#us marine corps

[seaknightch-46]

Eyes on target Devil…

#usmc #usmcgrunt1 #grunt #mc grunt #us marines #u.s. marines #us marine corps #marinecorps #marine corps #united states marines #united states marine corps #hothunks #military #militär #militaire #american military #us military #u.s. military #military muscle #militarymencollection #marine life #military life #military uniform #target practice #leatherneck #devil dog

[usaac-official]

An F4U-1 of VMF-214 takes off from Espiritu Santo, 1943

#us marine corps #usmc #F4U #Corsair #warbird #aviation history #VMF 214

[taraross-1787]

This Day in History: Chuck Mawhinney, Legendary Marine

On this day in 1949, Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney is born.  He is best known for his service in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

Mawhinney has been called the “Corps’ deadliest sniper.”

“My father was a Marine during World War II,” he later explained. “I started shooting at a very young age, and he taught me to shoot like the Marines taught him, so there wasn’t any big transition from hunting in Oregon to becoming a sniper.”

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-chuck-mawhinney

#tdih #otd #this day in history #history #history blog #America #US Marine Corps #Marines #Sharethehistory

[carbone14]

Chasseur Grumman F6F Hellcat aux couleurs japonaises retrouvé par un marine du Marine Aircraft Group 31 – Base aérienne navale de Yokosuka – Guerre du Pacifique – Japon – 8 septembre 1945

Photographe : Sergent C. R. McDade

©National Museum of the US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955

Le Marine Air Group 31 a décollé d'Okinawa pour occuper la base aérienne de Yokosuka après la capitulation du Japon.

#WWII #guerre du pacifique #pacific war #occupation du japon #occupation of japan #united states marine corps #us marine corps #marine aircraft group 31 #aviation militaire #military aviation #chasseur #avion de chasse #fighter #grumman f6f hellcat #f6f hellcat #hellcat #f6f #yokosuka #japon #japan #08/09/1945 #09/1945 #1945

[thepianomaker]

M1A1 Abrams

#US Marine Corps #M1A1 #Abrams #Tank

[supplyside]

Osprey

#V22 #Osprey #aerospace #USMC #US Marine Corps #military #helicopter #turboprop #tiltrotor #Bell #Boeing #Rolls Royce

[moonwatchuniverse]

25 years ago… John Glenn in space again Between October 29 and November 7, 1998 US senator, US Marine Corps naval aviator and NASA veteran astronaut John Glenn made his second spaceflight aged 77, making him the oldest person to travel into Earth orbit. In February 1962, John Glenn had become the first NASA astronaut to orbit the Earth onboard "Friendship 7" spacecraft. Space shuttle orbiter mission STS-95 lasted 8 days 21 hours 43 minutes. Glenn performed both biological & medical experiments as a human guinea pig for geriatric studies. During the flight, Glenn wore a NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster X-33, the indispensable toolwatch for modern day spacefarers. (Photo: NASA)

#Aviator #Astronaut #chronograph #X33 #NASA #US Marine Corps #US Navy #military #montres #space shuttle #spaceflight #moonwatchuniverse #speedmaster #omega #Omega watches #uhren #pilot watch #Zulu time

[military1st]

U.S. Marines during a training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait.

The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek (2015).

#military 1st #military #army #united states marines #us marines #marines #us marine corps #u.s. marine corps #kuwait #desert

[walkingthroughthisworld]

By Joss Huot, VietnamWarHistoryOrg Group on FB

#memorial day #lest we forget #remembrance #us army #us navy #us air force #us marine corps #us coast guard #vietnam war

[todaysdocument]

US Marine Corps GUNNERY Sergeant Frank Pater, hugs his son Matthew after returning to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: Records of Early House Select CommitteesFile Unit: Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to Various Select Committees during the 8th Congress

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Frank Pater, Maintenance Marine with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA(AW)-224), hugs his son Matthew after returning to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC), upon returning from a six month routine deployment to Iwakuni, Japan.

Color photograph of man in military fatigues holding an infant in matching fatigues with a hat.  

#archivesgov #January 24 #2004 #us marines #us marine corps

[seaknightch-46]

#usmc #hothunks #military #militär #militaire #american military #us military #u.s. military #military muscle #militarymencollection #us marine corps #us marines #u.s. marines #united states marine corps #united states marines #short shorts #silkies #leatherneck #devil dog

[usaac-official]

Deck crew make final checks on a F4U-4B of VMF-214 before a mission from USS Sicily (CVE-118), 1950

#us marine corps #usmc #F4U #Corsair #warbird #crew #aviation history #VMF 214

[taraross-1787]

Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps!

On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passes a resolution requiring that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” to support the recently organized Continental Navy. The resolution further stipulated that no person be enlisted, except “such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea, when required.”

The first commanding officer of the Marines was Samuel Nicholas. He began recruiting new members immediately, and he reportedly turned to a tavern owner named Robert Mullan for help. As the story goes, the two men set up shop in Mullan’s tavern, the Tun Tavern. Thus, the tavern is considered by many to be the birthplace of the Marine Corps.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-usmc-birthday

#tdih #otd #this day in history #history #history blog #America #freedom #united states marines #usmc #us marine corps #sharethehistory

[carbone14]

Un F4U-4 Corsair du Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-212 est sur la catapulte, prêt pour un lancement depuis le porte-avions d'escorte USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) pour une frappe en Corée – Guerre de Corée – 1952

Photographe : Gerald Haddock

©US Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation - 1996.253.7154.010

#après-guerre #after war #guerre froide #cold war #guerre de corée #korean war #marine américaine #us navy #us marine corps #usmc #aviation militaire #military aviation #avion de chasse #chasseur #fighter #chasseur embarqué #carrier-based fighter #chance vought f4u corsair #f4u corsair #corsair #uss badoeng strait (cve-116) #uss baodeng strait #cve-116 #corée #korea #1952

[thepianomaker]

KC-130J Super Hercules of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

#US Marine Corps #KC-130J #Super Hercules #Refueler

[nocternalrandomness]

Slicing through Star Wars Canyon

#USMC #Lockheed Martin #F-35 #Lightning II #Stealth fighter #Aircraft #Low level flying #Star Wars Canyon #US Marine Corps #F-35B #Jet