Trivia for you USMC trivia types.

syscom3 · Dec 26, 2015

I didn't know the Marines had a mountain warfare training school. Its in California on the eastern flank of the Sierra's near Bridgeport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Warfare_Training_Center

yulzari · Dec 27, 2015

One wonders why naval infantry need to be in mountains?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Dec 27, 2015

yulzari said:
One wonders why naval infantry need to be in mountains?

Because the only thing today that they have in common with the Navy is the govt. leadership (i.e. Secretary of the Navy).

Besides the Marines fight in Land Locked countries all the time. The last time the US Marines where just pure "Naval Infantry" was probably 1865. The USMC has Artillery, Armoured Corps, Attack Aircraft, Fighter Aircraft, Infantry, Engineers, Spec Ops, etc...

FLYBOYJ · Dec 27, 2015

yulzari said:
One wonders why naval infantry need to be in mountains?

The mandate for the US Marines is to operate on both sea AND land. The last time I looked there are mountains on land.

I knew a few marine buddies who have been to this training.

gjs238 · Dec 27, 2015

FLYBOYJ · Dec 27, 2015

gjs238 said:
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And the next time we'll welcome a full syllable!

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Dec 27, 2015

FLYBOYJ said:
And the next time we'll welcome a full syllable!

Not sure why he erased his post. There was nothing wrong with it.

US Marines are/were part of the NATO defense of Norway and have/had equipment prepositioned there: Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N).

gjs238 · Dec 29, 2015

DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
Not sure why he erased his post. There was nothing wrong with it.

I had second thoughts - thought someone might reply that that is an inappropriate role for naval infantry.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Dec 29, 2015

gjs238 said:
I had second thoughts - thought someone might reply that that is an inappropriate role for naval infantry.

Nah, good to go...

GregP · Dec 31, 2015

Even a clean half-word like mother would be welcome ...

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Dec 31, 2015

GregP said:
Even a clean half-word like mother would be welcome ...

Say what?

Lucky13 · Jan 5, 2016

....and suspect that USMC and USAF, still argue about who should do DAS and CAS, or have they grown out of that sibling rivalry?

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