Marine Corps Gazette – For U.S. military personnel in receipt of orders to an overseas base, getting to know the culture, traditions and customs, and basic survival language skills are some of the obvious and fun things to do. For those en route to bases on Okinawa, Japan, becoming familiar with the sensitivities and politics of local nationals toward those bases is becoming an increasingly important ingredient in the cocktail of do’s and don’ts. Knowing how Okinawans view U.S. military bases (the Uchinachu perspective), and the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance they support, is critical to understanding public reaction and attitudes toward base issues and enables military personnel to become better neighbors.
Category Archives: USMarines
US Marines – New Defenses
Sea Power – The Marine Corps foresees a web of integrated air defenses to replace its stove-piped systems and protect expeditionary forces far inland.
US Marines – Interview With the Commander of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command
Sea Power – The Marines quickly adopt lessons and tactics from Iraq and Afghanistan to prepare them for combat
US Marines – Marines, Iraqi Forces Raid Insurgent Strongholds
Washington Post – U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers have launched an offensive against insurgents in Iraq’s western Anbar province, their sixth since the beginning of May, raiding suspected guerrilla strongholds outside Fallujah.
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US Marines – Saving the Pentagon's Killer Chopper-Plane
Wired – 22 years. $16 billion. 30 deaths. The V-22 Osprey has been an R&D nightmare. But now the dream of a tilt-rotor troop transport could finally come true.
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US Marines – An Interview With the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps
Leatherneck – As the war on terror continues, the Commandant’s proud message is that the Marines are doing an “unbelievable job.”
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US Marines – A Vehicle That Does It All
Sea Power – As the Iraq War exposes inadequacies, Marine Corps officials ponder the serviceís future tactical wheeled vehicle needs
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US Marines – I'm Not Going to Come Home': One Marine's Third Iraq Tour
Washington Post – A look at the story of one Marine who was killed while on his third tour in Iraq.
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US Marines – Marines to Help Iraqi Troops Police Iraq
Associated Press – An Iraqi army battalion backed by U.S. Marines will be stationed in Hit, making it the first deployment to regularly police a city in the volatile western Anbar province
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US Marines – Frustrated marines chase army of ghosts
Daily Telegraph – With US Marine patrols on the Iraqi-Syrian border as they play cat and mouse with insurgents.
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US Marines – Along the Syria-Iraq Border, Victory Is Fleeting in an Effort to Rout Out Foreign Fighters
New York Times – Another look at the paucity of Marines patroling Iraq’s border with Syria.
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US Marines – Out in the Open
Sea Power – Specialists in clandestine warfare, Marine reconnaissance units take a lead role in Iraq and adapt to missions long done by Army Special Forces.
US Marines – After Striking Rebel Route, Marines and Iraqis Pull Back
Washington Post – U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers began pulling out of a volatile area along the Syrian border Tuesday after what commanders called a successful operation aimed at driving insurgents out of the town of Karabilah and disrupting their network for bringing foreign fighters into Iraq.
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US Marines – Sacked marine commander fights to clear his name as 'body bag syndrome' haunts US
Daily Telegraph – The leader of the American unit that has suffered the highest number of war casualties in Iraq is facing a fresh battle – to clear his name after being relieved of his command and told his promotion was being blocked.
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US Marines – U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Western Iraq
US Marines – The Marines are in action again in Western Iraq.
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US Marines – Marine Corps Combat Rifle Marksmanship
Marine Corps Gazette – A private sector perspective on Marine marksmanship training in the 21st century.
US Marines – Iraq's Ho Chi Minh Trail
New York Times – An overview of what the Marines are up against in western Iraq: One of the most important – and, so far, undecided – campaigns of the Iraqi conflict is the American drive to close off insurgent infiltration routes.
Here is an excellent graphic that accompanies the article: New York Times – A Lifeline of the Insurgency.
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US Marines – Out of war but not at peace: the battle scars of Cpl. Jack Self
Associated Press – An Associated Press reporter who was embedded with Marines during the invasion of Baghdad reconnected with the same unit for this report.
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US Marines – Preparing for Iraq
Marine Corps Gazette – A closer look at training all Marines should receive before deploying to Iraq.
US Marines – Heavy Lift Replacement
Leatherneck – The Corps’ heavy lift helicopter workhorse, the CH-53E Super Stallion, is getting long in the tooth, and plans are to move it to pasture.
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US Marines – Looking for Battle, Marines Find That Foes Have Fled
Washington Post – Another look at last weeks battles along Iraq’s border with Syria.
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US Marines – U.S. Marines unit begin landing at Kuwaiti naval base for possible deployment in Iraq
Associated Press – The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group, goes ashore in Kuwait.
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US Marines – U.S. Ends Iraqi Border Offensive
Washington Post – U.S. Marines rumbled back across the Euphrates River on a floating bridge Saturday, ending a week-long offensive against foreign fighters that had taken U.S. forces within two miles of the Syrian border. Marines said the sweep north of the Euphrates, called “Operation Matador,” was a success. Involving more than 1,000 Marines, it was the largest sustained U.S. offensive since the assault on Fallujah six months ago.
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US Marines – Demise of a Hard-Fighting Squad
Washington Post – The further, tragic adventures of the Marine squad profiled yesterday.
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US Marines – Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management
Marine Corps Gazette – Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management is designed to give greater visibility to actual costs, thereby enabling senior leaders to make better decisions on how Marine Corps funding should be spent.
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