U.S. Marines of 2d Marine Division Amphibious Assault (Part 1)

[@FloofyMinari]

No movie action propaganda film, no senseless yelling or combat rolls like the Chinese amphibious "assault" exercises. just pure professionalism and real situational training.

[@flyingtanks9313]

bit of a lack of pace though, don't know if its fear of damaging equipment or whatever but large exercises like the chinese ones and Zapad-xx serve as a basically 1:1 of what they would do in combat

[@koc988]

@@flyingtanks9313 Which is why they would fail. What you see in those large televised exercises is set piece training where a large force choreographs an attack on a position, and then the next, and then the next. Western armies (something Russia has never really fought until maybe now in ukr) are a lot more fluid and integrated then the Nazi's from which this idea was created to fight against. We actually had a far better combined arms doctrine in WW2 than the Germans and continue to have a far better force on force and combined arms doctrine than our peers. Don't let people smashing bricks on their heads and rolling in the winter snow fool you into thinking what training really is. This is what training looks like. No mass rocket attacks and mass tank rushes. True fluid battle.

[@Mav0585]

@@flyingtanks9313 yea if you are walking that far to an objective with a lot of gear, you won’t be sprinting - or even jogging - you’ll get burned out before you reach the objective.

[@FloofyMinari]

@Ko C You'd think the Gulf War, invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan would prove just how much more superior Western tactics and training are. We took Iraq within 28 days while Russia struggle to take small towns like bakhmut.

[@roy6907]

These guys are giving the vibe of 0300 wake-up for a 1000 step off

[@kingdedede9135]

We have found your knee and back pain to not be service connected. - Sincerely, VA.

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

Yep I was actually told that about my knees

[@AlexNH56]

Well at the end of the day that’s not what it’s about. This country has a history of not paying us back. When you sign the contract you don’t sign expecting anything back.

[@1505PIR]

Spot on, Brother!

[@odsttrooper3724]

@@AlexNH56 That’s not an excuse for treating veterans like shit.

[@JohnSmith-uv4ox]

Ain't that right brother!!!!! haahahahaha! Much love man, stay sharp!!!

[@tjtinsurvivaltin3797]

These guys know their stuff! Semper fi!🌎⚓️

[@ghostmourn]

These dudes doing the hard work to keep us all safe. Much respect.

[@Mason-dq7cf]

*to promote US interests around the world

[@carknower]

@@Mason-dq7cf same difference

[@bigdee8189]

@@Mason-dq7cf - "promote" U.S. interests??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Like in Vietnam??? Troops died because America didn't want Communism in other countries!! Stop telling other countries how to handle THEIR own affairs!

[@BlueScoutArmory]

Semper Fi! I got word from a buddy in 3/7 that ITX is now being held in Coronado for amphibious training. Feels like there's going to be a modern age island-hopping campaign with all those islands in the South China Sea. God speed gents!

[@willevans7841]

Proceeds to Ruck 14 Miles with 100 pounds of gear with wet socks and boots VA : Your knee pain / back pain is not service connected

[@joshualittle877]

Its quite a bit more than 100lbs. Those Rucks are probably at least 70lbs if not more. Then you have body armor, weapons, ammo, food, water commo gear..Guys who are Mortar Infantry will be carrying a mortar tube and base plate. Machine Gunners will have obviously heavier weapons and ammo etc. The only thing thats deceased in weight is the body armor that IBA shit we had during the early day of OEF, OIF was rediculas heavy. It could weight 30-50 lbs once you added all the extra plates and attachements.

[@BALLSOHARDU]

or do better and get on the big boy tiers....

[@BALLSOHARDU]

joing the big leagues like green berets, Air force, Navy.... S/F. its a tiered system.

[@EstevanBonilla]

@@BALLSOHARDU and I’m over here contemplating going back and switching from my POG MOS 😂

[@bigdee8189]

@@EstevanBonilla - who gives a $hit if someone is not a grunt!!?? Newsflash...grunts don't win wars without support troops, supply, Intel, air support, etc! It's a TEAM EFFORT!! I was never a grunt, and it didn't bother me in the least bit!! I knew I had more brains than just pulling triggers, but I give props to those who enjoy pulling triggers! Bravo! OORAH!

