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Once a Marine...Always a Marine.

11th MEU. At sea.

USS Pearl Harbor, left, and USS Makin Island, embarked with Marines and sailors serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, May 8. The unit embarked the ships, as well as USS New Orleans, in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia Palacios)

US Marines in Africa. We're heading toward critical mass.

First check out this vid...

Then head over to SOFREP and read Jack Murphy's article (yeah, I'm doing an about face on those guys...leave me alone...I sometimes...error)

Then consider what we know.

US Marines are in country now and will be sending a Special MAGTF soon.

US Army Special Forces are all over the continent doing whatever it is they do.

The USAF has F-15's, C-130's and UAVs flying all over the place.

Rumor has it that the US Army Rangers are stomping all over the place.

And while we're training Ugandan forces, they're (Ugandans) fighting in Somalia...you can bet whatever body part you want that they're being led by a Special Forces A-Team in those fights.

Long story short.

We're already at war in Africa.

British Heroes are brought home.

It really does infuriate me.


Remember when one US Soldier went on a rampage?


Front page news for weeks.


Afghans have been killing US, British and other allied trainers and they're instantly labled as terrorist and the news is instantly pushed back to page 6 or even further back in new papers.

Rest in peace men.  You left the earth much too soon.

Air Soft Alternative...

22 LR conversion kits.  CMMG is probably the best known on the market but the major AR makers are even making 22 LR AR's now.

What ever the case the issue is.  How do I maintain weapons proficiency and not burn thru alot of cash?

The 22 LR conversion can keep you on the range for pennies on the dollar.  Force on Force training is out but weapon manipulation and range time while shooting steel is enhanced.

What the Fuck is going on with the 82nd???

via Military.com

The Army is investigating Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, who has been reassigned from Afghanistan back to Fort Bragg, officials said Friday.
Earlier this month, Sinclair was removed from his job as the 82nd Airborne Division's deputy commanding general for support in Afghanistan. He had been deputy commander since July 2010.
"This is a criminal investigation," said Ben Abel, a Fort Bragg spokesman.
Sinclair has returned to Fort Bragg for his assignment as special assistant to the commanding general of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Abel said.

I usually have no sympathy for Flag Officers.

If this is anything except a combat related incident then my track record remains....I'll have no sympathy.

And if it isn't combat related then what the hell could be going on?

One thing is certain.

General Mattis needs to get his house in order.

That combat zone is spiraling out of control.  The attacks on coalition forces by our allies...a withdrawal under fire in the making...a lack of control over the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan...public support for the war decreasing every day....and now a Flag Officer being removed because of a crimminal investigation.

Kinda makes the days of Marines pissing on the enemy that they JUST PUT A BULLET into seem like the non-issue it really was huh?

New Female Marine Dress Uniform.

Jessie Hodge photo.

Hmmm.

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