73 Years after the landing on Iwo Jima we listen to reports and audio from February 19, 1945

by | Feb 19, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, US Marine Corps, World War II

Iwo Jima
February 19, 1945

Seventy-three years ago today Marines and Sailors went ashore on the island of Iwo Jima, the audio record is incredible from reporters observing from battleships, to reporters embedded with Marine infantry units in the landing to USMC Combat Correspondents filing reports from the battlefield.

Most unique in the audio you’ll hear is audio from A Company, 4th Tank Battalion as they fight ashore, engaging the Japanese and as they seek a way off the beach in order to support the infantry assault on Air Field #1.

You’ll also hear network audio as the major networks broke into “regular programming” to update the American public on progress on an island they had never heard of:  Iwo Jima, which all knew was on the doorstep of mainland Japan.

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Beau Higgins (Col, USMC, retired) is a Senior Manager at Amazon’s Military Recruiting Center of Excellence: he’s looking for transitioning Marines

by | Feb 15, 2018 | Transitioning From the Military

Col Beau Higgins, USMC (ret)

“We actively seek leaders who can invent, think big, have a bias for action and deliver results on behalf of our customers. These principles look very familiar to men and women who have served our country in the armed forces, and we find that their experience leading people is invaluable in our fast-paced work environment.”

Jeff Bezos

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MANEUVER WARFARE HISTORY: Col Tony Zinni, USMC presents “Combat Concepts” at The Basic School in 1989 (Part 2)

by | Feb 14, 2018 | History, Maneuver Warfare, US Marine Corps

Col Tony Zinni, USMC
“Combat Concepts”
The Basic School, 1989

THE GREATEST PME I’ve ever attended.  You’ll hear the first half of Col Zinni’s “Combat Concepts” PME — delivered in Quantico at The Basic School in 1989 after he gave up command of the 9th Marine Regiment.

Presentations like this one ought to be mandatory for ALLcommanders, from platoon to MEF.

You’ll hear me comment on the presentation at times, amplifying points or giving context to Col Zinni’s comments.

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