[@twright3802]

I remember doing " wet net" training at Little Creek before being deployed on LF6F. That was back in the day when we Marines still went over the side of Amphib ships to get into " Mike" boats and stormed the beach. That was some serious training, just as this is serious training.

[@PentaRaus]

And the U.S military calls this light infantry

[@RLRTHREE]

Trust me big dawg this is compared to a full scale

[@REDtheblazian]

"*Light Infantry* it's anything But Light" -idk who made this quote

[@joshualittle877]

Light Infantry only referes to a lack of Armored Vehicle Transport. Units built around Armored platforms such as Bradleys and Strikers are Mechanized Infantry. The Marine Corps currently only has about 20,000 actual Infantry Marines and they are all light Infantry where as the Army has 50,000 Infantry and they are mostly Mechanized with the exception of Airborne Infantry and Air Assault Units.

[@ret9170]

@@joshualittle877 ?? your numbers are way off

[@joshualittle877]

@@ret9170 Well that depends, what do you consider way off? I was simply quoting from the last time I checked the numbers. At the time maybe 2017-2020 those numbers were correct the Army has since grown a little from 450-480 thousand so yeh its actually at the moment about 72,000 Infantry it ranges about 15-17%. The Corps however has shrunk from 180,000 to about 177,000 there are 27 Infantry Batallions in the Marine Corps and 900 Marines in each that is 24,000 men though I think its actually about 28,000 so no not that far off at all and the Marine Corps Infantry is expected to shrink down as low as 15,000.

[@hawkinatorgamer9725]

"Fuck it, lets just do it" was probably used over 1000 times during this.

[@jhonnymejia9702]

High speed marines are just beautiful

[@Ninjaonfoot]

The last 30 seconds, if you just sit and listen to what they're saying, it's hilarious. The amount of, "Hey" or "Ey" is hilarious.

[@K_Type]

Sloshers to start the Exercise…..good times!!

[@POSIDN-cv1qq]

Anyone else notice the way the Corps still issues newer gear to SNCO and says fuck the junior enlisted and wonder why the retention of junior ranks suck?

[@hannibaldelosreyes4868]

Fun fact...Landing Support Battallion Marines " LSB " have little red square patches on their uniform to tell them apart from Marines who are moving inland and those who stays on the beach

[@467076]

Yea, the red aids patches 😂

[@joshualittle877]

So thats what that shit means. I was in the Navy for four years before being in the Airborne Infantry and Special Forces I used to see Marines at 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego wearing those red squares all the time.

[@BALLSOHARDU]

how do yall deal wuth the wet socks?

[@trevonrobinson6595]

Yeah, POGS.

[@noahsmith4973]

​@@BALLSOHARDU foot powder and suffering

[@bannaxe7338]

The magic of the corps is in the shitty living conditions, this thrusts you into a violent mindset

[@ChevyBoyCallofDuty]

Damn son! Imagine trying to storm a beach under fire with those rucks on.

[@fillydecur604]

Wonderful 🙏 🙏 ❤❤

[@MadMax31577]

I did this in 1986 at Little Creek. Nothing high-speed, nothing sexy. Just an 0311 US Marine Corps infantryman.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Looks like fun. Miss those days of packing and running drills.

[@MrKylemu1000]

9:41 guy drops a magazine and the guy behind him kicks it 😂

[@evilchaperone]

Looking waaaaayyyyy too comfortable gentlemen. Sgt. Major needs to be creating some distress. CONTACT FRONT!!!!

[@TheInfantry98]

No

[@thechad6218]

We know, it was "way more hardcore" when you were in.

[@donnaldostrom]

Little Creek VA. 1984-85 w/ MarDet UNITAS. OOH RAH!

[@gregoryjd6583]

Thank you

[@bannaxe7338]

2:02 correct me if I'm wrong but that looks like a blackhawk tactical sof ruck in coyote

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

Amphibious assault without tanks is a defeat!

