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Why the US Marine Corps is not to be trifled with. Here's What You Need to Remember: The Marines are not a heavy, mechanized force in the mold of the Army’s heavy brigade combat teams. The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself on being America’s 911 force—a fire brigade that the president can call upon to fight the nation’s battles in an emergency. Though the Marines have largely been treated as a de facto second land army over the past dozen years, the service is an integral component of the Department of the Navy and is primarily a maritime force. Therefore, the Marines—as a specialize...

How the AH-64 Apache Dominates the Battlefield Below The Apache’s status as the world’s premier attack helicopter remains largely unchallenged. Here's What You Need To Remember: The attack helicopter’s ability to ferret out and battlefield targets and hammer them with precision missiles remains highly valued. Therefore, the Army plans to keep flying Apaches into the 2040s, by which time a new generation of “Future Vertical Lift” choppers may eventually assume their mantle. Early in the morning of January 17, 1991, eight sleek helicopters bristling with missiles swooped low over th...

Why the AH-64 Apache is the World’s Best Attack Helicopter Nearly three decades later, the Apache’s status as the world’s premier attack helicopter remains largely unchallenged. Here's What You Need to Remember: The latest AH-64E Guardian model boasts uprated engines, remote drone-control capabilities, and a sensors designed to highlight muzzle flashes on the battlefield below. The Army has also experimentally deployed Apaches on U.S. Navy ships and had them practice anti-ship missions, and even tested a laser-armed Apache. Early in the morning of January 17, 1991, eight sleek helicopt...