The United States Navy had departed San Diego a week earlier and was now sitting outside of the Panama Canal Zone. They were waiting to hear if it was safe to enter or if they would have to send in the Marines to clear it. About three days earlier all communication was lost with the two SEAL teams. Because of a very large storm that had it the area they feared this had prohibited the SEALs from making contact. The storm had cleared a day ago, and there was no word from them and it was evident by
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John Philip Sousa Perhaps the most iconic of all the marching instruments is the Sousaphone with its carefully crafted tubing and grandiose bell. This colossal apparatus is gargantuan not only in its physical size but in its thundering acoustics as well. But where did this mammoth instrument originate from? The answer is John Philip Sousa, a conductor and composer whose outstanding work in the United States Marine Band would earn him the title of “March King”. Sousa was born on November 6, 1854
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Used from 1942 till 1968 the code used to communicate in the military was the native language Navajo Native Americans was used (Navajo Code Talkers Facts). As a military form of communication to confuse the Japanese so as not to let secret messages be known during World War II. The Code talkers were Navajo men, who fought for their country and would talk in their native language over the radio to communicate for World War II to help the men of the American Military throughout the Pacific. These men
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The argument of whether or not to allow women in combat is not a new issue. Prior to the 1990’s, women were not even allowed to fly combat missions or allowed onto combat ships. In the United States military the term combat is defined as an armed conflict. The definition of combat is important to know because the argument is that women should not be allowed to serve in combat. Women not being allowed to serve in combat is a much different argument then the argument that women should not be allowed
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Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. The United Sates troops Commander Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. was born on June 8, 1943. His branch was the United States Army and rank was a Second Lieutenant. Calley was charged on September 5, 1969 for murder in the deaths of 109 South Vietnamese civilians. On April 1, 1971 President Richard Nixon ordered Calley to be transferred from the prison to house arrest at Fort Benning. After Calley was released, he divorced his wife sometime in 2005 or 2006 and now
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The Provost Marshal General’s Office, which functioned as a staff division of the Army Service Forces, was responsible for all matters pertaining to enemy prisoners of war in the United States. However, by August 1942, a series of Army reorganizations had delegated much of its operating control to nine regional service commands of the ASF. Army posts located within these geographic areas were categorized as Class I installations and were placed under the commanding generals of service commands. Service
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The Zumwalt class destroyer is one of the most advanced ships in the Navy’s arsenal. The development of the Zumwalt was fraught with delays of all sorts, and it almost didn’t complete the development process. Despite these setbacks, the Zumwalt is still one of the most powerful ships that the Navy has ever used; it is capable of supporting the most powerful weapons at the Navy’s disposal. Although this destroyer is very advanced and powerful, it is not an adequate replacement for the Arleigh Burke
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The life changing event of being selected as a Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy. It was near the end of a typical long day at sea onboard the USS MAHAN, which had started for me nearly twenty hours earlier. I was exhausted and heading to my bunk to retire for the evening, or so I though. As I neared the ladder leading to my berthing area the ships Command Master Chief came over the general announcing system, or 1MC, with an announcement that would change my life forever, “Shipmates, the Chief Petty
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overstated. This brings us to the next consideration, which is the different helmet systems used by emergency responders, defense forces and industrial personnel operating in high performance environments. 1. The United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps or USMC is the branch of the United States Armed Forces that provides force projection to rapidly deploy task forces on land,
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Sir, Sir, by reading your email, I see that you forgot about Jose Colon already. :-)! Let me give you a little background of how many times we crossed path in the past. I served in VFA-34 (Oct 1996 - Aug 1999). I am a plank owner of VFA-34, VFA-34's first AOC and the first Enlisted person getting commissioned there (August 1999). You and I first met when I returned from LDO/CWO School in Pensacola and I stopped by VFA-34 to visit everyone. I came by VFA-34 to visit CDR Michael Haffner, LCDR
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