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Sentry North 2025 Showcases Distributed Ops With F-35s
Marine and Air Force F-35 Pilots Detail Their Missions During the Exercise Formerly Known as Northern Lightning
06/20/25Read it on The AviationistHow Marine Vet Ernest Langdon Became a Renowned Shooter & Gunsmith
Getting a firearm spec'd out by Langdon is like having your car tuned by Max Verstappen and crew....
1d agoRead it on We Are the MightyUS Marine Corps Acquires Textron’s Ripsaw M3 Uncrewed Ground Vehicles
The tracked Ripsaw M3 features a modular open systems architecture that allows the integration of different mission equipment....
2d agoRead it on The Defense PostThe Future of the Ground Reconnaissance Enterprise
The transition from the LAR Battalion equipped with the legacy LAV-25 to the Mobile Reconnaissance Battalion (MRB) represents an intellectual and...
3d agoRead it on The Connecting FileThe Future of the ARG/MEU
In the past year, the amphibious ready group/Marine expeditionary unit has made a comeback....
3d agoRead it on ProceedingsF-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The trials are conducted by a joint U.S./UK team attached to the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF), composed of personnel from the Royal Navy, Royal...
6d agoRead it on The AviationistMarines Need Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its Missions
Navy and Marine Corps leaders have recently come to the agreement that the Corps needs 40 amphibious ships to meet its goal of keeping three Marine...
6d agoRead it on The WarZoneMarine Died of Injuries Suffered During Fast-Rope Training on Okinawa
LCpl Devin J. Hernandez died Tuesday evening of injuries he sustained during fast-rope training at Marine Corps Camp Schwab...
1w agoRead it on Stars and StripesMosquito Muscle? Marines Must Endure and Overcome.
Marines must endure and overcome...
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Wake Island Lessons for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
Fighting an Enemy Surge
Eighty-five years ago an under-strength Marine Defense Battalion (MDB) and its supporting Marine F4F Wildcat fighter squadron stood their ground at Wake Island. The defenders momentarily stemmed the Japanese tide of victories in the Pacific that exploited Japan’s December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.[1] The defense of Wake remains relevant for modern Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO).
MRF-SEA Will Maintain Continuous Presence in the Philippines
Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia is now on its second continuous rotation to the Philippines...
1w agoRead it on USNI News
After the Midterms, the Right Strategy Against Iran
By Lance Gordon • RealClearDefense
The Color Revolution Came Home
By Emzari Gelashvili • RealClearDefense
When Access Becomes the Fight
By Richard Byno • RealClearDefense
What the 2026 Midterm Results Mean for U.S. Strategic Competition with Rivals
By Dean Chen • RealClearDefense
Measurable by Design: Project Meridian
By Alex Willard • RealClearDefense
New USAF Force Design Bets on Technology
By Stephen Losey, Air & Space Forces
DoD Pushes $450M in Loans To Bolster U.S. Space Companies
By Hitchens, BrDefense
The U.S. Navy Needs a New Battlecruiser. Will It Get One?
By Sadler & Ouellette, NatInt
U.S. Army Rehearses Rapid HIMARS Rocket Launcher Deployment
By Global Defense N.
Coding Commander's Intent into Unmanned Systems
By Thomas Baumstark, Proceedings