In 1993 when I checked into 2nd Bn 8th Marines I was issued all the basic field gear I would need for use in an infantry MOS. Shortly after checking in my unit shipped out to the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center for a month of training in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I decided […]
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Happy Birthday Marines! 242 years of kicking ass and taking names
To all the men who hold the title United States Marine, Happy Birthday! Today is a time for Marine veterans and Active Duty Marines to reflect on our history, our purpose and the brotherhood. Every year when November 10th rolls around, I watch the above video to remind me of where I came from when I […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Through the scope: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines prepares weapons, Marines for deployment
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES A Marine with Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires on a target during a weapons zeroing range at G21, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 3, 2015. The sniper rifles used during the range included the M110 semi-automatic sniper rifle and M40 bolt-action sniper rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo […]
Marathon USMC Tribute Watch
This is probably one of the finest watches to have a tribute paid to the best fighting force on the planet, the U.S. Marines. Many post 9/11 armed service members were lucky enough to be issued a TSAR, GSAR, or JSAR type watch made by Marathon. This watch looks and is very similar to the […]
More Marines are training to fight in the jungle
After years of fighting in deserts, more Marines are sharpening their jungle warfare skills — and the training is intensifying. As more Marines are tapped for missions in tropical locales like the Philippines, Honduras and Australia, the Corps has boosted the number of leathernecks that move through jungle training. Over the last two years, more […]