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It's not widely known that Marine Corps Raiders trained operatives for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. The forerunner to the CIA, the OSS would conduct clandestine resistance, sabotage, and intelligence-gathering operations al…
Gamers have all experienced this before — you're trying to get from Point A to Point B when, suddenly, you're gunned down by a player who's been hiding, motionless, for minutes, just waiting for you to run by. It doesn't matter if it's a snip…
They're few, they're proud, they are Marines food service personnel tasked with providing satisfying sustenance to warfighters in every clime and place, but not many people know about them or their capabilities.
Considered the most advanced attack helicopter in the Army's arsenal, the AH-64 Apache has racked up 4.2 million flight hours and counting since Boeing delivered the aircraft in 1984. …
The life of a Civil War re-enactor is a very dedicated one. They're dedicated to the history, the stories, and the lives of those who fought in The War Between the States. They take care in being as accurate as possible, representing the true hist…
Army occupational therapist Maj. Erik Johnson will use anything that works to help wounded warriors. One of the big problems he faces is how to get his patients involved in their own therapy. Therapists have historically used activities…
Celebrities are celebrities for a variety of reasons but mainly because they draw massive interest from the general population in one way or another. We watch them in the movies and enjoy their TV shows because they do some pretty incredible and ent…
Video games are a much-enjoyed pastime for younger generations. It just so happens that a lot of troops today come from this video-game-loving generation. While they're not out physically training for their upcoming deployment, they're probably ba…
Musical instruments have been going to war since humans started gathering large armies — I don't have an exact date, but I can tell you it was a long, long time ago. But humans have advanced to the point where we no longer require war drums. Inst…
Bullying is nothing new; even the Old West had its share of bullies. When one of those Old West villains made the mistake of poking fun at the glasses of a stout man of average height in a Mingusville, Montana, hotel one day, he got run out of town …
Everyone makes mistakes. Non-commissioned officers and officers have come to expect it from low-ranking privates, but even with over ten years in the service, you're not exempt from the occasional goof. These accidents range from a mistake in unifo…
America's first warriors are also the first to defend America. As a people, they are disproportionately dedicated to the defense of the United States; yet, as it has been pointed out many times,
A simple glance at a map would tell you all you need to know. Camp Pendleton is on the southern California coast with San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County just a short drive away. By contrast, Twentynine Palms is in a remote desert location aki…
