Tag: Marine

  • When Door Kickers Need To Breach

    How Marines Breach: haha “Blanket Man” out of context sounds like the lamest nickname on earth.  I had no idea USMC carried around a ballistic blanket.  I just figured they stood a hand full of yards adjacent to where the blast is going to be coming out.  What’s the point of standing right in front of…

  • Nickname Characterized By Overzealous Use Of Airstrikes

    Marine survives headshot thanks to Kevlar helmet: 0:19 – Crazy!  I never served, but if I would have I bet I’d have a cool nickname characterized by my overzealous use of airstrikes.  Oh one of our boys got grazed on the helmet by a sniper round? “CALL IN AN AIRSTRIKE!”… Cpl McGribley tripped over a rock which was definitely…

  • Filipino Marines Balloon Sniper Confidence Test

    50% of the trainees fail the confidence test they said.  Yea the smart ones are likely like “HA no thanks, you guys are idiots”.  Looks like about 50 yards only, but still… Is Tactical Response doing balloon confidence tests yet?  Do they get the downrange photographer to hold the balloons?  Seems reasonable (see justification here).…

  • Marine Joshua Boston Calmly Serves Piers Morgan

    Piers uses his usual buzzwords; “assault” “killing machines” etc… but surprisingly treats this guest with respect: A sharp contrast from the Alex Jones mess.  Joshua Boston is the type of guy I’d like people to think, of and associate with the terms “gun owner”, “gun enthusiast”, or even “veteran”.  There is currently so much of a stigma…

  • Marine Convicted Of Smuggling AK-47 From Saddam’s Palace

    Federal prosecutors said former Staff Sgt. Joel Cleve Miller, 40, was found guilty of possession of an illegal chrome AK-47 that he smuggled back from Iraq during a 14-month tour in 2005.  When he returned to his home in Hemet, he bragged to several friends that he smuggled the gun back after it once belonged…

  • Shit Marines In College Say

    This is amazing: I’d quote a line from it, but it’s all awesome. I really can’t get enough of “Shit ____ say” videos. Hat tip: Reg