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M777 Howitzers. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

M777 Howitzers. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Hamas Should Be Afraid: U.S. Marines Are Moving Closer to Israel

As the situation in Israel continues to deteriorate, the U.S. military is enhancing its military posture in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Stavros AtlamazoglouOctober 19, 2023

F-4 Phantom. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

F-4 Phantom. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

5 Best U.S. Marine Corps Combat Aircraft of All-Time

Of all the nicknames assigned to the proud men & women of the United States Marine Corps, the one in which the Marines take...

Christian OrrOctober 10, 2023

220119-N-CM110-2023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2022) -- Sailors chain down an F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 19. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maci Sternod)

220119-N-CM110-2023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2022) -- Sailors chain down an F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 19. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maci Sternod)

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F-35 Stealth Fighter Crash: What Do We Know So Far?

The biggest story in aviation right now is the mysterious crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter in South Carolina last weekend.

Harrison KassSeptember 21, 2023

220119-N-CM110-2023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2022) -- Sailors chain down an F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 19. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maci Sternod)

220119-N-CM110-2023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2022) -- Sailors chain down an F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 19. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maci Sternod)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

That Downed F-35B Stealth Fighter Was Not Flown to Cuba by Chinese Spies

The United States Marine Corps variant of the F-35, "Bravo," features short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities. STOVL allows the airframe to operate...

Peter SuciuSeptember 19, 2023

F-35. Image Credit: U.S. Military

F-35. Image Credit: U.S. Military

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The U.S. Military Is Asking for Assistance in ‘Finding’ a ‘Missing’ F-35 Stealth Fighter

The United States military is asking for assistance in finding a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter that went missing "somewhere" over South...

Peter SuciuSeptember 18, 2023

Iron Dome. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Iron Dome. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Why the U.S. Marines Love (And Purchased) Iron Dome

What is not as well publicized is that there’s a flip side to the U.S.-Israeli defense partnership, i.e. sometimes America purchases Israeli-made military equipment....

Christian OrrAugust 29, 2023

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles participated in a live-fire exercise, here, part of Large Scale Exercise 2021. During the training, a Marine Corps fires expeditionary advanced base sensed, located, identified and struck a target ship at sea, which required more than 100 nautical miles of missile flight. The fires EAB Marines developed a targeting solution for a joint force of seapower and airpower which struck the ship as the Marines displaced to a new firing position. The Marine Corps EABO concept is a core component of the Force Design 2030 modernization effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Nick Mannweiler, released)

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles participated in a live-fire exercise, here, part of Large Scale Exercise 2021. During the training, a Marine Corps fires expeditionary advanced base sensed, located, identified and struck a target ship at sea, which required more than 100 nautical miles of missile flight. The fires EAB Marines developed a targeting solution for a joint force of seapower and airpower which struck the ship as the Marines displaced to a new firing position. The Marine Corps EABO concept is a core component of the Force Design 2030 modernization effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Nick Mannweiler, released)

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The Marines NMESIS Missile: Good Enough to Fight China?

The Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is the latest and greatest edition of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM)

Christian OrrAugust 14, 2023

Joe Biden. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

Joe Biden. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

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Biden’s Decision to Station U.S. Marines on Commercial Ships in Persian Gulf Is Bizarre

Calling up U.S. Marines is a drastic step. To risk war only to use them as Band-Aids is irresponsible. If Iran wishes to follow...

Michael RubinAugust 10, 2023

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darrel Ebaugh, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Land Team, 3d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGFT-7), sights in on a target during a live-fire sniper range in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationship among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darrel Ebaugh, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Land Team, 3d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGFT-7), sights in on a target during a live-fire sniper range in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationship among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

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Three Cheers for the New U.S. Marine Corps, None for the Old

Fighting jointly is how you prevail in an age when not just fleets of warships, and not just navies, but air forces, strategic rocket...

James HolmesJune 4, 2023

Vietnam War Friendly Fire

Vietnam War Friendly Fire

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In 1968, a Secret U.S. Military Base Was Overrun By Elite Vietnamese Commandos

Decades ago on March 12, 1968, a top-secret U.S. base on a mountain top in Laos was overrun by an elite force of Vietnamese...

Sebastien RoblinJune 1, 2023

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