Swedish Marines Nail 'Greased Lightning' Choreography
A group of Swedish Marines deployed to Afghanistan have created a video of themselves lip-syncing "Greased Lightning" from the 1978 musical "Grease."The three-minute video shows the Marines mimicking...
View ArticleSTALKING AND SHOOTING: How US Marine Snipers Become The Deadliest Shots On Earth
The Marine Scout Sniper school is the most elite military sniper school on earth, and one of the toughest special operations courses in the U.S. Military.See the Scout Snipers >Not only do the Army,...
View ArticlePentagon Refuses To Reopen Medal Of Honor Case For Marine Who Jumped On...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the evidence is...
View Article69 Years Ago, A Relatively-Unknown Photographer Captured The Most Iconic...
The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, 69 years ago, is perhaps the most iconic image of World War Two.No other picture so succinctly and evocatively captures the triumph of the Allied forces, while also...
View Article24-Year-Old Who Covered A Grenade To Save His Friend Will Reportedly Receive...
Marine Corps veteran William Kyle Carpenter will become the Marine's third Medal of Honor recipient since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps Times writes, citing unnamed...
View ArticleInsane Photos Of The Marine Silent Drill Team Performing With Blue Angels...
There should never be a doubt in anyone's mind as to the professionalism and the discipline of the U.S. Marine Corps.To exemplify the Marine Corps' high standards, the Silent Drill Platoon was formed...
View ArticleA Marine Corps Sergeant Wrote A Brilliant And Hilarious Obituary For Himself
Walter George Bruhl Jr., a Sergeant in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, passed away Sunday, March 9.Before passing, Bruhl penned his own obituary. And now the witty and beautiful homage has gone...
View ArticleThe Incredible Story Of A Homeless Teenager Who Went On To Become A Star Marine
Marine Corps veteran Elegance Bratton is set to graduate from Columbia University with honors in May, at the same time his documentary, "Pier Kids: The Life," enters post-production. But life has not...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps Make More Strides Towards Integration Of Women In Combat
More women will be assigned to previously closed combat arms units following a force integration plan sent to the Marine Corps top leadership, the Marine Corps Times reports.The integration of women...
View ArticleFemale Marine Has A Theory About Why Women Keep Failing The Prestigious...
When Second Lt. Sage Santangelo recently attempted the prestigious Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, the 10 women who came before her had failed the test.Santangelo also ended up...
View ArticleUS Sending 175 Marines To Romania Amid Ukraine Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was bolstering the size of its Europe-based crisis response force to 675 Marines by sending 175 new troops to a Romanian base near the Black Sea...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps Is Going To Start Using This Samsung Tablet In Action
In a bid to increase the Marine Corps' crisis-response ability, the Corps is experimenting with using tablets to provide troops with real-time intelligence, the Marine Corps Times reports.Marines will...
View ArticleHelicopter Drone Package Is 'Truly Leap-Ahead Technology' For The Marines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The helicopter kicked up a cloud of freshly fallen snow that partly obscured the ground below, but despite the poor visibility, it gently touched down in a landing that was...
View ArticleMilitary Uniforms: Out Of Sight
Expense and stupidity too big to camouflage."I WEAR camo so I can feel safe," says Sean, a member of the navy reserve. He cannot quite fathom why his combat uniform is different from that of other...
View Article11 Intense Photos Of The Largest Multinational Military Exercise In Southeast...
Cobra Gold, established as a military training exercise between the U.S. and Thailand in 1982, has gone on to become the largest multinational military exercise in Southeast Asia.Although the exercises...
View ArticleHere's A US Marine Killing A Chicken With His Teeth
This intense photo shows a U.S. Marine killing a chicken with his teeth in the joint-military exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold, an annual military exercise that started in 1982 with joint operations...
View ArticleHere's What The $71-Million V-22 Osprey Can Do
The jury is still out on the $71 million Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, even after decades in action.Promotional material for the multi-task aircraft says it combines "the speed of the plane and the hovering...
View ArticleGoldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein Owned The Room At Last Night's Military Charity...
"This is Michael Moore," said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein referring to the Bloomberg News reporter. "This is the thin, good looking guy. Not the fat–" "I think it's time to go. It's time to take...
View ArticleAward-Winning Filmmaker Learned Everything He Needed To Know In The Marine Corps
Anton Sattler says he could not have made his award-winning CHOSIN documentary or its spin-off graphic novels without what he learned in the Marine Corps.First of all, the Marines taught him how to...
View ArticleStranded In Open Ocean For 5 Days — The Survivor Of The Worst US Navy...
The sinking of the USS Indianapolis by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II was the single greatest loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. Out of a crew of 1,196 sailors, 300...
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