U.S. Marine Corps
New and Better Armored JLTV to Join US Army and Marines by 2020
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 15, 2017 11:31 AM EDT |
JLTV combines the armored protection of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle such as the Cougar with the transportability of the Humvee.
World’s Best Combat Helmet to be Issued to Every US Marine
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 13, 2017 09:39 AM EDT |
This helmet is made from thermoplastics instead of the ballistic fibers such as Kevlar used on the current generation combat helmets.
US to Soon Deploy Revolutionary Long-range G/ATOR Radar
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 01, 2017 09:41 AM EDT |
G/ATOR will be delivered to the first Marine operational air unit in February 2018.
US F-35s Carry-out Bombing Drills in South Korea; SEAL Team Six Practices Raid to Kill Kim Jong-un
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Mar 25, 2017 07:11 PM EDT |
At least eight of these F-35Bs took part in a simulation-based precision bombing drill.
US Armed Forces Need Money Now to Fight Tonight
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Feb 22, 2017 08:41 AM EST |
The U.S. Army is at its smallest level since before World War II.
US Generals say F-35 is 'a War Winner;' Want More of the Stealth Fighter Produced and Fast
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Feb 18, 2017 03:20 AM EST |
General officers of the Marine Corps and Navy said their biggest problem with the F-35 is not having enough of the fighters with their front line squadrons.
F-35 Pilots will Quickly Wipe-out the PLA Naval Air Force in a South China Sea War
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 09, 2017 08:40 AM EST |
Confidence in the ability of the F-35 to dominate the Chinese remains high among the U.S. fighter pilots.
US F-35B Stealth Fighters to Fly from UK Aircraft Carrier on South China Sea Patrols
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 17, 2016 02:05 AM EST |
The F-35B is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35.
US Navy and Marines Intensify Airstrikes against ISIS in Libya
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 10, 2016 08:40 PM EST |
Wasp initially used AV-8B Harrier jump jets as strike aircraft and added AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to provide close air support on these strike missions.
M27 IAR Might Replace M4 as Primary Infantry Weapon of US Marines
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 30, 2016 05:12 AM EST |
The M27 has replaced the heavier M-249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW).
Marine F-35B Stealth Jets Practicing Combat Take-offs and Landings aboard USS America
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 02, 2016 01:13 PM EDT |
Her mission is to act as the flagship of an expeditionary strike group or amphibious ready group.
First US Marine F-35 Squadron to be Permanently Based in Japan by 2017
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 27, 2016 05:25 PM EDT |
VMFA-121 will be the first F-35 squadron permanently based in Japan.
US Marines to Arm Combat Squads with Aerial Drones
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 07, 2016 10:06 PM EDT |
"At the end of next year, my goal is that every deployed Marine infantry squad had got their own quadcopter," he said.
Amid China Tensions, US Marines to Stage First Big Mock Beach Assault in Decades
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jul 06, 2016 06:39 AM EDT |
There's still a need to train for these missions, especially as Marines test new high-tech tactics and gear.
Marine Corps Pressured to Lower Women Combat Standards
| Cory Doyle | | Oct 30, 2014 04:18 PM EDT |
Interest groups in D.C. are trying to pressure the U.S. military to lower combat standards for women in the Marine Corps.
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