U.S. Marine Corps Hungarian Circle of Friends
“MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY — “The Ghost” landed on the runway at 4:15 p.m., June 13, 2013 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. The C-20 jet safely arrived after returning from an 11-month trip to St. Louis for maintenance.
After arriving in St. Louis, the jet underwent hull repairs and an avionics update….”
“QUANTICO, Va. – Marines come in all sizes—big, small, short and tall—so when it comes to Marine Corps body armor, a one-size-fits-all approach is not the answer. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Individual Armor team understands that and is doing its best to accommodate Marines of all sizes and keep them safe on the battlefield.
Sizing for body armor is based on the “fifth to ninety-fifth” percentile of Marines, which means the current sizes fit about 90 percent of the men and women in the Marine Corps, said Maj. James Pelland, Individual Armor Team lead. The team saw an opportunity to accommodate the portion of Marines who found the traditional sizing was not a comfortable fit—especially in the Improved Modular Tactical Vest….”
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PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – As civil war ravaged his home, family and country, one Parris Island recruit escaped it all to begin a new life in America and later help the children left behind who were not so fortunate.
Rct. Arryor Olu Jones was born in Goderich, Freetown, Sierra Leone, in a time of war within the country. At the age of 8, he watched helplessly as rebels stole everything from his home, burned it down and murdered his uncle in front of the family.
“They came in asking for food, money and everything that was valuable to my father,” said Olu Jones, currently training here with Platoon 1046, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. “When they weren’t satisfied, they rounded us up in the center of the house and set it on fire around us.”…”
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SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft made an unprecedented landing Friday on a Japanese naval vessel off the California coast.
The tilt-rotor aircraft flew from San Diego’s Marine Corps Miramar Air Station to the Japanese ship Hyuga as part of an 18-day drill aimed at improving Japan’s amphibious capabilities.
The Osprey has sparked protests in Japan over concerns about its safety record, which includes two crashes last year in Florida and Morocco….”
“Story Of My Knife: This is my KA-BAR, there are many like it but this one is mine!
Mad Duo Nate
On the heels of last week’s article discussing the KA-BAR Company’s 115 year anniversary and inspired by many of your posts, I figured I’d share my own unique KA-BAR story. The allure of their fighting knife started during the Second World War, and exists to this day. It is universally recognized as a symbol of the United States Marine Corps, but it has been carried by all branches in literally every war since WW2.
I’ve owned several over the years, including one of the originals carried by a young Marine in the Pacific. I purchased the blade from the devil dog’s widow at a yard sale in Oceanside, CA. When I asked her why she wouldn’t like to keep it as a memory of husband’s service, her answer was blunt. She said that she had plenty of things around to remind her of him, and frankly the big combat knife had always scared her. Well worn, with a few small nicks in the blade, the knife had obviously seen use. I asked if he had used it much after the war, and she said that his KA-BAR went into a box along with his uniform and war souvenirs, which it had remained in till this day. It was a proud and eerie purchase……”
Forrás : http://kitup.military.com/2013/06/ka-bar.html?ESRC=marine.nl
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