24/7 Wall St.

Precision Weapons That Shifted Combat From Firepower to Patience

For decades, modern warfare relied on the idea that overwhelming firepower could compensate for imperfect information and ...
24/7 Wall St.

Precision Weapons That Rendered Traditional Battlefield Cover Useless

Much of modern warfare was built around the idea that cover bought survival. Trenches, bunkers, armored hulls, and urban ...
The Aviationist

USMC F-35Bs Shown Armed with Live Weapons in Puerto Rico

Weeks after they arrived in Puerto Rico, the F-35s were shown flying with live AIM-120Ds, AIM-9Xs and GBU-54s. The U.S. is now showing in official images the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs operating in the ...
The National Interest

Inside the USMC’s Historic Evolution of Service Rifles

From British muskets to today’s M27 IAR, weaponry has advanced while preserving the Marine ethos. “Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman.” That saying has been an unofficial motto of the ...
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Helicopter Attack • USMC Weapons & Tactics Training (2018)

U.S. Marine Corps offensive air support and close air support training during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-19 at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, CA and Yuma, AZ in September 2018.
History-Computer

Weapons the Military Stopped Using, and Why

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. […] ...
The Hill

Audit reveals Marine Corps weapon storage security concerns

The U.S. Marine Corps has been directed to ramp up its security around its ammunition and explosives after a government audit found annual inspections did not meet Department of Defense standards. The ...

The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a strike.