Marines Corps

From the battle of Kyiv to the Donbas. Shock assaults, shattering defeats, war crimes — this is the story about the Russian 155th Marine Brigade from the Pacific. — Ukraine Military Observer Continued from Part 12 The ambush at Teterivske Two days later, i.e. Wednesday (March 23rd), another part of the brigade had contact with the UAF. I mentioned that a part of the brigade was ordered to deploy to Teterivske. They never actually reached it.

From the battle of Kyiv to the Donbas. Shock assaults, shattering defeats, war crimes — this is the story about the Russian 155th Marine Brigade from the Pacific. — Ukraine Military Observer Continued from Part 10 Supporting efforts The fighting continued for days at this fever pitch. That Sunday (March 7th) a concentric air effort was started to support the Russian ground troops around Moshchun. The men on the ground were already engulfed in fire and explosions and will not have…

From the battle of Kyiv to the Donbas. Shock assaults, shattering defeats, war crimes — this is the story about the Russian 155th Marine Brigade from the Pacific. — Ukraine Military Observer Continued from Part 13 Before moving on to the Donbas it is time to sum up the Kyiv campaign from a number of perspectives relevant to the study of the 155th Marine Brigade. The title of this part is a translated quote from a popular song. Popular…

From the battle of Kyiv to the Donbas. Shockassaults, shattering defeats, war crimes — this is the story about the Russian 155th Marine Brigade from the Pacific. — Ukraine Military Observer Continued from Part 9 The Irpin bridged By Tuesday, the fighting continued and so did the artillery. Major Kuzminchuk had been hit several times with minor wounds, that he was ignoring, but Tuesday he took shrapnel in his upper abdomen — probably from a hand grenade. He ignored that as…

From the battle of Kyiv to the Donbas. Shock assaults, shattering defeats, war crimes — this is the story about the Russian 155th Marine Brigade from the Pacific. — Ukraine Military Observer Continued from Part 11 Debrief We last left the sailors as they evacuated Moshchun across the Irpin. They were of course in a miserable state. Those who made it back from Moshchun were debriefed at brigade HQ, which seems to have still been in Hostomel at the time…

A unique capability that is able to operate on different terrains under all weather conditions, the Marines are a vital NATO asset. As…

Honoring our heroes through the decades Camp Pendleton has been home to the U.S. Marine Corps since 1942 and is filled with monuments and tributes to the generations of Marines and Sailors who have served here. There are many important sites to visit when aboard the sprawling base located just…

Would you be a hero or a coward? — You may never know until you’re faced with a situation which calls for one or the other response. It’s the primordial fight or flight syndrome. Let me tell you a story about a guy we called “Mouse”. Mouse was a NROTC cadet. Every summer we were required to go on…