The Marine Corps wants to lighten the load for machine gunners with new,...
The Marine Corps is hoping industry can make lightweight .50 caliber ammunition that provides machine-gunners with a 30 percent weight savings over existing linked belts of .50 caliber ammo.Marine...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps is looking for Russian-made helicopters so it can train with...
A report in the Marine Corps Times from Friday, April 27 by journalist Kyle Rempfer revealed that the US Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Training Command has filed a solicitation for contractors to...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps is relying on 3D printing for new parts as it scrambles to...
The Marine Corps is relying on 3D printing for new parts as it scrambles to prepare for winter warfareSEE ALSO: US Marines are stationed in Norway to help deter Russia, and Norway may ask them to stay...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps is rolling out its first new sniper rifle since the Vietnam...
The Marine Corps is rolling out an array of new weaponry in the near future.One important piece of that is the Corps' new sniper rifle, which replaces a rifle that's been in use since the...
View ArticleStep aboard the USS Kearsarge, the US Navy workhorse that takes Marines to war
Step aboard the USS Kearsarge, the US Navy workhorse that takes Marines to warSEE ALSO: The US Navy's next advanced aircraft carrier is 75% complete — watch the latest 827-ton chunk drop into placeJoin...
View ArticleHere are all the standard issue weapons given to US Marines
The US Marine Corps started issuing the Glock 19M pistol to marines, which they call the M007, in May 2017.“The M007 has a smaller frame and is easier to conceal, making it a natural selection to meet...
View ArticleA violent Mexican city on the US border has seen a wave of disappearances —...
More than 20 people went missing in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, between February and mid-May.The area is one of the most violent in Mexico, and marines deployed there to fight crime have been accused of...
View ArticleWe took a tour of the USS Arlington, the US Navy's amphibious warship that...
One of the warships that the US Navy showed off at Fleet Week in New York City in May was the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. And I got a chance to go aboard....
View Article6 tips for getting through the 'Crucible' — the final, grueling step in...
Since 1996, "the Crucible" has been the subject of Marine recruits' nightmares. It serves as the final test you must complete in order to officially and finally earn the title of United States Marine....
View ArticleWatch Marines try out their big guns during one of Europe's largest war games
Every Marine is a rifleman — we all know this to be true. One Marine and his rifle can deliver a world of hurt unto the bad guys. But it's been a long time since Marines have relied on rifles alone to...
View ArticleNeo-Nazi Marine accused of attacking a protestor at Charlottesville rally...
A Marine who was accused of marching with white supremacists and attacking a protester at last year’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was found guilty a summary court-martial on...
View Article5 of the biggest complaints about the M16A4 — the Marines' standard service...
The M16A4 was the standard service rifle for the Marine Corps until October 2015, when it was decided that the M4 Carbine would replace them in infantry battalions. For whatever reason, civilians tend...
View ArticleThe Army has been quietly pounding ISIS in Syria from a new fire base
A U.S. Army artillery unit is pounding Islamic State fighters inside Syria from a remote desert camp just inside Iraq.About 150 Marines and soldiers appear to be stationed at the base, in addition to...
View ArticleThe battle of Saipan ended 74 years ago — here's how one Marine convinced...
If you've read the book Saipan: Suicide Island, watched the movie Hell to Eternity, or you're a World War II buff, then you may have heard of the heroic actions of Corporal Guy Gabaldon.However, there...
View ArticleA Marine's M107 sniper rifle failed during a firefight — so he called...
The Barrett M107 .50-caliber long-range sniper rifle is a firearm made for the modern war on terrorism. Officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 2002 and boasting a 2,000-meter range, a suppressor-ready...
View ArticleMarines in Eastern Europe are practicing a little-used tactic — another sign...
Marines in Romania deployed to Bulgaria for combined-arms training this month.During the exercises, they worked on a little-used tactic to counter armor and other vehicles.It comes as US forces boost...
View ArticleStriking images of the US military training at night reveal the surreal...
Fighting in the dark has always been a difficult task in warfare, but soldiers, sailors, and airmen today can conduct their operations at night almost as well as they can during the day thanks to the...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps has opened an investigation into an alleged neo-Nazi group...
The Marine Corps has officially launched an investigation into a lance corporal who apparently attacked a protester at the Charlottesville “Unite The Right” rally while marching with white supremacist...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps wants to lighten the load for machine gunners with new,...
The Marine Corps is hoping industry can make lightweight .50 caliber ammunition that provides machine-gunners with a 30 percent weight savings over existing linked belts of .50 caliber ammo.Marine...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps is looking for Russian-made helicopters so it can train with...
A report in the Marine Corps Times from Friday, April 27 by journalist Kyle Rempfer revealed that the US Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Training Command has filed a solicitation for contractors to...
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