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“Thou shall not kill my Marines” See video below feature Cpl. John Luze, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, loads a magazine before a practice fire with his M40A5 sniper rifle at Puckpunyal Military Area in Victoria, Australia, May 7, 2016. The M40A5 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that the Marine Corps uses for long-range enemy engagements. CHUCK MAWHINNEY: MARINE CORPS’ DEADLIEST SHOT by  Pfc. Garrett White Marines.mil In the annals of Marine Corps history, the name typica...

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HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Feb 25, 2021 11:48 PM EST (Photo : oshkoshdefense/Wikipedia) 2016 Oshkosh L-ATV configured as a JLTV, and equipped with M153 CROWS II remote weapon system integrated with M2 Browning .50 caliber Heavy machine gun. The New Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a light-capable transport used for different missions. The platform can be armed with various weapons as well, like tank killers. Even if the JLTV is lighter and less armored than...

After COVID-19 delay, Marine Corps adds more athletic trainers, force fitness instructors February 26 Marines participate in Force Fitness Instructor Course culminating event at The Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia., February 12, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps pushes its physical standards to focus beyond the physical fitness test , key positions such as athletic trainers and force fitness instructors are both the overseers and ambassa...

The 61st Airlift Squadron concluded a weeklong, organically generated exercise, Feb. 20, demonstrating the effectiveness of Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactics, techniques and procedures focused on Mobility Air Force and Combat Air Force integration. ,

While much has been made of tech’s unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, start-ups are still plumbing the industry’s decades-long ties to the military.

FEMA vaccination site opens at Globe Life Field in Arlington Globe Life Field vaccine site opens Friday FEMA opens a new vaccination site in Arlington Friday that should be able to handle up to 3,000 people a day. ARLINGTON, Texas - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) operation in Arlington opened Friday to vaccinate people at a rate that hasn’t been seen yet in most places. The idea is to administer up to 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day, or 21,000 per week. "About this site, it...

February 24, 2021 Joseph T. D’Amico Jr. passed away after a brief illness Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, the day after his 31st birthday. He was in California, serving in the Navy at Camp Pendleton when he became ill.  He was hospitalized, but despite heroic efforts, he was unable to recover. He was an organ donor and his family takes comfort in the fact that its loss has provided a new lease on life for three others. A man in his 50s received his heart and left kidney. A 16-year-old re...

Chief Petty Officer Justin Huf, a hull technician, died Monday in the intensive care unit at Norfolk’s Sentara Leigh Hospital, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2.

By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Virginia-based sailor who died from the coronavirus earlier this week was a 39-year-old from California, the Navy announced Wednesday. Chief Petty Officer Justin Huf, a hull technician, died Monday in the intensive care unit at Norfolk’s Sentara Leigh Hospital, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2. Last Tuesday, Huf had symptoms of the virus and was isolated. On Friday, he tested positive for ...