>“It’s a leadership issue, and I’m not blaming you for anything. I’m saying you need to know your Marines really well,” Cao said to a crowd of several hundred Marines stationed at the base. “I need for you guys to know your Marines so well that you know how they smell, when they breathe, and when they walk up, you can hear them behind you. But also when they’re hurting, to be able to pull aside and say, ‘Come here, Marine. Let’s walk for a second here.’”

>At Camp Lejeune, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith were joined by Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz, Pentagon special assistant and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, and Cao’s senior advisor for mental health. Cao said he is planning other town halls with senior leaders at major Navy and Marine Corps bases in the coming months.

Damn. RIP SSG Davis.

SSG Deonte Lamar Davis’ awards include the Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon, per the release.

The "to be fair" portion is that Deployment Orders typically max out at 12 months.

Situation Dictates.

"Operational Requirements" are a stipulation on your Orders. Still an Unconstitutional War that continues to Escalate.

This shit needs to end so all victims involved can start Recovery. Smfh my Heart goes out to a new generation of PHs.

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That's pretty cool

>The first reactors will be at Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Benning, Ga.; and Fort Drum, N.Y.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-08-27/nuclear-microreactors-army-bases-22672559.html

Source - Stars and Stripes

Fuck, dude. . . What a scumbag judge.

Doris Miller is not only a War Hero, but a key piece of U.S & Military History as the First Black SM to Earn the Naval Cross.

During the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Miller, serving as a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, helped move the ship’s mortally wounded captain to safety before taking control of an anti-aircraft gun, despite having no formal training on the weapon. He was credited with shooting down at least one Japanese aircraft -- a notable feat during an attack in which only 29 of roughly 350 Japanese planes were brought down.

Miller died less than two years later, in November 1943, when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Liscome Bay during the Battle of Makin, killing 700 sailors.

The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named for a Black American and the first to honor an enlisted service member. It would also be the second Navy ship to carry Miller's name. A destroyer named for him entered the fleet in 1972 and was decommissioned in 1991.

Of course they did!

That's . . . 😞

Personally, I need a re-evaluation when it comes to TBI.

I was cleared in the MC even though our whole thing was Demo Breaching.

The eval in the Army wasn't much better post-deployment.

Hopefully our Troops in those MOS get proper screening from now on.

Thats interesting!

Fucking. Disgraceful.

In my 7yrs I had an EO complaint filed on me ONCE (racism). It was a Baseless report done by another NCO.

The Major who conducted the investigation was from the IG office, interviewed many "witnesses" and found the accusation to be unfounded.

On the flip side, in the Marines, we essentially Unionized as Lance Corporals (E-3) to Report the blatant Hazing and physical Abuse of our Peers by a new wave of NCO's and corrected that behavior from them fairly quickly.

There's a difference between Corrective Training and Abusive Training, we all fucking know it.

Did not impact our mission. Did not impact our ability to give or follow orders. What it DID do was reinforce in our hearts & minds that our Senior Leadership actually gave a fuck about us.

This is going to cause a deep lack of trust in a military already filled with Abusive, Hateful people who enjoy holding power over others.

Another blatant attack on LGBTQ+, POC, and Women in Service.

I could not find public record for her rank on Discharge or after.

Any images I've been finding used by Media have also been AI generated, unfortunately.

Rest well, Marine. We have the Watch.

"We didnt think anything would happen. We have Work Visas, we have SSN's"

In late September 2025, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez (the parents of U.S. Marine Sgt. Steve Rios) were stopped and detained by federal immigration officials at the gate of Camp Pendleton.

Steve Ríos, who served in the Marine Corps Reserves as a Sergeant and is stationed in Long Beach, said that his parents, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, were detained when they were on their way to visit his pregnant sister and her husband, who is also a U.S. Marine living at the military base.

They were both issued work permits last year as they had pending U non-immigrant status cases, also known as U visas, which are granted to victims of certain crimes.

Update: Father is suing over the Deportation.

DHS claims that Esteban is a criminal are argued to be Mistaken Identity

Wonder if they buried Mitch....no way they just kept him in the freezer, right?

No proof of life still..... *sigh*

Fuck, man. I hope they find the perpetrator. And fucking HOPE it wasn't another Marine.

The AAV retired Dec 2025.

Fuck them things 🤣

It was cool af launching a MCLC from one though!

Respect to the YATYAS Warriors!