Marines

Dozens of U.S. Marines Test Positive For Covid-19 in Japan, Angering Local Authorities

At least 62 U.S. Marines have tested positive for coronavirus at American military bases in Japan, according to a new report from the Japan Times. It’s not yet clear whether the U.S. service members brought covid-19 with them from overseas or if they were infected while in Japan. But either way, authorities in Japan are…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 13

How the US Marines would invade a beach today

This intense footage shows an amphibious landing exercise performed by the US Marines and South Korea’s Marines at Dogue Beach in Pohang, South Korea. You see the ships swarming from the sea. You see hovercrafts landing on the beach. You see explosions. You’re basically seeing how the US Marines would invade a beach today. SPLOID…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 14

The golden glittery fireworks of a grenade launcher captured in a photo

It looks more like a flamethrower or a firework shooter or a glitter dust bomb gun but it’s actually a firing M32 grenade launcher. It’s a picture of Marines training Malaysian ARmed Forces during a non-lethal weapons seminar. What perfect timing it must’ve been to capture this shot. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 17

This Is How Marines Learn to Overcome Obstacles

You’re looking at a Critical Skills Operator with U.S. Marine Corps as he learns how to uses a torch to cut through a metal door. That’s just part of a list of techniques including “mechanical, ballistic, thermal and explosive” methods that the soldiers uses to overcome walls, fences and anything else that gets in their…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Sep 14

Marines blow up concrete walls protected only by a blanket

Watch US Marines with the 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 9th Engineer Support Battalion show how they get into buildings. The most amazing part is when they blow a concrete wall while they all stand there in line, just protected by a ballistic blanket. These guys are nuts. Watch the complete video here.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jul 20

The Military’s Ranger Panties Are My New Favorite Clothes

People love Soffe Men’s Running Shorts, a.k.a. Ranger Panties. That is evidenced in their 1,250 Amazon reviews, the vast majority of which are five stars. People even like to include images of themselves wearing the comically tiny shorts, bragging about how close to exposed your penis is while flopping around on a jog. I was…

Reviews Adam Clark Estes Jun 23

Boondoggle HQ: The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed

This is a story about how the U.S. military built a lavish headquarters in Afghanistan that wasn’t needed, wasn’t wanted and wasn’t ever used at a cost to American taxpayers of at least $25 million. From start to finish, this 64,000-square-foot mistake could easily have been avoided. Not one, not two, but three generals tried…

Tech News Megan McCloskey and Vince Dixon - ProPublica May 21

This head on shot of a flying F-35 is so perfect

Here’s the perfect angle of an F-35, you see it directly head on and ripping through the air and feel all the intimidation of this futuristic fighter jet. It looks like science fiction. It looks like it’s ready to go warring on other planets. It looks awesome. The US Marines write: A naval aviator with…

Sploid Casey Chan May 12

I can hear the sound of artillery firing in this photo of a Howitzer

I’m not a gun nut but I love badass machines and this photo of US Marines firing a howling M777 Howitzer is mechanical awesomeness dripping with badassery. I can almost hear the thumping blast of the Howitzer firing from just looking at the picture. It’s, yep, pretty badass. US Marines: Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 22

US Marines helicopter looks like its powered by the stars

Here’s a really neat photo that shows a US Marines CH-53E helicopter during a training exercise at night that makes it look like the blades of the military chopper have been replaced with star-powered flight. It’s like a helicopter of the cosmos that has the ability to create portals into another universe. The US Marines…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 31

Video: Marine survives Taliban sniper headshot thanks to helmet

Afghanistan veteran Sam Arnold uploaded this spine-chilling video of a US Marine getting a direct headshot from a Taliban sniper—only to be saved by his kevlar helmet. It’s incredible to watch, especially the face of relief and disbelief of the impact victim. That was a really close call. According to Arnold, “the Marines were conducting…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 16

Spectacular Swedish Marines ad mocks US military recruitment ads

You have to give it to those Swedes: Behind those chiseled marble faces with platinum blonde hair and cold steel blue eyes there’s a great, almost British sense of humor that takes the piss out of everything. This Swedish marines commercial mocking Hollywood-style US military recruitment adsis a good example. SPLOID is a new blog…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 10

