http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/marinecorps/ en-us Sat, 4 May 2013 22:41:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3015813/posts Libertarian activist and radio host Adam Kokesh is hoping to get 1,000 people to march on Washington on July 4 — armed with loaded rifles. The plan, launched with a Facebook group today, is to gather on the Virginia side of the Potomac, where gun laws are lax, and then march across the bridge with loaded rifles slung over their shoulders into the District, where openly carrying weapons is generally prohibited. “This will be a non-violent event,” the Facebook group warns, “unless the government chooses to make it violent.” Already, over 200 people have said they’ll attend the march. Here’s... Salon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3015813/posts#comment Sat, 4 May 2013 22:41:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010090/posts WASHINGTON — The Marine helicopter squadron responsible for flying President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, cabinet members and other VIPs has a new aircraft: An MV-22 Osprey. HMX-1’s tilt-rotor aircraft is painted green and will be used in a support role, transporting the president’s staff and the media, Marine spokesman Capt. Richard Ulsh confirmed. Helicopters that transport the president are typically painted white on top and referred to as “white tops.” “The Osprey is a staple within our fleet. It has proven itself in the most difficult environments as a capable and reliable asset,” Ulsh said, noting that including... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010090/posts#comment Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:54:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2998730/posts As Ben Shapiro would say, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is dancing on the graves of dead Marines in order to score political points. Today during remarks on the Senate floor about an explosion at an Army base in Nevada last night that killed seven Marines during a training exercise, Reid shamelessly implied sequestration and cut backs in funding were to blame for the accident.  As I indicated, it was quite a big explosion. We'll follow this news very closely. I will do whatever I can going forward to support the United States military and the families of the fallen... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2998730/posts#comment Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:14:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985490/posts Last week, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by a Marine captain titled, "I Killed People in Afghanistan. Was I Right or Wrong?" The column by Timothy Kudo, who is now a graduate student at New York University, is a fine example of the moral confusion leftism has wrought over the last half century. Captain Kudo's moral confusion may predate his graduate studies, but if so, it has surely been reinforced and strengthened at NYU. Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985490/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:09:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982441/posts Original Iwo Jima monument, which used to be housed at the Intrepid Sea-Air- Space Museum, to hit the auction block. The 10-ton piece, inspired by the iconic photo taken at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 and the model for the flag-raising Marine Corps War Memorial statue in Arlington, Va., will be up for sale at Bonhams auction house on Feb. 22. It is listed for sale for $1.3 million to $1.8 million. NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982441/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:57:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977287/posts It apparently takes more than a few good men, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. It takes all kinds of people to support military families, including same-sex spouses of service members. CNN published a story this week about a woman married to a female lieutenant colonel at Fort Bragg who believes she was rejected from an officers' spouse club because she's gay. Less than a day later, Maj. Gen. Vaughn Ary advised Marine Corps legal staff such clubs conducting business on its bases must admit same-same spouses. If they do not, the clubs will be barred from meeting on any... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977287/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:17:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977242/posts To the editor: A recent editorial called for unlimited gun ownership to defend against the government. I hear this argument a lot, but what good is your AR-15 when you're fighting the full force of the United States military? All they have to do is drop a smart bomb on your house from high above and you're done. You wouldn't even see it coming. Alternatively, they could simply run over your house with a Kevlar-plated M1 Abrams tank, or shell your dwelling from cannons positioned far away. I support the right to bear arms to protect your home and family... The Reporter-Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977242/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:13:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2949160/posts <p>I was wondering if anyone had information on the Marines who were stationed in Beirut 30 years ago today when it was attacked, perhaps a list of survivors or those who received a metal for valor on that day.</p> <p>A former employee of mine who left the business about 10 years ago has it on his Facebook page that he was not only there, but received a metal from then President Reagan for heroism. I hired him and worked side by side for 2 years with him, heard all his stories and he never ONCE mentioned this to me. I know he got a dishonorable discharge for desertion when he refused to deploy to the Philippines, but the thing that really gets my goat was we graduated HS both in the class of 83. He told me he was an NBC specialist who mostly ran tear gas testing drills later, but he is so full of sh*t that I want to really blast him for claiming this if it wasn't true, but I won't unless I have some kind of proof.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2949160/posts#comment Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2931631/posts No U.S. Marines were in Libya when protesters stormed a diplomatic mission in the eastern city of Benghazi and killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans late Tuesday, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday. The official’s comments contradict earlier reports of a small Marine presence at State Department facilities in the North African nation. The U.S. diplomatic compound breached Tuesday by Libyan protesters in Benghazi had a relatively light security posture compared to diplomatic facilities in other conflict zones. Marines are guarding diplomatic facilities in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, Defense Press Secretary George Little told reporters Thursday. “The... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2931631/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2930169/posts How could this have been allowed to happen?  Infuriating:   The consulate where the American ambassador to Libya was killed on Tuesday is an “interim facility” not protected by the contingent of Marines that safeguards embassies, POLITICO has learned. Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed with three other Americans in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the city of Benghazi, where Libyan rebels ousted strongman Moammar Qadhafi last year. Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Kendra Motz said that Marines were not posted to the consulate, unlike the embassy in the capital, Tripoli. A defense official told POLITICO on Wednesday that the... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2930169/posts#comment Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:56:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2910121/posts The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions — a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations. The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs. The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, such as accompanying fuel convoys or guarding generals on visits to dangerous areas,... