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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES A U.S. Reconnaissance Marine with 4th Force Reconnaissance Battalion preps his scuba gear during dive operations in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2016. The mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to […]
AFGHANISTAN U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) discover a cache of munitions and weapons while conducting a Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) mission in the Jaji mountains, Feb. 12, 2002. Navy Special Operations Forces are conducting missions in Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Turner) Courtesy of […]
Aside from my power rack, the single most important piece of equipment I own is my adjustable utility bench. While I was in the beginning phase of planning out my DIY gym I spent a lot of time trying to decide on a utility bench. I didn’t want multiple benches because my workspace was limited. […]
Full disclosure; I was sent this blade to test and evaluate. This short review is solely my opinion of using this type of razor for the first time. I never really got into the shaving thing until I joined the Marine Corps, then it became mandatory. Starting in boot camp and lasting until I was […]
If there was ever a story from the endless war in Afghanistan that needed to be told, the story of the Horse Soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group was it. Just weeks after the terrifying events of 9/11 played out, the Army inserted a Special Forces A-Team, ODA-595 into Afghanistan to link up with […]
An often overlooked piece of gym equipment is the plyobox. Traditionally a plyobox is made out of wood, and designed in such a manner as to give the user three different heights (depending on which side you place down). Some gyms have gone to a metal plyobox (like a stool), but these are limited to […]
Military working dogs have been a part of our military dating back to the first World Wars. Fast forward to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and K9’s have become even more popular. The selection and training these dogs go through can sometimes be just as grueling as the selection and training their handlers […]
ALPENA, MI, UNITED STATES Senior Airman Brandon Hobbs, a member of the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron in Oklahoma City, controls air space after dismounting a Bravo Company, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve amphibious assault vehicle during a dry fire exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during […]
HABBANIYAH, IRAQ Marines of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment found an assortment of improvised explosive device materials and munitions in the car belonging to an insurgent sniper near Habbaniyah, Iraq June 16. A Marine sniper from Sniper Section Four killed the insurgent gunman when his spotter, 26-year-old Sgt. Kevin Homestead noticed the man […]
CAIRNS, ACT, AUSTRALIA CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicolas Villanueva, right, motor transportation operator, Combat Logistics Detachment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, works with soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to build a hut during Indigenous Australian culture classes for Exercise Kowari 2017 Aug. 23, 2017. After the opening ceremony, the Soldiers and Marines […]
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