Sgt Grit Blog
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Time For Some Good Old Fashioned Shooting Fun
June 30, 2011
Small arms ballistic effects
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Historic Marine base gets 1st-ever female general
June 30, 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in its 96-year history, a female general is taking charge at the famed Marine Corps training depot at South Carolina's Parris Island. Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds, who is also known as the first female Marine to ever hold a command position in a battle zone, takes charge Friday at the installation south of Beaufort. Parris Island graduates about 20,000 Marines annually and is the only site where female enlisted Marines are trained to enter the service. Reynolds is a native of Baltimore …
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My Type of Watch Dog
June 29, 2011
My Type of Watch Dog
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What We Can All Learn From The Navy
June 29, 2011
What We Can All Learn From The Navy
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3/5 Sangin deployment (part 2 of 2).wmv
June 28, 2011
Tribute to the Marines of the Darkhorse Bn and their families. Hope you enjoy
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Lone Marine Rolling Thunder
June 28, 2011
Lone Marine Rolling Thunder With a broken wrist!!
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Will Rogers’ Wisdom
June 27, 2011
Will Rogers, who died in a 1935 plane crash, was one of the greatest political sages this country has ever known. Enjoy the following: 1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. 2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. 3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works. 4. Never miss a good chance to shut up. 5. Always drink upstream from the herd. 6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. 7. The quickest way to double your money is to …
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Marines Wearing Ballistic Underwear
June 27, 2011
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan – U.S. Marines here are protecting their, um, assets with new, state-of-the-art ballistic underwear. The undergarments, which are similar to spandex shorts, have a special material that helps protect their private parts from shrapnel and debris during a blast. It sounds funny and there are many jokes that can be made about it – but the gear is a serious piece of equipment that can really make a difference for a wounded soldier or Marine.
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Aboard an Osprey in Helmand Province
June 26, 2011
Aboard an Osprey in Helmand Province, Afghanistan – Osprey-bashing is still much in style in Congress and other venues, but not in the southern deserts of Afghanistan. The ungainly aircraft, which lift off and land like a helicopter and fly like a fixed-wing prop aircraft, have gone into the short-haul business of ferrying troops and cargo for the Marine Corps in Helmand province, and they’ve begun shedding their bad reputation in the process. “It’s about speed and mobility,” said Marine Maj. William McFarland, 39, of Columbia, S.C. “You can get …
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Improvise, adapt, overcome!
June 26, 2011
Improvise, adapt, overcome!
