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FILE: U.S. Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. (Sgt. Briauna Birl/U.S. Marine Corps).

U.S. Marines and their South Korean counterparts are conducting a military exercise that includes a bilateral division-sized amphibious landing for the first time since 2018, said Wesley Hayes, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Korea.
This month marks the resumption of the Ssang Yong exercise, which lasts until April 3, Hayes told Task & Purpose.

Smedley Butler was a fascinating man, Marine, and legend. Today we explore only parts of his incredible life.
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The Spanish Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, confirmed on Wednesday in the Congress of Deputies that the first six Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks will be sent to Ukraine after Easter.
The six Leopard 2s that are on their way to Ukraine “are being checked to verify their correct operation,” as Robles put it. The remaining four vehicles will undergo maintenance and testing before being sent out.

By Kurt Schlichter
Right now, many of us vets are looking back on our years of service and wondering what the hell we did it all for. We used to know – for the USA. Yet you look at the disaster that is our country, our culture, and our beloved military, and you just want to go find a wall and pound your head against it. But a lot fewer folks are going to have this problem in the future because a lot fewer young people are joining our military.

Members of the military face several financial challenges when preparing to move to a new state or country. There’s never a perfect time to get Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, but when you get them, it’s a good time to start preparing your finances for what’s ahead. Here are some ways you can financially […]
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The German Parliament on Wednesday approved plans by the defense ministry to buy up to 28 self-propelled howitzers to replace weapons the German military rushed to Ukraine last year, lawmakers familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Heavy artillery weapons such as howitzers, considered by military experts to be weapons of the past, have made a strong comeback as Ukraine tries to repel a Russian invasion, the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.
The Berlin government has supplied 14 howitzers to Kyiv and originally intended to petition Parliament for their replacement this summer.

The governor of Kentucky has declared that fatalities are expected after two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission.
The status of the crew members was not immediately known, the US Army’s Fort Campbell military establishment said in a statement to Reuters, without providing the number of people on board.
“We have tough news, with the first reports of a helicopter crash, and fatalities expected,” Governor Andy Beshear said in a tweet, adding that local authorities and emergency services were responding to the incident.

The machine from Gecko Robotics cruises along on magnetic wheels, gathering data about the hull as it goes.
On March 27, Gecko Robotics announced its hull-inspecting robots will be used to assess a US Navy destroyer and an amphibious assault ship, expanding work already done to inspect Navy ships. These robots map surfaces as they climb them, creating useful and data-rich models to better help crews and maintainers find flaws and fix them.

The TRX SHORAD unmanned ground vehicle. (General Dynamics Land Systems).

A major U.S. defense contractor has unveiled a new unmanned ground vehicle bristling with missiles and a chain gun for the Army’s consideration as the service explores new systems for short-range air defense amid an ongoing modernization push for troops deployed to Europe. 
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The US State Department has authorized the possible sale to Bahrain of AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters decommissioned in 2020 by US Marines. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) issued a statement announcing the Gulf state’s request to purchase up to 24 Bell AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters and associated equipment.