With a live grenade about to explode during a sudden training mishap, Marine Sgt. Brett D. Meil’s only thoughts were for his student, so he threw his own body over a junior Marine just before the grenade went off.
When the grenade exploded, Meil shielded his fellow Marine from the blast and shrapnel, preventing the June training mishap at Camp Pendleton from turning deadly, Corps officials said Wednesday.
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A no-notice test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is provocative and unheard of. China just did one and it should be treated as an alarm. Is this a message to Tim Walz?
This is the first time since 1980 that China has fired an ICBM out into the Pacific. That was 44 years ago. Russia and the U.S. give advance warning of a test launch. China says they did, but Japan and other nations say no warning was given.
This is very provocative. Maybe China feels they did not get their money’s worth out of Biden and Hunter. Maybe China is trying to get Tim Walz’s attention.
Finland has signed a contract to acquire more Patria XA-300 6×6 APCs, enhancing the Army’s mobility through 2060.
Located on California’s Central Coast, Monterey is world-renowned for its natural beauty and ocean views. Whether you’re a Big Little Lies fan, or you get stationed at the Defense Language Institute or Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey is a great place to be stationed or to visit.
If you go for a week or a weekend, here are some of the must-see spots in the area. Be forewarned, Monterey isn’t what you might imagine when you think of a California beach town. It’s often a little overcast and temperatures run in the mid-60s.
The Marine Corps has set its sights on using large language models to help service members retrieve critical information and plan missions.
The effort is part of a broader push by the Marines to implement a new artificial intelligence strategy, according to Capt. Chris Clark, AI lead at the deputy commandant for information’s Service Data Office.
“We’re not trying to develop necessarily a Marine Corps ChatGPT-like capability, but what we are doing instead, which goes back to goal one of the AI strategy, is we are aligning AI with the mission.
The UK’s education watchdog, Ofsted, found that British Armed Forces trainees are spending too much time in holdover.
This is Chapter 8 in the Grief Memoir. Catch up with previous chapters here.
Following our trip to Disneyland, I was in the homestretch for my pregnancy. I was worried about what would happen when Dad went into the hospital again. What if it happened when I was in active labor? What if I was in a sleep-deprived haze with a newborn? How do I care for Dad when I’m far away and can’t travel?
I game-planned over the following months with James, our friends and family, and my therapist. I had to release the guilt of not being able to do everything.
A GlobalData report forecasts an increase in Greece’s defence expenditure, although it is expected to remain below the Nato spending target.
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