A 23-year-old Marine mortarman was stabbed and killed in Waikiki, Hawaii early Saturday morning, following a verbal altercation that escalated to violence. Sgt. William Brown, who hailed from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force based at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, has been characterized as a “beloved […]
On October 23rd, 1983, an explosion ripped through an American barracks in Beirut, killing 220 U. S. Marines, 18 Navy sailors, and 3 Army soldiers. 58 French peacekeepers and 6 civilians were also killed in the blast. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, and the country’s largest city. Lebanon lies sandwiched between Syria to the […]
On October 19th, 2004, an aid worker by the name of Margaret Hassan was kidnapped to be murdered weeks later. Hassan held a dual citizenship between England and Iraq, having been married to Tahseen Ali Hassan and moving to Iraq with him in the ’70s. She taught English at the British Council of Baghdad and […]
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 […]
The introduction of drones has led to a number of shifts in the way America’s military conducts both combat and reconnaissance operations. Drones like the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper have demonstrated that large-scale drones, comparable in size to many aircraft already employed by the U.S. military, offer a real value to the war […]
Marines attach a barrier to a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft while working to reinforce the Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico, Oct. 3, 2017, in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath.” – US Department of Defense Army photo by Pfc. Deomontez Duncan This article is courtesy of Fighter Sweep.
On this day: October 6th First MARSOC Individual Training Course Begins — 2008 After standing up the Marine Corps’ first special operations unit in 2006, the USMC’s Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) was mired in controversy after an incident in Afghanistan where the unit was accused of killing civilians in a firefight. The […]
Clearing a building is among the most treacherous tasks a warfighter can be faced with in a combat zone. A building full of unknown twists, turns, and hiding spots, potentially full of well-armed opponents isn’t anyone’s idea of an easy day, but the reality of modern warfare requires that our service members are experts in […]
Staff Sgt. Eric Smith, who retired from the United States Marine Corps before becoming a firefighter in Irving, Texas, had his Silver Star upgraded to a Navy Cross in a recent ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. Paul Kennedy, head of Marine Corps Recruiting Command. The Navy Cross is the second highest valor award a […]
While many of America’s war fighters come to terms with the concept of dying in a firefight well before they actually set boots on the ground, there are no shortages of other risks to the lives of those we send into harm’s way in defense of our nation. Recent headlines have made it frighteningly clear […]
The United States Marine Corps may conduct combat operations all over the world, but its roots shall always remain in amphibious warfare. The Marine Corps itself, a subset of the U.S. Navy, Marines take pride in their ability to fight in any environment, but like their Navy siblings, they tend to take to the water. […]
Courtesy of Defense Video Imagery Distribution System Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, hike to a potential climbing route for their night climb during Mountain Training Exercise 4-17 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., August 1, 2017. Marines with 2/8, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., conducted the […]
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