The Marine Corps will begin accepting male and female Marine volunteers to stand up an integrated task force as part of a deliberate, measured and responsible approach to integrating women into ground combat arms units and occupational specialties, reports the…
U.S. Marines with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training off the coast of Saveneta, Aruba on May 5-9, 2014. (Video by Cpl. Zachary Ouellette)
A thicker barrel will absorb more heat in the new M4-A1 carbine, should a Soldier need to flip the selector to auto, according to Soldiers overseeing the new configuration now being added to the M4. While shooting in the automatic…
Marines with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California…
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) conduct a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean on May 20th, 2014. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shantece Gonzalez,…
PHOTO: A U.S. Marine K-MAX unmanned cargo aircraft prepares to take off at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan on May 19th, 2014. The unmanned aircraft can resupply outlying forward operating bases, thereby reducing the number of Marines and vehicles needed for resupply.…
