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10 things you didn"t know about one of the Marine Corps" most ferocious battles: Iwo Jima

Associated Press Iwo Jima stands out as one of the most intense of the many fierce battles the US Marine Corps has fought in 200-year history. The battle for the speck of volcanic rock in the Pacific in the final months of World .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 23rd, 2020

4 of the US military"s biggest tank battles were during the same war

Between the Army and the Marine Corps, the Gulf war had some of the largest tank battles the US has ever fought. M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks during Operation Deser.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 20th, 2021

Marines who drowned when their AAV sank didn"t have breathing devices because the Corps canceled the program to cut costs

In the wake of last summer's tragic accident, the Marine Corps has reversed course and is bringing these live-saving devices back. An assault amp.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 26th, 2021

6 reasons the Battle of Iwo Jima is so important to US Marines

The 36-day fight for Iwo Jima led Adm. Chester Nimitz to give the now-immortal praise, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." Marines on the beach at Iwo Jima. U.S. Marine Corps Photo The Pacific War was one of the most.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 21st, 2021

7 things women need to know before joining the military

US Marine Corps/Cpl. Vivien Alstad The role of women in the military has only grown in recent years. However, military .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 30th, 2020

How the US"s massive bombardment of Iwo Jima made it even tougher to capture the island from the Japanese

U.S. Marine Corps Photo The US preceded its invasion of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, with massive aerial bombardment. T.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 19th, 2020

A Navy audit found $126 million worth of aircraft parts that "we didn"t even know existed"

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Kofonow An audit of the Navy and Marine Corps last year helped the services track down some of their inventory. The revie.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 30th, 2019

The Marines corrected the name of another man in the iconic photo of the flag raising during the battle of Iwo Jima

The Marine Corps has corrected the identity of another man photographed raising the US flag on Iwo Jima during the World War II battle on the isl.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

7 things you didn"t know about one of the toughest Pacific battles of WWII

AP The Guadalcanal campaign of the Second World War was one of the more savage battles in the Pacific theater Between August 7, 194.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 7th, 2018

5 things I do every month in my 30s to retire a millionaire by 50

When I was in my 20s, I didn't take planning for retirement seriously, but now I'm on track to be able to retire early and be well off when I do. The offers and details on.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsider11 hr. 1 min. ago

23 surprising things you probably didn"t know about "Sex and the City"

"Sex and the City," which premiered 26.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nyt17 hr. 17 min. ago

An active-duty Marine Corps officer has been charged with attacking a police officer during the Capitol riot

Marine Corps Major Christopher Warnagiris has been charged with assault in connection to the Capitol insurrection. Major Christopher Warnagiris seen circled at the Capitol insurrection. Department o.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 13th, 2021

An active duty Marine Corps officer has been charged with attacking a police officer during the Capitol riot

Marine Corps Major Christopher Warnagiris has been charged with assault in connection to the Capitol insurrection. Major Christopher Warnagiris seen circled at t.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 13th, 2021

Demand For Ass Implants Booms During Pandemic 

Demand For Ass Implants Booms During Pandemic  In the early days of the virus pandemic, things didn't look so hot for the field of plastic survey. Hospitals were overrun with COVI.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 7th, 2021

Perspecta awarded $17.9M task order by U.S. Marine Corps

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMay 5th, 2021

This Country Has The World’s Largest Military

The United States has a military that includes about 1.3 million people spread across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is not by any means the world’s largest. That........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMay 1st, 2021

US Marine Corps F-35s flew over 5,000 miles for a deployment aboard UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

This will be the first full operational deployment of a US F-.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 28th, 2021

US troops had to use their phones as flashlights to try to escape a sinking assault amphibious vehicle that killed 9 of them

The investigation into what happened to a Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle las.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

This legendary Marine sniper made the Corps" longest known kill shot more than 50 years ago with a machine gun

Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock spent his life demonstrating and t.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 17th, 2021

The Fed: What we learned — and what we didn’t — from Jerome Powell’s press conference

Here are a few things we learned from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference on Wednesday and some things that were glossed over......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 17th, 2021

A 35-year-old Capitol riot suspect is a Marine Corps veteran who led the presidential helicopter squadron

John Daniel Andries' service on the Marine One squadron covered the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. John Daniel Andries seen in the Capitol. US Department of Justice John Dan.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 11th, 2021