[@BigBear81]

I’m thinking the same thing. I’m getting close to finishing With the Old Breed by EB Sledge. Having tanks was a must when facing off with the Japanese at Peleliu. Maybe there’s an expectation that the ARMY will fill in those roles.

[@lukelewis9165]

The intent of the USMC is to contest Islands that will have already been cut off and neutralized by the Navy and USMC air wings. The fact is that in modern warfare we simply don’t know what a beach landing will look like. Chances are expensive and cost intensive tanks will be too much of a liability for beach landings as they tank up more space in landing ships and are slower to disembark. When we trained for landings it was under the impression that we landed in a calm beach that was picked up due to lack of enemy presence (since we can simply use drones and satellites to find enemy positions) and instead of being slaughtered on a beach like in the WW2 days we would use a clam beach to set up a defensive perimeter

[@KidnapSix]

Pretty slow calm and collected. What if they were under fire?

[@flyingtanks9313]

they're getting high cuts and 31As now?

[@nicholasmolinaro9141]

He’s carrying a 240 and a M4? What a tank of dude 😳

[@KyPc0p]

Why do they have yellow tape on the barrel? Is it dust/water protection? 3:23

[@467076]

Probably name tags. So it’s easier to know which rifle is who’s.

[@quiban9603]

The yellow thing on the barrel is a blank fire adapter, it covers the barrel and allows the weapon to produce enough pressure to cycle the bolt when shooting blanks (which produce less pressure than real ammo) they also do indeed help you not get dirt in your barrel if you drop your rifle.

[@Imjustbored07]

That is a BFA (Blank Firing Adapter) it’s used for converting the weapon into a blank firing weapon so during training they can simulate gun fire and all that without firing actual projectile’s out the muzzle. And plus once you are done with the training they can take off the BFA and their weapon will be able to use live rounds again and not black firing rounds.

[@brucekendall9873]

Ive always wondered, when does equipment become more of a liability than a benefit? I haven't asked until now because damn. How does Carrying all that gear help us be effective at all? It seems like our soldiers are just becoming slow moving pack mule targets. And when they're not, they're worn out from carrying so much bullshit earlier. There's got to be a better compromise or way of doing this stuff by now? I know they're probably organizing rucks in certain locations but Jesus Christ even with so much training how can we expect these people to fight effectively when their backs and joints are broken. Lots of respect

[@skipperclinton1087]

Bruce: Did you hear the heavy breathing as they were trudging through the sand on the beach? How far can you hump with a load out like that and still be able to quickly maneuver when the green flag drops? They already looked exhausted before they even got to the op area.

[@alanfang3228]

Unavoidable. Your personal protective equipment is about 30-35 pounds in itself. Your sleeping system, change of clothes, and warming layers add another 15 pounds. Your gas mask another several pounds. Your water can be another 10 pounds. Your food another 10 pounds. Your personal rifle and six full magazines another 15 pounds. Your uniform and boots itself weigh about 6 pounds. Now you add in bulky radios, anywhere from handheld radios to blocks weighing 15-20 pounds (already a significant improvement from previous wars). Now think about the poor souls having to carry a machine gun, or a rocket launcher, or a mortar, and spreadloading hundreds of pounds worth of ammunition for the different weapon systems.

[@lukelewis9165]

The unfortunate reality of modern warfare is almost all of that gear carried is absolutely necessary… if you have served (especially if you were a grunt) you know that once you are in the field getting resupplies are not a given. In my ILBE I always packed as light as I could because the ducks we’re usually 15km to 20km marches into the field, but even packing as light as I could I knew I needed: Sleeping system (which was the bag, woobie, and bug net) I had my PAS-28 thermals, Nods, MREs (two per day) one canteen in the pack and one camel back on the side pouch, extra batteries for my equipment, map gear, cammie paint, gortex, extra cammies, socks, underwear, toothbrush, tarp and iso mat (goes on the outside of the pack as you can see in the video) and that’s before adding billet specific equipment in the main pack, for me I was a DM so I had to carry Binoculars, extra write in the rain books for my formulas and DOPE charts. If you are an 0331 you have to have someone carry the gun and someone carry the tripod. My point is that yes this shit sucks 100% but it’s almost impossible to reduce the weight without giving up something important. 0300 in the USMC is for tough motherfuckers that like it or not will be expected to go into a contested area and destroy the enemy while being self sufficient

[@Buschwick]

Those packs. Any footage of one of my fellow Marines that isn't panting whille humping with that weight...he's hiding it. But he also completed that hump.

