SIDENOTE:
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF BOAT COMPANIES AS BEING TRAINING GROUNDS FOR THE RECON INDOC...LOTS OF TIME IN THE WATER, AND LOTS OF PT. BUT I DIGRESS. CAN SOMEONE NAME A TIME WHEN AN MEU'S BLT ACTUALLY DEPLOYED ONE OF THESE ELEMENTS IN A COMBAT/NEAR COMBAT SITUATION? I CAN'T RECALL OF EVEN ONE MISSION. WITH THAT IN MIND WHY DO WE STILL HAVE THEM?Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
F-35 News....
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Marines, Navy come together for 'at-sea' integration exercise
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim An AV-8B Harrier commences a vertical landing on the flight deck off the USS Iwo Jima during deck landing qualifications as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) / 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) Oct. 24, 2011. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establish the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. The AV-8B Harriers are a detachment from VMA-542 based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., and comprise part of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Rein), which is the Aviation Combat Element for the 24th MEU. |
Unimog Special Forces Ground Mobility Vehicle
Wow.
It never occurred to me to use a Unimog in this way. It totally makes sense though. The trucks have won all kinds of cross country races so its really a natural.
Would SOCOM ever consider trying out the FMTV truck for this type of conversion? Doubt it--- but the Rangers might be crazy enough to buy these outright.
Criminals are into Ghillie Suits now
Force Recon builds trust, camaraderie during PHIBLEX
SIDENOTE: Since when is your back part of a proper PLF???
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