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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed while on a training mission in southern Arizona, but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed while on a training mission in southern Arizona, but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
YUMA, Ariz. - A U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed while on a training mission in southern Arizona, but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.The pilots were taken to a Yuma hospital and were both listed in good condition Thursday night.The jet went down Thursday afternoon on the Barry M. Goldwater Range southeast of Yuma, said Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon of the Marine...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
TRIANGLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Museum of the Marine Corps will host a series of activities for the entire family to commemorate this Memorial Day. An art exhibition,
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan found a staff sergeant guilty Friday of sexual abuse of a teenage girl in Okinawa in February and sentenced him to four years in the brig, with... Read more ...
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military.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
"If you know that your best event is benching, then you have to conserve energy during the squat and dead-lift to focus efforts on that one event," said Lance Cpl. Philip Swain, 21, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Louisville, Ky.
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military.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
"Staff Sgt. Rivera is another great example of the leadership and professionalism of RS Lansing," said Col. Jeffery M. Peterson, commanding officer of the 9th Marine Corps District, at the ceremony. "Rivera has been added to the long list of great Marines we speak of at the district from Lansing ."
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military.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Covering 89,000 square miles, the Spartans were able to stay connected to their forward operating bases through the use of satellite communications. With MWCS-28's communications aid, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing was able to move 13,396,413 pounds of cargo and complete 93,031 hours of flight time. Constant training aboard Cherry Point primed the unit for the ever-evolving command and control network...
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SWJ Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
In my day job I have the pleasure of observing and interacting with majors from the Marine Corps’ Command and Staff College and the Army's Command and General Staff College at Joint Urban Warrior, a Marine Corps – US Joint Forces Command annual seminar-style war game. Now in its sixth year, JUW has seen CSC and C&GSC participation since its inception and the success the...
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Later On (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via Boing Boing, a list of 7 insane conspiracies. The list begins: #7. The Business PlotThe Plan: In 1933, group of wealthy businessmen that allegedly included the heads of Chase Bank, GM, Goodyear, Standard Oil, the DuPont family and Senator Prescott Bush tried to recruit Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler to lead a military coup [...]
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Northwest Navigator (Free subscription) | yesterday
To help raise money for the 2008 Navy-Marine Corps Relief Socirty (NMCRS) fund drive, the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 organized a plane wash. With help from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Fire Department, select Sailors from the Wizards met at the Prowler Memorial with water buckets and soap in hand. Squadron members donated a quarter per vote to see their favorite...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
Melbourne-based Harris Corp. has received a potential $350 million deal to build tactical combat radio systems for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company said late Wednesday. Terms extend production and delivery of the combat radios to the year 2013. The work is being done by Harris' RF Communications Division in Rochester, N.Y. It is the latest in a series of lucrative combat radio contracts...
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Cracked has a fun list of seven crazy but real conspiracies. #7. The Business Plot The Plan: In 1933, group of wealthy businessmen that allegedly included the heads of Chase Bank, GM, Goodyear, Standard Oil, the DuPont family and Senator Prescott Bush tried to recruit Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler to lead a military coup against President FDR and install a fascist dictatorship...
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haha.nu (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
… that actually happened. Like this one… In 1933, group of wealthy businessmen that allegedly included the heads of Chase Bank, GM, Goodyear, Standard Oil, the DuPont family and Senator Prescott Bush tried to recruit Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler to lead a military coup against President FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in the [...]
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dschrage | 11/10/2007
The United States Marine Corps was founded November 10, 1775 in (shockingly enough) a bar found in Philadelphia named Tun Tavern . It was decided over beers and bravado that if the colonies were to stem the invading hordes of bears, they would need to take the fight to straight to the bear’s lairs.