Featured in MarinesBYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareBYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareNavy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air BaseOddly enough, this wasn’t even the first time one of the Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) visited Eglin Air Force Base. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareMarine AH-1Z Attack Helicopter Looks Amazing In Throwback Sea Cobra CamouflageThe Marines’ first designated attack helicopter squadron is celebrating 50 years of business with an old-school paint scheme. BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 7, 2021ShareHave You Ever Seen An AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship?This awesome video shows how Marine vertical landing jets use a Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System like their supercarrier-based counterparts. BYTyler RogowayOct 7, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareThis Marine’s Must-Watch Video Shows What Really Happened During The Kabul Evacuation (Updated)The video provides an intimate and at times harrowing look into what service members went through as America stumbled out of its longest war. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade LaunchersImages shared online show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a tiny quadcopter that can carry a wide variety of payloads. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareThe Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport PlaneThe Marines have now completed the transition to the advanced KC-130J model. BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareStinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific ExerciseThe combination offers an immediate lower-end air defense option during distributed expeditionary operations on islands or along coastlines. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2021ShareMarine Corps Reveals It Has Tested A New Anti-Ship Missile Launcher TruckNew mobile missile launchers are an essential part of the Marine Corps’ future distributed operations concepts. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareTaiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)The unusual step of announcing the presence of U.S. Marine Raiders operating in Taiwan is bound to draw the ire of the mainland. BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 24, 2020ShareCheck Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern CaliforniaThe badly damaged Hercules tanker-transport has been partially disassembled and is awaiting its fate in Thermal, California. BYTyler RogowayOct 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2020ShareListen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35BThe recording is chilling, but it also provides new details about the terrifying incident. BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThis Shot Is an Example of Veterans’ Unique Dedication to DedicationThey are a special breed indeed. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share12
BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022Share
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareNavy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air BaseOddly enough, this wasn’t even the first time one of the Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) visited Eglin Air Force Base. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareMarine AH-1Z Attack Helicopter Looks Amazing In Throwback Sea Cobra CamouflageThe Marines’ first designated attack helicopter squadron is celebrating 50 years of business with an old-school paint scheme. BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 7, 2021ShareHave You Ever Seen An AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship?This awesome video shows how Marine vertical landing jets use a Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System like their supercarrier-based counterparts. BYTyler RogowayOct 7, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareThis Marine’s Must-Watch Video Shows What Really Happened During The Kabul Evacuation (Updated)The video provides an intimate and at times harrowing look into what service members went through as America stumbled out of its longest war. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade LaunchersImages shared online show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a tiny quadcopter that can carry a wide variety of payloads. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareThe Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport PlaneThe Marines have now completed the transition to the advanced KC-130J model. BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareStinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific ExerciseThe combination offers an immediate lower-end air defense option during distributed expeditionary operations on islands or along coastlines. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2021ShareMarine Corps Reveals It Has Tested A New Anti-Ship Missile Launcher TruckNew mobile missile launchers are an essential part of the Marine Corps’ future distributed operations concepts. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareTaiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)The unusual step of announcing the presence of U.S. Marine Raiders operating in Taiwan is bound to draw the ire of the mainland. BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 24, 2020ShareCheck Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern CaliforniaThe badly damaged Hercules tanker-transport has been partially disassembled and is awaiting its fate in Thermal, California. BYTyler RogowayOct 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2020ShareListen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35BThe recording is chilling, but it also provides new details about the terrifying incident. BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThis Shot Is an Example of Veterans’ Unique Dedication to DedicationThey are a special breed indeed. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share