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 […]
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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 […]
Constructing urban breaching charges
Marine Assaultmen and Engineers conduct urban breaching in Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 on Range 220 MOUT in 29 Palms California. The Marines used detonation cord (det cord) to construct a variety of urban breaching charges that are standard for urban shot and experimented with some newer charges including the “Copenhagen charge” developed to defeat deadbolted […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Confidence gained through SERE combat survival training
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA, UNITED STATES S-V-80-A combat survival students gather water from a stream June 13, 2015, in the Colville National Forest, Wash. To prevent water-borne illness from occurring, the students learned to add iodine tablets or bleach to purify the gathered water. The students also learned that leaving a bottle of water […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Maintaining marksmanship: Force Recon Marines fire away
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. Capt. Brian VanHoose, the platoon commander and a native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said their shooting drills are practice for enemy raids. Courtesy […]
6 Skills Every Merc/Volunteer Fighter Should Have
There are a plethora of skill sets that when put together make one a suitable soldier of fortune. What I aim to bring to light are a few that many people would never think of as necessary to that mission. Of course, this is all my opinion (as usual) but I’ll be sticking to my […]
Watch: The First 2 Weeks of U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Training
Marine Corps Scout Snipers are legendary in the community. Once you have passed the initial screening and get accepted into a STA platoon you start learning the basics of fieldcraft, scouting, stalking, land navigation and long-range precision shooting. Once you have proven yourself as a PIG you have the opportunity to attend the Marine Corps Scout Sniper School. The sniper […]
Predator and prey: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES A Marine student undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course departs a field following a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The DCSC offers several infantry-based courses to enhance the combat readiness of its Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) […]
Predator and prey: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES Cpl. Brighten Bell, a student undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center Pre-Scout Sniper Course, acquires a target during a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse approximately 1000 meters of high grass and fire on a target, all without being detected. […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: U.S. Marines fatigue bodies, fire weapons
USS ESSEX, USCENTCOM, AT SEA ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Mickles aims at his target with an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Mickles is a member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. During the shoot, the […]