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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS THE RAIDERS There are a great many Marines, active and retired—in and out of uniform—who feel that “Marine” and “special” are synonymous. Candidly, a great many of us who served, but not in the Marine Corps, feel the same way. With this in mind, the Corps can trace their special-operations history back
... See moreDick Couch • Always Faithful, Always Forward
In November 1942, well into the Guadalcanal campaign, even Admiral Nimitz had recognized that FTP 167 was a dinosaur and sent along a revision to Admiral King. Both Nimitz and King knew Turner; both knew he would never be constrained by good manners; both agreed to the revision—henceforth establishing the Marine Corps’ invasion commander as the
... See moreBenjamin H. Milligan • By Water Beneath the Walls
In November 1943, Rear Admiral John Hall took command of the 11th Amphibious Force and assumed the responsibility for depositing the Army’s Fifth Corps on the landing site designated as Omaha Beach—nothing less than the most important operation in American history.
Benjamin H. Milligan • By Water Beneath the Walls
The inaugural parade of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines took place on a very cold, bright morning, 13 December 2010, at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth. The name 30 Commando was chosen in tribute to the forgotten men of Fleming’s 30 Commando/30 Assault Unit, and the secretary of the 30AU old comrades’ association, Mrs
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