“Either you adapt or you die. You don’t think, you just react. Your training kicks in, and your mind goes blank, and you act. You are not going to let your brothers die. “We were just getting ready for the night, ready to eat the C-rations. We had no cover whatsoever. Most of the platoon …
THE BATPAK BY ARNOLD SPIES Arnold Spies, a semi-disabled paratrooper, has not allowed his injuries to disadvantage him or hold him back. Instead, it has merely motivated him to achieve new heights. The idea of creating an original bag that would be of great emotional and personal value to current and ex-paratroopers crystallised after he …
THE CORPS’ NEW FIRE TRUCK IS ROLLING TOWARD FOC By Ashley Calingo, PEO Land Systems Public Affairs, Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fight Marines are getting a modernized rig—their first in over 30 years. The P-19R ARFF will be the principal firefighting and crash response vehicle for the …
10 April Three Marines killed in action, April 8, 2019, in Parwan province, Afghanistan have been identified: Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks, 25, Locust Valley, NY Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, 31, York, PA Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, Newark, DE Semper Fidelis, Marines 9 April UPDATE: Three U.S. Service Members Killed on April 8 in …
An F-16 fighter jet was hit by its own gun with the side being damaged, and parts of the ammunition ending up in the engine during a training exercise above Vliehors on Vlieland on January 21st. Defense Security Inspectorate announcement in April was reported by NU.nl, The F-16’s is equipped with a 20 mm caliber and …
