Also of paramount importance, are clean air and water issues and the environmental impacts of contaminated U.S. military bases. He believes all of these subjects need to become a larger focus of all media. Tim reports regularly on developments relating to the 2009 Sri Lanka Genocide of Tamil ...
A NEW VISION – USMC RELEASES NEW RECRUITING VIDEO Local EAA 1570 Chapter Elects New Officers for 2020 + More FASF/Daedalians Award Top Leadership Trophy to Lt. “Fogs” Rio Grande Aviation Council Holds Quarterly Fall Meeting NASA’s All-Electric Experimental X-Plane Ready for Testing ...
The Marine Corps has a long and storied past with many milestones along the way. One major milestone came in 1918 whenOpha Mae Johnsonbecame the first female to enlist in the Marine Corps. Since then there have been numerous events to occur that show the importance of women in the Marine ...
Although eventually men would be allowed to drop or ‘throw in the towel,’ the importance of a strong psychological workup before and during Selection greatly improved their success rate. They also improved the entire pre-selection work up to determine the likely success of volunteers. Sports sc...
Had any of these design companies received the support provided to the Horton Brothers Ho X fighter-bomber or the Ho XVIII long range bomber, the Allies would have faced a far more capable Luftwaffe. 22 September 1945 USMC Corsairs destroy the A-4 missile launch sites with Tiny ...
Memorable Recruiting Slogans and the All Volunteer Force This article was a humorous look back at some of the military recruiting slogans that have been around since the beginning of the “All Volunteer” military in the mid 1970s. I posted it on May 4th2009 and it now has 1084 hits. ...
When I joined the USMC all my dad said was it was no game. The military owned me for the duration of my enlistment. No talking back or discussion, just do as you’re told. He was right! I wasn’t an outstanding Marine. I did my job. I tried to do it well. I had a great ...
In his published Reflections on June 27, he stressed the importance of the Cuban people, and progressives everywhere to be prepared to respond, even to the most horrendous catastrophe, which could be the outcome of a U.S.-Israeli war against Iran: ***”What would be [the worst] is to...
raid on Whithaven struck fear into the British populace and forced the British to allocate more resources to the defense of British seaports than had previously been the case. The capture of theDrakewas of immense psychological importance and along with Jones’ other victories would ultimately lead...
The British Royal Navy was the first to grasp the importance of the aircraft carrier and the first to embark on a carrier construction program and establish a Fleet Air Arm. Between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second the Royal Navy would build 7 carriers. These...