Watch the Marines’ New Self-Driving Car Navigate a Battlefield

While we’ve all heard about Google’s silly-looking self-driving cars. But did you know that the military’s been working on own autonomous vehicles of its own? Honestly, it’s no huge surprise that soldiers would want this technology, too. It sure does look badass, though. The U.S. Marines recently uploaded a video of their new self-driving car,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 21

The Military’s Power-Generating Boot Isn’t Quite Battlefield Ready

This week, Marines at the Experimental Forward Operating Base at Camp Pendleton, California, got to try out some prototypes of energy-generating equipment to keep combat electronics charged and ready. The verdict: back to the drawing board. http://kitup.military.com/2014/05/marines-design-energy-producing.html As Kit Up explains, the kinetic boot shown above was designed to turn each step into a tiny…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich May 17

The Pentagon Can’t Keep Track of Ammo So It’s Destroying $1B in Bullets

Outdated technology and government wastefulness seem to go hand in hand, but this time the two are combining for a startlingly huge money sink: the Pentagon is planning on destroying $1.2 billion in excess bullets and missiles, some of which could still be used by troops. And it’s all because the military has no way…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Apr 30

Cool photo: Boarding an amphibious assault ship seems like a lot of fun

From the US Navy: “Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit enter the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard.” That looks like an amazingly fun ride to me. A lot more fun than this: Sgt. George Cardenas, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 28

Lifting cannons with helicopters seems like a lot of fun

It looks like Call of Duty. It’s not. It looks like a movie. It’s not. Instead it’s an incredible photograph of a Marine Corps Super Stallion Helicopter taking off with a M777 howitzer in the California desert. In real life. What a powerful image. The helicopter is lugging the 7,500 pound 35 foot long monster…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 27

This New Naval UAV Is a “Blackjack”-of-All-Trades

Predator drones are very, very good at what they do, but $8 million will only get you about half of one. Doesn’t matter which half, that guy ain’t gonna to fly. Instead, the US Navy is investing in a smaller, lighter, more versatile recon drone. US Naval Air Command recently awarded Boeing subsidiary Insitu an…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 11

The Future of the Marines Begins with Fighting Pirates

With sequestration and whatnot, the Navy’s suffering for resources. So they’re getting creative. Creative like launching drones off aircraft carriers? Well, yes, actually—but it gets more exciting than that. The Marines might soon start fighting pirates. Foreign Policy reports that the Marine Corps is considering a new strategy of deployment involving ships parked off the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 5

Inside the Pentagon’s Trillion Dollar F-35 Embarrassment

It’s not news that the Pentagon’s fated F-35 program is riddled with dilemmas. For more than a decade, it’s bumped into roadblock after roadblock. When the planes aren’t grounded, they’re forbidden to fly in bad weather, combat missions or at night. Vanity Fair just published a lengthy look at just how bad a mess it…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 16

Marines

Dozens of U.S. Marines Test Positive For Covid-19 in Japan, Angering Local Authorities

How the US Marines would invade a beach today

The golden glittery fireworks of a grenade launcher captured in a photo

This Is How Marines Learn to Overcome Obstacles

Marines blow up concrete walls protected only by a blanket

The Military’s Ranger Panties Are My New Favorite Clothes

Boondoggle HQ: The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed

This head on shot of a flying F-35 is so perfect

I can hear the sound of artillery firing in this photo of a Howitzer

US Marines helicopter looks like its powered by the stars

Video: Marine survives Taliban sniper headshot thanks to helmet

Spectacular Swedish Marines ad mocks US military recruitment ads

Watch the Marines’ New Self-Driving Car Navigate a Battlefield

The Military’s Power-Generating Boot Isn’t Quite Battlefield Ready

The Pentagon Can’t Keep Track of Ammo So It’s Destroying $1B in Bullets

Cool photo: Boarding an amphibious assault ship seems like a lot of fun

Lifting cannons with helicopters seems like a lot of fun

This New Naval UAV Is a “Blackjack”-of-All-Trades

The Future of the Marines Begins with Fighting Pirates

Inside the Pentagon’s Trillion Dollar F-35 Embarrassment

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