The Force Reconnaissance companies of the US Marine Corps serve to gather intelligence to ground commanders. This is very vital because it helps commanders to plan operations against the enemy. This is so vitally important because of the sensitive nature of the job and the information required. The job of any recon unit is to [...]
The USAF A-10 is also known as the Warthog (Hog because of its stubby appearance, but its name dosen’t accurately indicate the love that ground soldiers and pilots have for this aircraft. This aircraft is designed exclusively for ground support. That means that its only job is to rescue ground soldiers in trouble. We love this aircraft [...]
I don’t know if you all know this or not but women have served in various armies for thousands of years. Women were recently integrated into our military units here in the US. There have always been concerns in our society as to whether women should serve alongside men in the military and more specifically [...]
The word military is a term which we sometimes use without really knowing what it means. Here is the textbook definition: A military is an organization authorized by its host nation to use force to defend its country, or to attack other countries, or any perceived threat to its country. I just thought that I would [...]
This is a true account of something that happened to me back in 1983 when I was on temporary duty at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexicio. Every once in a while I tell one of the incredible things that happened to me when I was in the Army. I don’t embellish (lie) as [...]
The USS Midway was an aircraft carrier built during WWII. At that time she was a revolutionary vessel because her hull design allowed her to be more maneuverable than any other aircraft carrier ever built. I wanted to write this post just to pay tribute to this vessel and to bring to light just a [...]
Staff Sergeant Lincoln V Dockery was recently awarded the Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan. SSG Dockery is a combat engineer assigned to Company A 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion. SSG Dockery made the decision to charge into the teeth of a close ambush and to [...]
The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment is the longest continuously serving unit in the US Army. It started out as the Second Regiment of Dragoons in May 1836. In 1861 its name was changed to the 2nd US Cavalry. This unit was stationed as a border unit during the cold war period. This means that if [...]
The Army Direct Ordering Program is a new program for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom soldiers to exchange worn and ineffective pieces of organizational clothing and individual equipment (OCIE) for new equipment. Whoever came up with this idea certainly came up with a good one. I can speak from my own experiences about [...]
The Dekalb Marine Corps Institute is scheduled to open in August in Dekalb county Georgia. This will be a one of a kind public military style high school. The school will be run by the Marine Corps, and its purpose will be to instill discipline into high school students who attend. This school will be one in [...]
Rings For All Service Branches
