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Loadout Room photo of the day: Recon Marines prepare for extreme hike in South Korea

Photo of the day: Recon Marines prepare for extreme hike in South Korea

I remember going through the South Korean ROK Marine Mountain Warfare training center. Those ROK Marines were damn machines during the entire training course. I remember going up into the mountains one day, probably covering a few thousand feet in elevation, and they smoked us. Obviously, this is their backyard and they better be good […]

Photo of the day: Small unit insertion in the Diyala province of Iraq

Photo of the day: Small unit insertion in the Diyala province of Iraq

Small unit insertion in the Diyala province of Iraq sometime in ’06-’07. This was my first unit. Named Task Force 300 because the Squadron had roughly 300 shooters and a gigantic Greek commander. Of those 300: 22 would die, 1 in 3 would earn a purple heart, and all would collectively earn a Presidential Unit […]

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Photo of the day: Ranger earns Thai Jump Wings

It’s been so long I can’t remember the exact date. Let’s say 1995 based on my rank and sometime around monsoon season in Thailand. Alpha Company 2nd Ranger Battalion in support of Operation Cobra Gold, deployed to Thailand to work with and train the Thai Commandos. In this picture, I’m standing with my non-smiling Ranger […]

Photo of the day: Daily preparedness and duct tape

Photo of the day: Daily preparedness and duct tape

Being prepared doesn’t mean carrying around the toolbox with you to fix every single thing that Murphy will throw at you. Preparedness is usually dependent on the situation and being realistic about what you can comfortably carry without being cumbersome. There are those few items that will always have multiple uses to get you out […]

Photo of the day: SERE combat survival training

Photo of the day: SERE combat survival training

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA, UNITED STATES Senior Airman Anthony Fiore, 22nd Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, presses the ‘hard send’ key on a Combat Survivor/Evader Locator radio, June 13, 2015, in the Colville National Forest, Wash. S-V-80-A combat survival students learned how to communicate with recovery forces using the CSEL radio. […]

Photo of the day: Reconnaissance and surveillance patrol hones Marines readiness

Photo of the day: Reconnaissance and surveillance patrol hones Marines readiness

JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCORD, WA, UNITED STATES Sergeant Ben Deweese, assistant team leader, Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, makes final gear preparations prior to a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol aboard Joint Base Lewis McCord, Wash, April 9, 2015. Marines with the company operated in remote locations of the wilderness and provided surveillance of the […]

Photo of the day: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets

Photo of the day: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets

JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES Marine students undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course depart a field following a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse approximately 1,000 meters of high grass and fire on a target, all without being detected. (U.S. Marine Corps […]

Photo of the day: Riflemen prepare for Scout Sniper Basic Course

Photo of the day: Riflemen prepare for Scout Sniper Basic Course

OKINAWA, JAPAN Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois, native, prepares to fire an M40A5 sniper rifle Aug. 17 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan. The M40A5 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle with a muzzle velocity of 2,550 feet per second and an effective firing range of up to 900 meters. […]

Former DEVGRU Operator turned Army Delta

Former DEVGRU Operator turned Army Delta

This photo is Kevin Holland; A former DEVGRU operator who turned Army and passed SFQC (Special Forces Qualification Course) and made his way to serve in the elite counter-terrorism unit, Delta Force. He does cool guy shit with @solsys now. *Photo courtesy of devgrupics IG page

Start Quiet…Until you have to go loud

In the past, battles were started with a “bang” and by “bang” I mean cannons, muskets, rifles, etc. As battle and war evolves we have learned to work under the stars and live under the darkness. What’s the point of working under the darkness if you can’t be quiet? Be as quick and as quiet […]

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