FAC:Forward Air Controller HERCULES:Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility LIft and Evacuation System HMH:Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMLA:Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMM:Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron IDASC:Improved Direct Air Support Center ...
The intent of the visit was to try and reenlist as many Marines from fiscal years 2007 and 2008 as possible to meet the Marine Corps’ end-state strength goal of 202,000 Marines by the close of fiscal year 2011. The Corps hopes that by swelling its ranks by 23,000 additional troops, ...
each prospective student will successfully complete many prerequisite certifications, examples of which are: section leader, division leader, mission commander, night-systems instructor, low-altitude tactics instructor, forward air controller airborne instructor, or air combat tactics instructor...
The USMC is organized with two parallel chains of command, service and operational. The Service chain begins with the President, through the Secretary of Defense, and continues through the Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The operational chain runs from the President...
January 16, 1991, in Marine Corps history. Click for more information. Published on 1/16/2025 On January 16, 1991, Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as allied coalition forces launched an all-out attack air campaign against targets in Iraq and occupied Kuwait in an effor...
I was pretty excited, thinking that someday I might get issued one, but then he told me the optic costs around 40 grand. Looking down at my PVS-14 night vision that was held together with duct tape, I was reminded that the Marine Corps is broke and realized I was never going to be...
FAC: Forward Air Controller HERCULES: Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility LIft and Evacuation System HMH: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMLA: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMM: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron IDASC: Improved Direct Air Support Center JSEAD: Joint Suppression of Enemy...