enough that, to my memory, it could easily have been the middle of the night. Freezing rain fell as it tends to in New England, so the turnout at the funeral was small. As we stood there, on either end […]
The U.S. Defense Department has released the names of the three Marines killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near Bagram Air Base near Kabul in Afghanistan on Monday. Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, of Newark, Delaware; Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, 31, of York, Pennsylvania; and Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks, 25, of Locust […]
On Monday, three Marines were killed by an improvised explosive device detonated near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. A number of others were injured in the attack, although the Pentagon hasn’t released an official count related to the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A statement issued Tuesday by the Operation Resolute Support […]
Since the 1970s, Marines have become accustomed to the standard 40mm grenade launcher that can be mounted on the underside of their service rifles. Using the rifle’s 30-round magazine as a pistol grip of sorts, the M203 offered Marines on patrol a similar capability to that of the older M79 grenade launcher. But whereas troops […]
Two Marine aviators were killed on Saturday when their AH-1Z Viper went down over Yuma, Arizona. They’re now identified as Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand and Capt. Travis W. Brannon. The two Marine pilots we lost this weekend in an AH-1Z Viper accident have been identified as Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Pennsylvania and […]
Two Marine aviators were killed on Saturday when their AH-1Z Viper went down over Yuma, Arizona. They have now been identified as Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, of Nashville, Tennessee. The two Marine pilots we lost this weekend in an AH-1Z Viper accident have been identified […]
Last week, elite sniper teams from all over the world met at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center on Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in a series of events aimed at assessing tactical skills ranging from long-distance weapons accuracy to reconnaissance. Teams from the U.S. Special Operations Command took the top […]
While it could be said that every unit which falls under the “special ops” umbrella is comprised of operators who can move, shoot, and communicate with lethal efficiency, different units developed to address specialized challenges. As the years wore on, and particularly since the onset of the Global War on Terrorism, lines may have blurred […]
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