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2910121/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:54:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907546/posts This is the USMC Silent Drill Platoon when they visited the US Marine Air Station in Beaufort, SC. The exhibition was scheduled to be held on the parade field. However, it was moved inside a jet fighter hanger due to rain. LiveLeak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907546/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:47:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903974/posts Fiery Reaction to Marine’s Stolen Saddam Rifle Is it among the spoils of war? Or worthy of a felony conviction that carries a 10-year prison sentence? The recent conviction of a Twentynine Palms Marine from Hemet has sparked a debate from readers and a fierce defense from the Marine himself. To rewind, Staff Sgt. Joel Cleve Miller was convicted last week of illegal possession of a machine gun. Federal prosecutors said he smuggled a chrome-plated AK-47 that once belonged to Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein’s Royal Guard back to his home in Hemet after a 2005 tour in Iraq. Miller now... The Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903974/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jul 2012 00:22:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2894476/posts I’ve heard of high schools and colleges cancelling graduation speakers because they were too controversial, too liberal or too religious, but this is the first time I’ve heard of one being cancelled for being too conservative. Ronan High School in Ronan, Montana, had arranged for famed and award winning film producer Gerald Molen, a Montana native to speak at their graduation ceremony. Molen is best known for his Oscar winning film, Schindler’s List. He also produced Twister, Rain Man, Days of Thunder, Hook, Minority Report, Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Before becoming a film producer, Molen served... Godfather Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2894476/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2890040/posts Happy Anniversary: 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation… Weasel Zippers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2890040/posts#comment Thu, 31 May 2012 21:55:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2885943/posts Proposed US Military buildup under a conservative U.S. Administration circa 2012-2024 CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations... JEFFHEAD.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2885943/posts#comment Sun, 20 May 2012 14:18:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2868427/posts CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine facing dismissal for running a Facebook page criticizing the Obama administration is now backed by a team of lawyers and federal congressmen as he fights to stay in the military and test its age-old policy of limiting the free speech of service members. Sgt. Gary Stein will appear before a military board at Camp Pendleton on Thursday to argue his case. The 26-year-old Marine has been rallying for support since he was notified last month that the military was moving to discharge him after determining he was in violation of the Pentagon policy... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2868427/posts#comment Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:38:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2857232/posts A Marine Corps officer has filed a whistle-blower complaint with the Department of Defense alleging that he was retaliated against for voicing concerns about a commander who put U.S. troops in danger in Afghanistan. Maj. Fred C. Galvin of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan, filed the complaint earlier this week through a former Fayetteville lawyer. Galvin, a 24-year Marine Corps veteran, had been facing the potential end of his military career until Thursday. That's when he went before a Marine Corps Board of Inquiry at Camp Butler, Japan. The board was charged with determining if... Fayetteville Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2857232/posts#comment Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:01:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2847378/posts Flags will be lowered in New Jersey Saturday, the day of Whitney Houston’s funeral. But a Marine mom in Arlington says it’s an honor Houston doesn’t deserve. When Phyllis McGeath heard Gov. Chris Christie had ordered flags lowered to half-staff for Houston, she said she felt a pain deep inside her. “I was hurt and offended. Disappointed. Saddened,” she said. “I felt like the honor that was given to my son was tarnished.” McGeath had three sons who were active duty Marines. Her oldest, Philip, was killed by a suicide bomber just four weeks ago in Afghanistan. He was 25.... cbs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2847378/posts#comment Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:21:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2820804/posts WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. defense cuts that begin in the 2012 budget will ultimately cost up to 800,000 jobs, and additional spending reductions could push that figure to 1.5 million over the next decade, a top Republican lawmaker testified on Tuesday. Representative Buck McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said his panel estimated the initial $489 billion in defense cuts approved by Congress would cost 100,000 military jobs, mostly Army and Marines, as well as 200,000 civilian defense jobs and 500,000 defense industry positions. Vancouver Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2820804/posts#comment Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:47:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2813255/posts MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Marine Gen. James F. Amos, the face of opposition in the military to lifting the ban on gays serving openly, now acknowledges his concern has proven unfounded that repeal would undermine the war effort. In fact, he says, Marines have embraced the change. In an Associated Press interview, Amos called the repeal in September "a non-event." Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2813255/posts#comment Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:51:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808785/posts Many in the West have upheld democracy in Libya as the supreme goal, but it is a means to an end, and the end is Sharia. "The Libyan Revolution: Democracy or ‘Purity of Islam’?" by John Rosenthal for the National Review Online, November 15: Mustafa Abdul Jalil’s announcement last month that Islamic sharia would form the basic source of legislation in the new Libya, and that all laws contradicting the sharia were immediately null and void, came as a surprise for Western observers. Given that the chair of Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) wears the sign of his piety on... Jihahwatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808785/posts#comment Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:08:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2807313/posts Popstar Justin Timberlake was largely the reason actress Mila Kunis accepted an invitation to attend an upcoming Marine Corps Ball — but Cpl. Kelsey DeSantis was the reason Timberlake found himself moved almost to tears at a similar event Saturday night, a night the celebrity writes “changed [his] life.”After Timberlake publicly urged his Friends with Benefits costar Kunis to say “yes” to the request she received from a serviceman, DeSantis invited Timberlake — via YouTube — to the Nov. 12 Instructor Battalion Marine Corps Ball in Richmond, Va.“You want to call out my girl Mila?” De Santis asked in a... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2807313/posts#comment Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:17:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2805436/posts Happy 236th Birthday to all my Brothers and Sisters. US History http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2805436/posts#comment Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:46:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2805012/posts CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A 19-year-old found dead in his Camp Pendleton barracks had been beaten to death by a fellow Marine, investigators say. Lance Cpl. Mario Arias Jr., from Canoga Park, Calif., was attacked at the San Diego County base over the weekend, authorities said. The air crew trainee, from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, enlisted in August 2010. The Naval Criminal Investigation Service said the suspect is being treated in a hospital for "significant injuries" sustained when he jumped from a third-floor balcony. Ed Buice, spokesman for NCIS... MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2805012/posts#comment Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:04:05 GMT