Author: Michael

Reports of the demise of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier II are greatly exaggerated, as evidenced by a U.S. Southern Command video recently released this week showing Harriers from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima conducting a live-fire ordnance exercise in the Caribbean.
The Iwo Jima and several other Navy ships are part of a massive U.S. military buildup in the region that could presage operations against targets inside Venezuela. That build-up includes the USS Gerald R. Ford, which carries a more modern air wing. But the clips make clear the Harriers are also on call.

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The Marine Corps is soliciting service members to apply to switch roles and become counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists.
The call for applications from troops to change their primary military occupational specialty came in a MARADMIN message that was signed out Thursday and approved for release by Lt. Gen. Melvin “Jerry” Carter, deputy commandant for information.

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The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known by most of the U.S. military as the “Warthog,” is the U.S. Air Force’s most beloved and capable close-air-support aircraft. Its low airspeed and low-altitude capabilities give it an accuracy unmatched by any aircraft in the Air Force fleet. No matter what anyone in an Air Force uniform tells you, especially if there are stars on their shoulders.
Sorry, Bruh. (U.

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