[@german22.]

Semper Fidelis🔝

[@sammurphy3343]

Those are some slick looking camis.

[@JamesHarrison008]

craaaazyy to see the ammount of gear the regular soldier is rocking

[@mrashad219]

When did the Corps adopt the Gustav

[@FT4Freedom]

You got to have some kick ass cardio to walk 100yds in that crap. My load out is 40lbs.

[@jimmysoria398]

Sobrevivo,a tortura S.C.G.S. ×1/4 de siglo! 2003 to 2023 BRAWLEY CA.atte.H.D.! JUSTICE FOR ALL FREEDOM !

[@ferdrew8265]

Everything XCLNT !! 🔥💥💪 Just too much "hey !" 😮😁

[@SpookyFow]

Anybody know if the Marines are going to stick with MARPAT and Coyote for the foreseeable future?

[@tcr2237]

I’m sure they are, the last gear change they had, went all Coyote. There packs used to be Marpat then they went coyote. Just my 2 cents

[@SpookyFow]

@@tcr2237 Thank you. I wonder if Marines look for non issued Berry compliant gear in MARPAT to add to their kit? Or would building gear in MARPAT be a waste of time and money?

[@ravenseye97]

Them having their earphones off during the scenes where they're engaging OPFOR makes me think either they don't work as intended and are very uncomfortable, or they still can't afford batteries lol.

[@nandopereira7104]

Let's go veterans good Lucky

[@konspearosea2488]

damn, i didn't know they got the fancy helmets

[@Ccberry98]

Some badasses

[@gabrielgalindo1]

Amphibious assault is the job I’m looking to choose. Does anybody know if all of these guys are amphibious assault guys or are some of them infantry?

[@ravenseye97]

Amphib assault isn't an actual MOS it's an operation type, you wouldn't be able to choose whether or not you got to do that kind of thing. To answer your other question though, the guys doing the "fighting" in this vid are infantry, so that would be your best bet if you wanted to possibly do something like this.

[@logankasee8725]

Ik that loose sand be killing their feet

[@PDI_glm]

Thanks for you support ❤

[@MarioRodriguez-qs5hu]

If I had the money I would buy me a 7 Ton

[@adambarran]

controlled chaos

[@mediamagikgroup]

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[@adambarran]

@@mediamagikgroup 🔥🔥

[@jameslewis4255]

Definitely different than in 1967 when I did it.

[@HowlerNic]

Joining the Marines after high school

[@howdyfolks5134]

9:39 That Tactical Mag kick though 🤣😂

[@حمودةمصطفى-غ1ن]

🤨🤔🖕🖕🤬🤬

[@Duneuniverse]

Those equipment are crazy asf, they all look special forces

[@guitarthrasher81]

How tf are they supposed to move under enemy fire coming ashore?

[@fireblade8905]

Air cover

[@frankpolly]

this wasn't an assault force. during an assault Marines would be supported by AMTRACS and LAVs and move far lighter. What you saw here are the guys coming on shore together with the beach battalion to relief the main assault force after they secured the beach and then they would head land inward to secure more ground.

