July 2013 - Argghhh!

JOHN C STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2009) – Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 22 drive a Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) . SWCC are U.S. Special Operations Command maritime mobility experts.

While Missa and Massa were enjoying a carnival of cordite over at The Castle, last week, I on the other hand was down under on bidnezz. Ever on the look for military subjects to focus on, I stumbled upon these two Argentinian Honor Guards, paying silent tribute to the tomb of their Founding Father GEN José de San Martín . This may not have been the best angle to capture the scene, but I had to hurry and take the snap before hordes of schoolchildren photobombed it. Luckily for me, i...

...of a deployment. I did like the purposeful chaos of units on the move. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 18, 2013) U.S. Marine light armored vehicle (LAV-25), assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, disembarks from a landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) during Dawn Blitz 2013. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise led by the U.S. 3rd Fleet and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1st MEF) that tests participants in the planning and execution of amphibious operations...

...from Celebrate the Second on the Fourth.

(Pssst! That's a *magazine* not a clip.)...

We're ready to cross the LD. And we expect to reprise this scene, though the Gunner will be a tad taller this time.