These pages contain the memories of Marines and Corpsmen of Battalion Landing Team 2/26 -- the DMZ Rats -- who fought the Battles of LZ Margo and then endured another month of grueling combat patrols across Vietnam's DMZ during September and October 1968
The U.S. Marine Corps was created on Nov. 10, 1775. It is a combined-arms task force known for its focus on aggressiveness and the offensive. The Marines have been central in developing groundbreaking tactics for maneuver warfare; they can be credited with the development of helicopter inser...
US Marine and 3 Defense Contractors Killed in Philippines Plane Crash The aircraft was conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at the request of -- and in support of -- the... 'We Learned a Lot': Marines, Sailors Reflect on Deployments Chock-Full of Equipment Challenges ...
On guard in the lull of combat Marines only go forward Bazooka will help to do the job. Marine Sniper Wounded but alive Search for hidden sniper Total group of flagraisers One of the wounded One is bolt action, the other semi-automatic ...
Later that same day, Marine Corps brass finally declared an official end to combat operations on Iwo Jima. High Death Tolls The five-week long campaign had taken a bitter toll on the American invasion force, which left the island with nearly 7,000 Marines and Navy men dead and another 20...
AP sources: US Marines want combat jobs closed to womenBy LOLITA C. BALDOR
A group of Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems are set up for testing during a system integration event at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona on Sept. 27, 2023. (Neil Mabini/U.S. Navy) As a result, all the threats Marines were preparing for in the Pacific could be — and i...
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The Marines, first established in 1775 as a ground-force sector of the Navy, is considered to be the smallest branch of the military, next to the Coast Guard. Initially, the Marines were used to take over beaches for the Navy. 1798, marked the beginning of the Marine Corps, as it then...