United States and South Korea begin massive air exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercisesintended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink of nuclear […]

F/A-18C Hornet aerial refueling during integrated training exercise

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 conducts aerial refueling during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-18 over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 28, 2017. ITX is a large-scale, combined-arms training exercise intended to produce combat-ready forces capable of operating […]

Op-Ed: How the Weinstein scandal unfortunately reminds me of the Marine Corps

I’m not a fan of Hollywood, their glorification of seemingly anyone for no particular reason, and I don’t like a good deal of their values. So forgive me for the tenuous link to the Marine Corps, which to me is represented by Camp Pendleton, approximately 70 miles South of Hollywood. Unfortunately, geography is not the […]

On this day in history: explosion in Beirut kills 220 US Marines

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 […]

Watch: US Marine Corps Helicopters and Crews Evacuate Virgin Island Patients

A UH-1Y Super-Huey takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to transfer hospital patients from St. Thomas to St. Croix. Kearsarge and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency […]

Photos: Damaged F-18 Hornet that Made it Back to Base

Take a look at what happens when two F-18 Hornets hit each other during a training mission. The pilot of this aircraft was able to fly it back to base and safely land. The other Hornet was not flyable after the collision and the pilot successfully ejected. Featured images by US Marine Corps

Breaking: US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Crashes – 3 Missing

Three Marines are missing after their MV-22 Osprey crashed in the ocean off the coast of Australia. There were 26 personnel on-board the aircraft at the time of the incident. Twenty-three of the 26 personnel aboard the Osprey heli-plane, also known as a tilt-rotor, have been rescued. The aircraft had launched from the USS Bonhomme […]