My company was training at Yuma Arizona and we were allowed to have a night of time off before a hike the next day at 5 am. Well, I call my wife and she had miscarried our baby and she was naturally distraught. I told my squad leader and he went to tell gunny. During this time ...
The ancient rank of Captain has been employed since the days of theSpace Marine Legions. During theGreat CrusadeaCompany Captainwas a military rank given to the commander of aCompany, a command level betweenBattalionandSquad, leading a force of a hundred Legionaries. Depending on the Legion, ...
FOR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS 2ND TEAM LEADER FOR 2D SQUAD, SURVEILLANCE TARGET AND ACQUISITION (STA) PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, 7th Marines, 1ST MARINES DIVISION, FMF, IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT STORM ATTACHED TO TASK FORCE GRIZZLY ON 22 FEBRUARY 1991. WHILE ON PATROL,...
Each captain is a hardened Veteran Astartes, a master strategist who has proven his prowess in battle as a member of the Chapter's elite 1st Company, or through distinguished service in his own company as a squad sergeant prior to the death of his predecessor. ...
I am not bitter because I leave the service knowing that I have given all that I can and that the people that matter the most to me still care, regardless of rank or station. I would rather have the well wishes of a man or women I helped when they were an E-3 or E-4 rather ...
“Some of the positive things I saw was the fighting spirit of the Marines,” said Boire, 1st Squad Leader, 1st Platoon. “During the raids you can really see the fire team leaders coming into their own and making important decisions. They weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, kill...
The smallest formation within the "Logos Terra Militia" and therefore within the early Space Marine Legions was the squad. This consisted of a group of Astartes under the command of a non-commissioned officer with the rank ofSergeant.
chalk— squad of servicemembers in an aircraft that will or have been deployed to the ground (rappelling or parachuting).charlies or chucks— The service "C" uniform, consisting of the short-sleeve khaki shirt and green trousers.chaser— contraction of prisoner-chaser, an escort for a ...
For nearly four days, the squad of Marines stood guard on Bridge 286, an overpass that crossed a highway thick with traffic between Baghdad and Fallujah. Just a few hours before the end of their shift, a dump truck approached the bridge and rolled to a stop under the overpass. It was ...
An Intercessor Sergeant wearing the traditional red helmet of his rank[16a]The Codex Astartes dictates that every Space Marine Squad is to be led by a Space Marine Sergeant[1], a veteran of hundreds of battles, forged in the fires of war, who will lead his squad with an icy calm ...