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Unmanned K-Max Helicopter...

Unmanned K-Max Helicopter
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Kaman Aerospace to develop an unmanned/manned version of Kaman’s K-Max cargo helicopter that will be deployed to support Centcom and Marine forces. The new Lockheed/Kaman adapted K-Max will pick up the Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) contract to develop an unmanned cargo helicopter as part of the Unmanned Air Systems...

F-35 Lighting First Vertical Landing...

F-35 Lighting First Vertical Landing
Earlier this month, the greatly-hyped and highly anticipated F-35 Lighting stealth fighter made its first vertical landing. During tests at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, 2nd March, the F-35 successfully descended vertically from a 150 ft hover to touch down on the tarmac with exceptional aviation grace. F-35 Lightning First Vertical Landing With overrun costs and numerous...

Armored Wall System...

Armored Wall System
Troops in Afghanistan may soon be ditching the sand bags, and the rigorous task of installing them, for Lego-style armored wall system. McCurdy’s Armor – named after Ryan S. McCurdy, a marine who was killed whilst pulling wounded a comrade to safety – consists of attachable steel panels that once assembled, provide protection from mortars, grenades, rockets and improvised...

VAQ-129 Marine Corp Ball Donation...

VAQ-129 Marine Corp Ball Donation
Marine Corps Ball Raffle Donation Request The Marine Corps Ball is an annual event celebrating the creation of the Marine Corps. The traditional birthday of the Marine Corps is November 10th and the Ball is usually held the weekend prior. The evening includes a cake cutting ceremony, cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a guest speaker. The Ball is an opportunity for Marines to cut loose,...

Man Loses 140 To Join Marines...

Man Loses 140 To Join Marines
When Army and Navy recruiters met 330 pound, 22 year-old Ulysses Milana, they had just one thing to say, “You’ve got to lose weight.” But instead of turning him away only to return again the next year, Marine recruiters chose to work with him, offering close support during his weight-loss journey which began in December 2007. Just 11 months later, Milana had lost 140 pounds...

Predator Facial Armor Wins Award...

Predator Facial Armor Wins Award
To help protect soldiers from shrapnel and other flying debris of war, Mtek Weapons Systems have developed a facial armor system that can be used in conjunction with currently fielded helmets. The Kevlar Predator System recently took runner up prize, in PTC’s “Redefining Innovation Product Design Contest 2008.” The Predator Facial Armor System (FAST) was designed by marine Ben...

Thai and US Military Give Assistance to ...

Thai and US Military Give Assistance to Burma After Cyclone
The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma. Cyclone Nargis hit the land with sustained winds of 130 mph and gusts of 150-160 mph, equivalent to a strong Category 3 or minimal Category 4 hurricane. On the 5th news reports stated that several thousand people have been killed, and thousands more were missing. More recent reports...

Bionic Arm Restores Touch for Female Mar...

Bionic Arm Restores Touch for Female Marine
A bionic hand that can also help restore the sense of touch to amputees could soon be developed thanks to new research that has enabled two patients to feel sensations. Both patients Claudia Mitchell, 27, a former U.S. Marine who lost her left arm at the shoulder in a motorcycle accident three years ago, and Jesse Sullivan, 60, who lost both arms to electrical burns, were fitted with...

Military Super Suit Exoskeleton...

Military Super Suit Exoskeleton
It has always been a goal to improve our military strength and skill over our soldiers. DARPA has been at the fore-front of technology that is taking this to a new level. A robotic exoskeleton that would let GIs run faster, leap further and carry more is starting to materialize and become reality. A very practical and ambitious idea that is allowing many more options for our military....

Veterans Day Wishes...

Veterans Day Wishes
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Marine Corps 232nd Birthday...

Marine Corps 232nd Birthday
As a son of 2 Marines and who is still an active participant in the military community, I get to witness first hand the hard work, dedication, and honor that each one of these Marines exhibits day-in and day-out. Even when they are off duty they are still a Marine. Sacrifice of all types is made by each one and their families, with the majority of these tales going unnoticed and...

Cyborg Moth Set To Spy On Enemy Territor...

Cyborg Moth Set To Spy On Enemy Territories
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are always pushing the boundaries; continuing to develop Defensive Technology, and their latest invention is no exception. Darpa Creates Cyborg Moth At some point in the not too distant future, a moth implanted with a computer chip will take flight into enemy territories in hope to spy and transmit a video feed as well as other...

Help Support Our Troops in Iraq...

Help Support Our Troops in Iraq
During a family member’s, who is a former Marine, recent vacation in the Richmond area, he met a family who had pulled into the same motel. They had a Marine Corps sticker on their vehicles so obviously he was interested to learn when he had served. He said that he hadn’t but that his son had and was killed in Iraq recently. He then told him about what the program below, and...

YouTube Patriotic Marine Rapper Video...

YouTube Patriotic Marine Rapper Video
Inspirational soldier rap video from a Marine expressing his patriotism for love for fellow troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan UPDATE FROM BLACKFIVE: Just in- Another co-worker of SSGT Dean’s forwards his have MySpace page In deference to accuracy and at the request of many of Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children, I have added a T to the SSG in SSGT Dean’s rank. Ooh...

V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Vertical Short Tak...

V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Vertical Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft
Range, speed and flexibility. Hard rules once defined by the limitations of previous medium-lift helicopters. The V-22 is the world’s first production tilt-rotor combines the vertical performance of a helicopter with the high speed and range of a fixed wing aircraft which offers twice the speed, three times the payload, five times the range, and can fly more than twice as high as...

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