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US Marines – Fast-Firing Turret Aims to Counter RPGs
Sea Power – Armament makers in the United States are developing ways to counter a ubiquitous force-protection threat to U.S ground forces: rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
US Marines – The Truth About War
New York Post – Ralph Peters puts into perspective the comments made last week by Marine General Jim Mattis, about war.
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US Marines – A Proud Legacy Continues: The Fighting 5th Marines in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Marine Corps Gazette – The highly decorated 5th Marines enhance their legacy in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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US Marines – Marine Corps Organization and Mission
SeaPower – The state of the Corps in January 2005.
US Marines – NBCD Equipment Consolidation
Marine Corps Gazette – For intervals between wars, the nuclear, biological, and chemical defense equipment (NBCDE) readiness in the Marine Corps has been like the neglected stepchild. With the global war on terrorism all around us, the authors identify a much needed change in our NBCD posture.
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US Marines – Swan Song at FOB Salerno
Leatherneck – A combat-experienced Marine reservist deployed for one last “oorah” in Afghanistan.
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US Marines – Marines Ground Osprey Aircraft
Associated Press – The Marine Corps has suspended flights of the experimental tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft after officials discovered that the coating of a crucial part is wearing off faster than expected.
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US Marines – U.S. Marines Expand Tsunami Relief Efforts
Associated Press – U.S. Marines have expanded their role in Sumatra’s tsunami relief operation after days of delays caused by Indonesian objections to armed U.S. troops and the setting up of a base camp on shore, officials said???
???while Indonesia sets a timeline for their withdrawal???
New York Times – Indonesia Orders Foreign Troops Providing Aid to Leave by March 26
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US Marines – U.S. Marines Aid Tsunami-Battered Towns
Washington Post – The Marines have landed in both Indonesia and Sri Lanka, finally, to give aid.
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US Marines – Diverted Marines Happy to Help in Asia
Associated Press – The Bonhomme Richard, with 1,300 Marines aboard, and the smaller USS Duluth are joining the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its battle group in the relief effort for the northwestern Sumatra province of Aceh, where as many as 100,000 people are believed to have been killed by the Dec. 26 catastrophe. Another ship, the USS Rushmore, was also on its way.
More from the Associated Press – Pentagon Spending $6M a Day on Asia Relief
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US Marines – Hurdles Impede Marines on Relief Mission
Associated Press – Neither Sri Lanka or Indonesia wishes for the US to land Marines on their soil to aid in relief efforts. Therefore the USS Bonhomme Richard has joined the USS Abraham Lincoln off of Sumatra. The USS Mount Rushmore will proceed to Sri Lanka on its own. The high speed transport WestPac Express is heading to the region. The hospital ship USNS Mercy is being considered for deployment.
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CNN – U.S. to double helicopter fleet
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US Marines – Osprey's fate is in Marines' hands
Copley News Service – The latest in the saga of the MV-22 Osprey.
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US Marines – Bringing 'Jointness to the Tactical Level: Where Does the Marine Corps Fit In?
Marine Corps Gazette – Is it time to incorporate more jointness in Marine expeditionary unit operations?
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US Marines – Studies Aim to Refocus Urban Training, Tactics
SeaPower – As enemy insurgents continue to harass and kill U.S. troops in Iraq with suicide bombs and makeshift explosives, a major effort is under way at home to determine how U.S. forces can better prepare for such unconventional threats in the future.
US Marines – Studies Aim to Refocus Urban Training, Tactics
SeaPower – As enemy insurgents continue to harass and kill U.S. troops in Iraq with suicide bombs and makeshift explosives, a major effort is under way at home to determine how U.S. forces can better prepare for such unconventional threats in the future.
US Marines – Marines urged to seek help as suicides on rise
San Diego Union Tribune – More Marines are committing suicide than at any time since the Corps started closely monitoring such deaths, prompting the government to step up intervention efforts based on a clear message ñ set aside your pride and seek counseling.
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US Marines – MSG Detachment Bogot-, Colombia
Leatherneck – While the world watches Marines under fire in Afghanistan and Iraq, there’s a little-noticed high-threat post in a high-risk area, where Marines man posts at the U.S. Embassy in Bogot·, Colombia, and where taking care of business also means taking care of each other.
US Marines – Bringing 'Jointness to the Tactical Level: Where Does the Marine Corps Fit In?
Marine Corps Gazette – Is it time to incorporate more jointness in Marine expeditionary unit operations?
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US Marines – New Threats Demand Thinking Outside the Box
SeaPower – An interview with Retired Col. Randy Gangle – Director, Marine Corps Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities
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US Marines – Marine recruits train for Iraq at Parris Island
Virginian Pilot – With new Marine recruits in boot camp on Parris Island.
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US Marines – With 25 Citizen Warriors in an Improvised War
New York Times – On patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Iraq. An excellent example of how strong morale in a unit can overcome any material deficiences it has.
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US Marines – Initial Look at Distributed Operations Reveals Potential and Problems
SeaPower – Commanders are beginning to see vast potential for interagency cooperation and intelligence sharing in Distributed Operations (DO), the Marine Corpsí new operational concept. The plan is a major change in how the Corps deploys in response to unconventional warfare threats.
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US Marines – A Marine company and a month in Fallujah
Christian Science Monitor – A look at the men behind the Marines.
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US Marines – US sends marines to Philippines
BBC – The US is sending up to 600 marines to the Philippines to help with disaster relief efforts in the country
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