United States Marine Corps

The 130th Engineer Brigade has a storied history from the time it was established in the U.S Army as the 1303rd Engineer General Service Regiment and activated on July 15, 1943 at Camp Ellis Illinois. The 130th played a pivotal role during WW II with campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and the Asian-Pacific theatre. The regiment was deactivated in 1955 and elements of the 130th were allocated to the regular Army. For a short time the 130th Engineer…

Jrotc should matter to cadets because it’s a class motivate young people to become a better citizen. Becoming a better citizen is something you should or want to look forward too. In Jrotc you learn a lot you learn how to become a good leader and becoming a better person and a lot of other stuff. Cadets should matter about Jrotc because it not only helps you with school it helps you with real life situations.` JROTC has made impacts on student’s and now they are succeeding. Jrotc helped me…

Foundations of Strategy Exam Second Attempt by Lt Col Casey N Pombert War can be documented back to the earliest known records of civilizations. The ways that war is fought has changed since that time and several military strategists have put forth theories and concepts to influence the development of the tactics used as well as the operational and strategic policies employed. Karl von Clausewitz and Antoine-Henri Jomini are two of history?s most well know military strategists. Clausewitz?s…

Military “A man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living”. (Brainy Quote)A job in the military consists of many different professions but a for example a normal day in the marines consists of waking up at 6 to 6:30 in the morning doing some type of physical activity such as going for a jog.Then what's done next depended what branch of the military.Enlisting into the military is a wonderful opportunity to benefit others work…

The Highlanders had a productive two weeks of prospecting, processing, and training. I brought four CO Cmd teams in last week for quarterly Co Sustainment Training where we drilled into MAP, Battle Rhythm, Army doctrine on Commander’s Activities, RFA development, among many other topics. The development of the MAP for Chaplain and AMEDD remains a “stubby pencil” effort for the MRB until a digital MAP comes on line; we’ll continue to train in every training event. The Brigade executed our…

Staff Sergeant Richard M. Green has consistently performed in his duties as both Academics Student Management Chief and Marines Awaiting Training (MAT) Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge in an exemplary and highly professional manner. Staff Sergeant Green displays himself on a level of proficiency and enthusiasm in an independent duty environment, through distinguishing himself as an exceptionally resourceful manager by consistently tracking and maintaining records of 2,796 student’s academic…

about 575 miles of the Japanese coast. In fact, the alight of three Marine divisions on February 19, 1945, with the previous naval bombing was the Battle of Iwo Jima as knowing the Battle of the Pacific War. The underground installations constructed by the Japanese men with around 23,000 in it made difficult for the U.S. Navy and Marines to fight. The well-built chain of bunkers, caves and tunnels lines was tough to abolish. The Marine troops fought in the strong Japanese constructions inside…

Being an infantry unit leader in the Marine Corps there is guarantee that a person will be impacted by armed conflict in some nature or another. I have been personally affected by multiple traumatic experiences that resulted in wounded or killed personnel. One of many impacts that I think of often, is when we reacted to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near the south gate of Camp Fallujah detonated under the second and fourth vehicles. When contacted, I was out on a presence patrol and my…

“Everyone get on the deck!” CO Pichoff yelled. (CO means Commanding Officer. The Commanding Officer for the Eisenhower Squadron was CO Pichoff). I quickly learned what that meant when I saw everyone doing push-ups including myself. Apparently, no one yelled attention on deck when the CO walked in. It was my first drill with the sea cadets and I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know if I should look forward to this day or if I would hate it forever. The CO then ordered everyone to get ready…

shooting a .22 caliber J.C. Higgins single shot rifle. Dreaming of being a marine, he couldn’t wait to till he turned 18 and enlisted when he was 17. He faced many dangers in the marines as he fought in the Vietnam War, became a famed sniper and faced a life threatening injury. Carlos Hathcock loved the marines. Because his father was one and fought in World War II, he thought that it was the life for him. While he was in the marines, he became a distinguished marksman, winning several…