The wardroom rocked gently back and forth as the Bonhomme Richard steamed towards San Clemente Island off the coast of southern California. Captain Continue Reading
Broadsword Six Sends: 14 Leadership Lessons from a Recon Marine
Mission Accomplishment comes before everything and everyone. We are a Marine Corps at war and our nation requires sacrifice on our part to protect our Continue Reading
Memorial Day is Not My Holiday
I hope you are enjoying your barbecues and discount shopping this weekend America. Crack open a cold one and turn your music up, it’s a three-day Continue Reading
Marine Force Recon, IEDs to Indoc: Remembering Caleb Medley
I was in a Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) platoon during the surge into Baghdad back in 2006. My platoon served as the quick reaction force for the Continue Reading
Wasting the Warrior Culture: The Story of a Marine Named “Frank”
In 2008 my Force Reconnaissance Platoon conducted a deliberate clear of a city called Shewan in the Farah Province of Afghanistan. The city of Shewan Continue Reading
Understanding the Mattis Controversy: A Combat Marine Explains
Understanding the Mattis Controversy: A Combat Marine Explains by Baz Khan Editor's Note: In light of the recent controversy surrounding some of Continue Reading