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The Commandant of the Marine Corps relieved Neary of duty due to a “loss of trust and confidence in his ability to serve in command.”

Recruits complete the Obstacle Course in the early morning hours before grass week classes begin on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

The investigation highlighted a concern that a new method of parachute deployment might have been the cause of the incident.

President Reagan’s secret war against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua was exposed when a CIA agent was captured at the crash site.

SECDEF Esper cited a complex security environment and transnational threats to regional instability as motivators to the renewed alliance.

One of the changes is there is no longer a grading scale based on age. Soldiers will have the exact same standards regardless of age. 

Over the years, I have heard many explanations of what Triathlon is, usually from folks who have never done one. Most triathletes never discuss it amongst themselves, it just is. What is interesting though is all those explanations from non-triathletes actually hit the mark, as they explain the distances (varied), and the time allotted (usually […]

Terrorism, acute food shortages, the coronavirus pandemic, and climate change have all taken a toll on the security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel making security in the region tenuous. The security situation in the G5 Sahel has continued to worsen, despite some successes on the ground. Boko Haram terrorists continue to operate with near […]

In terms of working environments, the United States Air Force and State Farm insurance run pretty closely together, according to Cassie Thompson, who has spent many years associated with both. “I think this job is the closest thing I’ve had to my Air Force career which was a fantastic career,” she said. Thompson was born […]

In this series of articles, we’re discussing 10 of the most important, unwritten, rules of CQB. You can read part I here and part II here. Avoid shoulder transitions (Remark: This rule is referring to a full shoulder transition in close proximity.) The human brain is like a forest. When you were a kid, it […]

Welcome back to the second part of Close Quarters Battle (CQB) series. In the previous part, we talked about sight fixation and flashlights. Let’s continue to our next two rules. But before, we would like to remind you that these “rules” are more of a reminder of things that many forget or not aware of. […]

The latest trend in the U.S. military is “near-peer conflict.” After nearly two decades of mainly counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations, the Pentagon is changing gears. It is taking a step back in time to a more Cold War setting in preparing for conflict against potential adversaries like Russia and China.  We can argue that open […]