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Responding to an IED Blast

By Miles Vining and Kevin Schranz

In this excerpt from the recently published book “Into Helmand With the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan,” Marines from 1/9 respond to an explosion caused by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

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Crow's NEst

By SSgt Jim Elliott, USMC

This article from the Leatherneck archives tells the story of 2nd Bn, 1st Marines, atop a peak of Marble Mountain where they served as the “eyes” for U.S. forces in Da Nang. Their primary mission was to spot enemy rocket sites aimed at Da Nang and provide observation support for Marine ground and artillery units.

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A Letter from the MARSOC Commander

James F. Glynn
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps
Commander
Marine Forces Special Operations Command
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Intelligence-Driven Operations Getting it right for the future fight

by the Marines of Intelligence Company, 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion

“Not only has there been FMF and MARSOC integration but also across the entire joint force, interagency, and contracted support.”

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Sleeper Cell Logistics Sustaining new warfighting concepts

2020 LtGen Barnard E. “Mick” Trainor Military Writing Award: Winner

by Capt Michael Sweeney

“The future fight will be different than the one fought for the past twenty years. It will require the Marine Corps to exercise its amphibious and expeditionary nature.”

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