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The EABO concept was developed with an eye toward potential conflict scenarios with China in the Western Pacific. Under the concept, the Marine Corps envisions, among other things, having reinforced-platoon-sized Marine Corps units maneuver around the theater, moving from island to island, to fire anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) and perform other missions so as to contribute, alongside Navy and other U.S. military forces, to U.S. operations to counter and deny sea control to Chinese forces. The LAW ships would be instrumental to these operations, with LAWs embarking, transporting, landing, and subsequently reembarking these small Marine Corps units.As conceived by the...

Our liberal friends in journalism are normally somewhat reserved, so as to maintain that thin veneer of objectivity. But now that they have experienced the Second Coming with the election results, they have begun throwing caution to the wind in their giddiness. The Washington Post has thrown down the enviro-gauntlet in an editorial and challenged the incoming Messiah to pick it up. If you were relieved that gasoline prices have finally eased, then you are not ready for Hope ‘n Change. In a perfect world, we’d like to see a gas tax that was the equivalent of oil at $100...

New age philosophy! False gods! Violence on the walls! Slaves in the cotton fields! Scandalous, I tell you. “When she showed it to me, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” said Hansell, who added that the mural presents a new age idea of peace and unity that could be confusing to Christian students. Hansell said she’d also like a more positive image of African Americans. “It doesn’t even represent even a fingernail of the faith here in Bastrop County and what (residents) believe.”Among the images on the mural are an Aztec sun, ancient Egypt’s King Tutankhamen, Buddha and Shiva,...

I have not read Dracula ever again. I was ashamed of myself. Here I was, a 2nd lieutenant of Marines, fresh out of OCS, going to fight those Japanese SOB's, and just think, I let a book of fiction scare me like that.

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

The Navy's last Newport-class amphibious landing vessel, the USS Frederick, made its final voyage last week as it prepared to leave active service after nearly 33 years. However, none of its six diesel engines were "lit" and it only had a skeleton crew as the tank landing ship (LST) was towed from the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to another pier to await its final assignment -- decommissioning yesterday and sale to the Mexican navy. Robert Mix, 76, who served on an LST in World War II and who rode the Frederick on its "last trip" described it as a "sentimental...