Is there anything under a tank that one needs to see?  Part of training new lieutenants is to have them crawl under a running tank. I am sure this is important to build self confidence and show that it can be done. Our day came during training. I happened to be the acting Company Commander…

Training to be an officer in the Marine Corps is interesting and the epitome of diversity.  All the differing backgrounds and bases of knowledge had to be molded so that every new lieutenant had a basic skill set to enable him (I say him because my company was an all-male company through training) to be…

One never wants one’s Marines to be bored.  While with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit cruising through the Mediterranean, we were scheduled for an exercise at a training area in northern Italy called Monte Romano.  As an intelligence collection and signals exploitation unit, we didn’t operate with the main body.  We supported the warfighters by…

My deployment as part of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provided rich fodder for stories.  Extended periods on board a ship tends not to bring out the best in Marines, even when they are able to get ashore.  Here’s a picture of that hog – long since decommissioned. As we transited across the Atlantic…