Marine Corps photo gallery: Pride in standards

Marine Corps photo gallery: Pride in standards

Photos courtesy of Business Insider America’s military is known for its high standards — but of all the sister service branches, the Marine Corps take perfection to another level. And maintaining that excellence has been no small feat, considering the Corps has served a role in every conflict in US history. That’s because the Marines operate […]

US and Japanese Marines conduct amphibious assault training

US and Japanese Marines conduct amphibious assault training

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Over the next five weeks, a small force of Japanese soldiers is getting down and dirty with U.S. Marines, learning from them what it means to fight from the sea. Japan’s eye is on the calendar. In two years, it expects to stand up the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, its first […]

Special Operators Have More Fun Than Regular Joes on The Rifle Range

Special Operators Have More Fun Than Regular Joes on The Rifle Range

Special operators have an inherently difficult, demanding, and dangerous job. As a result, they are afforded many luxuries that regular troops are not—a minor consolation prize for them. Some of those perks might even seem small and insignificant to a casual observer.

McLovin and the RKG-3 Grenade Attack

McLovin and the RKG-3 Grenade Attack

We have all served with someone that was so incompetent you can’t believe they made it through basic training – let alone life. If you have not served, maybe it is someone you work with. For me, Lance Corporal “McLovin” was that person. He was weak, timid, irresponsible, and incapable of leading or even following. […]

Marines to Pattern New Female Dress Blues After Male Style

Marines to Pattern New Female Dress Blues After Male Style

Female integration with males in the military will be affecting uniform standards in the near future, at least for the Marine Corps. According to Marine Corps administrative messages, the goal is for women to adopt a modified dress blues coat that closely resembles the ones currently worn by males. This is a relatively simple change […]

Iranian Capture of U.S. Navy Crew is Ultimately Meaningless

Iranian Capture of U.S. Navy Crew is Ultimately Meaningless

Unless you’re an Iran analyst or have read, The Twilight War, by David Crist, you likely don’t know that the United States and Iran have been playing a game of cat and mouse in the Persian Gulf for decades. The “tanker war” of the 1980s pitted American naval might against Iran’s far less capable fleet […]

El Chapo’s Goon Squad Gets Gassed Up by Mexican Marines (Video)

El Chapo’s Goon Squad Gets Gassed Up by Mexican Marines (Video)

Helmet cam footage has emerged from the raid conducted by Mexican Marines which ultimately resulted in the capture of El Chapo, Mexico’s most notorious drug lord. Read more about the involvement of JSOC and the US Marshals in the raid here on SOFREP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPhFWHJsgkc