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seaknightch-46 · 1 year
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Marines seeking dates to Marine Corps Ball…
Any takers?
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the-nomadicone · 1 year
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Twentynine Palms // United States Marine Corps
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military1st · 8 months
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A U.S. Marine during MEU exercise (MEUEX) on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.
The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon (2021).
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stone-cold-groove · 9 months
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Sea Wolf with fangs of fire!
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deadpresidents · 3 months
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What is the closest military base to the white house?
The White House IS a military installation.
It is the home and workplace of the Commander-in-Chief of United States military forces, so that alone makes it an important command and control headquarters. The various branches of the military have an active role in the everyday logistics of running the White House campus and supporting the Executive Office of the President. The White House's complex and extensive communications agency is staffed by members of each individual branch of the military. The U.S. Navy is responsible for the White House Mess and providing food services to the President, the First Family, any potential guests, and the President's staff. The White House Medical Unit is staffed by military doctors who have a round-the-clock presence in the White House and the official Physician to the President is usually an active-duty military officer.
While the Secret Service -- which includes the traditional plainclothes agents and the more visible uniformed division -- is responsible for protecting the President, his family, and the White House itself, the military also has a protective footprint in and around the White House complex. It's believed that amongst the White House's protective measures -- most of which are highly classified -- are anti-aircraft defenses, which are almost certainly manned by the military rather than the Secret Service. Marine Corps guards also are stationed at the White House (often seen opening and closing doors while manning the entry and exit points around the West Wing) as sentries and sometimes act as military valets during events hosted by the President in the White House. The role of the Marine sentries is purely ceremonial as opposed to protective.
And one of the most important White House responsibilities of the military is transportation. The White House Transportation Agency is responsible for all aspects of the President's travel, and the military works in tandem with the Secret Service on planning and carrying out the immense logistical challenges of transporting the President anywhere in the world -- a challenge magnified by the sheer size of Presidential traveling parties. A Presidential motorcade consists of, on average, 50-60 vehicles. And the majority of those vehicles actually have to be transported from the United States to wherever the President is traveling -- even if it is to several different foreign countries or continents. The Air Force is, obviously, responsible for the President's plane, along with any other aircraft making the trip which are usually carrying White House staff, members of the press, or cargo. For short distances that can be made by helicopter, the Marine Corps takes the lead. And any ground travel by motor vehicles is handled by the Army.
Security and the President's personal protective detail is always led by the Secret Service, but the military is responsible for many of the day-to-day logistics of the institution of the Presidency, which illustrates why the White House is an important military command and control base.
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todaysdocument · 10 months
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"I want men to follow me because they want to; not because they have to," says Sergeant Major Edgar Huff, June 3, 1968. 
Huff was the first Black sergeant major in the U.S. Marine Corps. 
Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps
Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam
File Unit: Divider/Subject - 230 - Individuals and Groups - 1968 Local Savings Bonds campaign banner, absentee voting
Image description: Sergeant Major Huff is seated at a desk, wearing a dark (presumably green) uniform with the sleeves rolled up. He is holding a pair of dark-framed eyeglasses, and is not smiling. 
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3M-2-0949-68
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3Jun68 Photog: SSgt Samson
LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE--Example, not fear, is the key to effective leadership believes Sergeant Major Edgar R. Huff, who has 26-years experience in leading men. "I want men to follow me because they want to; not because they have to," says Huff.
DEFENSE DEPT. PHOTO (MARINE CORPS)
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gibbiiginnii · 7 months
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Teaser of a commission I am working on for a coworker. I’ll be posting it on Instagrams whenever we get coins made. 😅
https://instagram.com/gibbiiginnii?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
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leatherdefender · 6 months
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bikerlovertexas · 1 year
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cultml · 2 years
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seaknightch-46 · 1 year
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Devil Jarheads wanna play cowboy in the barracks… ???
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the-nomadicone · 1 year
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VBSS // United States Marine Corps
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military1st · 6 months
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U.S. Marines during a training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait.
The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek (2015).
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deadpresidents · 1 year
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Why are there Marines helping to guard the White House? Isn't that the job of the secret service?
Yes, the Secret Service is responsible for the personal protection of the President and his family, and they take the lead in doing so in the White House just as they do outside of the White House.
But the White House is also a vitally important military facility, so the military has a significant presence there as well. The President is Commander-in-Chief of all American armed forces and the Situation Room is obviously staffed by the military, as are the White House's emergency bunker. And, of course, the President always has a military aide nearby with the "football" briefcase required in case of nuclear war. The U.S. Army is responsible for handling the White House Transportation Agency and the travel logistics for the President and his Administration. The U.S. Navy runs food services at the White House Mess (I believe that military aides also do any necessary grocery shopping for the President and First Family -- the President is personally responsible for actually paying for his family's regular groceries). All of the service branches of the military help run the White House Communications Agency, both in the White House itself and whenever/wherever the President is traveling. The President's personal physician and most of the White House Medical Unit are usually active-duty members of the military.
So, yeah, the Secret Service doesn't stop protecting the President just because he's at the White House, but the part played by the military in day-to-day logistics at the Executive Mansion is significant because the White House is basically a military base in addition to being the President's residence and place of work.
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todaysdocument · 1 year
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U.S. forces invaded Iraq 20 years ago, on March 20, 2003. 
Here, U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Bravo Command 1st Tank Battalion sit in their Humvees in the dispersal area near the Iraqi border. 
Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Image description: A line of sand-colored Humvees stretches into the distance. Marines sit in and on top of the vehicles. The sky is a dusty blue and the ground is flat desert. In the foremost vehicle, the driver’s side door is open with the driver stretching their legs out to rest in the open window. 
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oskarlevant · 2 years
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After WWII Ortiz became a small part actor in Hollywood, sometimes appearing in the films of John Ford. Here he is (with eyepatch) in Rio Grande with John Wayne.
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