Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
New Marine Littoral Regiment, designed to fight in contested maritime environment, coming to Hawaii
The new littoral regiment will consist of a combat team, an anti-air battalion and a logistics battalion. The combat team will be organized around an infantry battalion and an long-range anti-ship battery.
Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
What the hell is this shooting grip?
“The grip you saw is not part of any of our doctrine (Marksmanship Order) and not part of any of our POIs (Combat Marksmanship Coaches – CMC courses)."
Marine Corps nature is healing, the gyms are opening again
Some major Marine installations from Lejeune, Pendleton to Quantico are opening up their gyms.
No tanks, but the Corps is still looking for an LAV replacement
Prototypes from two vendors should be ready for evaluations by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Some Marines stuck in Spain and Italy may return home soon following COVID-19 deployment disruption
Marine Forces Europe and Africa said it remains “flexible in light of the dynamic global public health situation.”
ISIS exploits COVID-19 with little success, US troop deployments to Iraq on track despite pandemic
Army Lt. Gen Pat White explained to reporters Friday that curfews in Iraq may have actually had a negative impact on ISIS fighters and their ability to launch attacks. The curfews “constrained the ability of an adversary to move above ground,” he said.
