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ofspacifica:

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors  by #PACOM on Flickr.Via Flickr:
COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan   (Jul. 9, 2012) -  Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors during a raid.  The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in order to increase the proficiency for the 31st MEU’s rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton)
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usarmystrong:

United States Army - Soldiers watch as UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, 

boringbutbig:

I posted the original version, this one was written just for the United States Marines…probably the most badass branch of the US military.

(Source: life-lifting-liberty)

lets-stay-y0ung:

visited a cemetery with late-night-bl0ggin.tumblr.com and we put a USA flag on every grave of a person who served for our country. to those who served and are serving now, thank you.
she-dreamt-she-was-a-bulldozer:

Afghan, International Security Forces Conduct Missions by DVIDSHUB on Flickr.Via Flickr:
Members of an Afghan-international security force prepare to exit after searching a compound and detaining two suspected militants in Logar province, Afghanistan, May 24. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Maffett) 
Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan      
Date: 05.24.2010
Location: Nuri Kalay, AF
Related Photos: dvidshub.net/r/zqnhyb
she-dreamt-she-was-a-bulldozer:

Mortar Fire Investigation by DVIDSHUB on Flickr.Via Flickr:
U.S. Army Pvt. James Damron, from Portsmouth, Ohio, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Combat Division, pulls security during a visit to the 2nd Battalion, 47th Iraqi Army compound in northern Iraq, Aug. 18.
Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq  
Photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe
Related Images: dvidshub.net/r/5rf9t3
semperannoying:

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Col. Michael Fenzel, the commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, observes his troops from the brigade tactical operations center as they execute security operations during the final hours of the Joint Operations Access Exercise June 7, 2012.
modernwarfighter:

Pakistan Army wins Gold Medal in Cambrian Patrols Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL is the premier patrolling event of the British Army which is held in Wales and hosted by 160 (W) Brigade.The Exercise is a test of Military skills which include:
Firing of personal weapons
Obstacle crossing
First Aid and Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) procedures
Recognition of aircraft, vehicles and equipment
Artillery target indication
Patrol Techniques
Helicopter drills
Media handling
Conduct after capture
Communications skills
Handling prisoners of war
third-round-charm:

Conway and McEwen, thinking they’re hot shit after their first mission.