Marines

Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Abbott launches a RQ-20B Puma, a small UAV at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia on Aug. 18, 2020.

U.S Marine Corps (Ret.) Sgt. Robert Jones leads a motivational run at Camp Lejeune on Sept. 4. Sgt. Jones lost both his legs to an IED while in Afghanistan.

Almost 80 years after WWII, U.S. Marines have returned to the island of Peleliu, to remove UXOs and test the mettle of this new special EOD unit.

The Marines’ 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is on the leading edge of implementing the first whole blood resuscitation program into a conventional war-fighting unit. The program is called “Valkyrie.” The Special Operations community has been utilizing whole blood resuscitation for battlefield casualties for some time. Now it is the Marines’ turn to take advantage of […]

Marine Raiders, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Draher, Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, and Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, and their families are in a fight for their lives. Each of those men — the MARSOC 3 as they are called — is being sent to a general court-martial for crimes they did not commit. On June 26, […]

People are always asking, “What do I need to do to become a Navy SEAL?” Or they say, “Those Rangers are all psychos and mindless killing machines; that’s not for me.” Or, perhaps someone thinks they have what it takes, physically, to be a Special Forces soldier, but they don’t know if they have the […]

In a season of peaceful protests and angry riots erupting across the country and in parts of the world in response to the death of George Floyd, one man was quietly taking action for a different cause in a different way. He decided to bring light to a dark corner in our society by taking […]

Military commanders are responsible for maintaining discipline in their unit. Bestowed absolute power over their subordinates, by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), they have the final say during criminal cases, even if they have no legal experience. By the mid-twentieth century, Americans who served in the armed forces protested against an unfair military […]

“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle,” General John Pershing, U.S. Army. No matter what their MOS is, every Marine is a rifleman. They are all trained to effectively engage targets out to 500 meters, perform basic battlefield maneuvers, and professionally maintain the standard-issue service rifle. This is one of […]

Activated in 2006, the Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is the latest addition to the formidable Special Operations arsenal of the United States. Operating in small teams (12-14 operators), Marine Raiders are the tip of the spear of the Marine Corps.

What a better way to relax after a weekend of eating, drinking, and fireworks than by watching some great war films? I’ve compiled a list of the favorite films in our household. They’re listed in no particular order, and this list could easily have been tripled. I had no idea I had so many war […]

Special operations continued to develop and improve its hand-to-hand combat systems, from LINE to MACP.