Aussies and US Marines train old skool!

OK, a quick few observations...

1.  Why am I seeing so many US Army bayonets instead of Marine Corps issue?  The Marine Corps spent good money to develop an excellent piece of gear and its not issued?  What gives.

2.  Whats with the P-Mags?  Are they allowed for use or not?  I heard that they're not but they look to almost be Corps wide.

3.  Good on the Aussie Major General for showing up to this training evolution.  He didn't have to but did.  Outstanding.

4.  Liberty in Australia...drooooolllll.....

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Australian Army Maj. Gen. David Morrison (right), commanding general, Forces Command, orders a bayonet charge here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM). The charge was carried out by Marines with Marine Shooting Detachment Australia, New Zealand Army soldiers and Australian Army soldiers. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:20 AM

UCKAPUNYAL RANGE, Victoria, Australia-Marines from Virginia, Hawaii and Okinawa, Japan line up side-by-side with Australian and New Zealand counterparts before firing on targets during the bayonet portion of the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) May 15. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young), Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young, USAF, Defense Media Activity, 5/15/2011 2:03 PM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Australian Army Maj. Gen. David Morrison (right), commanding general, Forces Command, inspects an M4 carbine and bayonet used by Sgt. Jonathan Shue (left), noncommissioned officer-in-charge, machine shop, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:17 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Sgt. Jonathan Shue, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, machine shop, Marine Aviation Logistics Group 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, bayonets a target here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. “From a Marine’s standpoint, a bayonet charge is nothing more than absolute aggression,” said Shue. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:09 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Sgt. Jonathan Shue, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, machine shop, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fires on a secondary target after bayoneting the first here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:04 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Sgt. Matthew Gullete, competitor, Combat Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, bayonets a target here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 8:49 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Sgt. Jonathan Shue, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, machine shop, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, preparers to bayonet a target here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. “There is nothing that a Marine wants to hear more than ‘fix bayonets’ and nothing that the enemy fears more,” said Shue. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:09 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Sgt. Jonathan Shue, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, machine shop, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, preparers to bayonet a target here May 15 during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. “There is nothing that a Marine wants to hear more than ‘fix bayonets’ and nothing that the enemy fears more,” said Shue. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:09 AM

PUCKAPUNYAL, Australia-Staff Sgt. Edward Ortiz, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Combat Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, bayonets a target simultaneously with an Australian soldier May 15, during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting. The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events. Represented nations include Canada, France (French Forces New Caledonia), Indonesia, Timor Leste, Brunei, Netherlands, U.S., Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand as well as a contingent of Japanese observers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud/Released), Lance Cpl. Mark W. Stroud, 5/15/2011 9:16 AM