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Chief Water Tender John King saved his shipmates and was awarded two Medals of Honor. – By Colonel Dwight H. Sullivan, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Retired) Chief Water Tender John King—the namesake of the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer DDG-3—is one of only 19 service members to receive two Medals of Honor. But his pair ofContinue reading “A great story of bravery and serving time in the brig -Into the Fire, Twice”
The U.S. Marine Corps has accepted its first Australian-designed Ancillary Surface Craft prototype, a shallow-draft landing vessel built to move Marines, vehicles, fuel and supplies directly onto austere Indo-Pacific shorelines (Picture Source: USMC) The U.S. Marine Corps has accepted its first Australian-designed Ancillary Surface Craft prototype, a shallow-draft vessel built to move Marines and supplies directly ontoContinue reading “U.S. Marine Corps Accepts First Australian-Designed Ancillary Surface Craft Prototype for Key Indo-Pacific Logistics.”
Posted on August 24, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Some 55 years ago, Southeast Asia. Loading a 6th Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment M107 175mm self-propelled howitzers onto USNS LST-546. Photos by David D. Lozano, B Battery 6/32ed Artillery. Cam Ranh Bay for a move to the DMZ 1971. Hattip Big Guns of the Vietnam War group on FB.Continue reading “Two if by Sea, Cam Ranh Edition”
Sam LaGrone – August 22, 2026 8:30 AM – Updated: August 22, 2026 6:50 PM Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has left the Middle East after almost seven months and is now in U.S. 7th Fleet, USNI News has learned. As of Saturday, Lincoln, its escorts and the embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 were operating in the IndianContinue reading “USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves the Middle East After Almost 7 Months”
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