[@juhyokang2571]

Secret pull line up ok

[@marciomarcelomarcelo4494]

Attention , condicionamento!🇧🇷🪂, jesus abençoe!🙏

[@NafetSoma]

Since when do guys take corners weapon first? that’s a sure as shit way to get dead

[@mantia39]

That's Salton Sea isn't it? Fun place....😫

[@danielgonzalez-pw8hi]

-How much zoom do u want? *Yes

[@ORShenanigans6186-c1x]

Noticed there was a lot of Marines the had that I don't want to be here look on their face LOL

[@jacobgr4169]

It honestly wasn’t bad from a training perspective. I had less of a good time for personal reasons but the training was good

[@ORShenanigans6186-c1x]

@@jacobgr4169 I enjoyed it It's not as bad as people make it out to be.. I missed a lot I've been out for 23 years

[@ORShenanigans6186-c1x]

I had fun in that camouflage gun club..

[@coltongowan8891]

I cried for him at :26

[@bonk2910]

how much does all that gear weigh?

[@lcpl.dickhead0311]

With the ruck and other shit 90lbs - 120lbs +

[@FT4Freedom]

That's a bunch of extra crap u ain't taking on a fast assault.

[@warpaulgundol7560]

How to fight with heavy loads on the back.

[@alexanderchenf1]

I am shocked to see that marines have new and pristine equipment

[@zacharyzimmerman5721]

Just curious. But why is the face camo so lightly and incorrectly applied? What's the point of even putting it on at all if it's so lightly and incorrectly applied? Just curious? It looks more like movie camo application than proper camo. Aren't they teaching these guys the proper way to apply face cammo? Just saying why put it on at all if it's done so improperly? Anyways just curious. Also with invading sandy islands and ect don't you think they should paint their faces with alot of sandy colors and also tan and sandy light to med browns or greens? And thank you guys all for your excellent service marines....it seems like the Marines and the Seals too almost never seem to correctly apply face camo? Where the army infantry and special ops forces more often seems to correctly apply face camo....also with a near peer future China War innthe pacific islands in the possible future in the marines they need to get rid of the black patches in the digital marine camo. Beaches have lots of sandy colors and tans, light and med browns, and greens for vegetation. Beaches do not have blacks. The black patches in the digital camo does not fit the marines future environments. They should get rid of the black patches in the digital cam and replace the black patches with brown patches instead. The body armor though is a good color for beach invasions and island fighting. A-tacs camo is amazing. But I'd not have the black in the greenish marine digital camo. I'd either replace the black digital patches on the green marine digital it with a dark or medium brown or with a sandy tan or more lighter Brown. Or I'd keep half of the black on it and reduce the other half of the black with another color I listed or even darker green. The light brownish Tan yet olive looking body armor and backpacks are great for beaches and ect even forest. But the digital camo needs at least less black patches in it. And they need proper face paint. Then the corps could improve its camo abilities. But for island assults they could do alot better than the current marine digital with black digi patches. And face camo could be applied much better too. If your assaulting beaches you should be camo up in ways that blend in with a sandy island environment. 🏝. Islands have sandy tan colors and light browns. Medium and mud browns. Light, medium green and Olive greens. Even a dark green is better than a black. I just want our troops to be more camo up and concealed than the Chinese, koreans, or Russians in their predicted future theaters of fighting. A harder for the enemy to see marine, is a harder for the enemy to shoot, and is a harder to shoot and hit at medium to long distances marine.

[@clementmariostlouis6686]

Why not putting these lugages and tow draw them on 2 wheels

[@monk1776]

USS NASSAU( LHA-4) "85 - 89"

[@POSIDN-cv1qq]

YATYAS

[@rangerminiaturesandgaming3647]

Very confused why all the 240 gunners were also humping a M4

[@reddot5859]

Sidearm if they don’t have pistol qualification

[@Imjustbored07]

Probably if your gun is not operational you can switch to the M4 and do your job I guess I don’t know I could be wrong

[@Awesomenesspossumness]

I’ve seen them need to carry 3 issued firearms in our unit. The gun, a rifle and a sidearm. All as “secondaries” as the gun is their primary weapon system.

[@GymbroJimbo]

Packing list= CIF issue

[@KC_Smooth]

Buddy’s ear pro is looking a little loose there 2:20

[@kevintran6487]

You can pop it off slightly, to give space for your ear to breathe

[@urfeetsmelllikemeat6533]

Those helmet mounts can click out kind of and click back In for a tighter fit, he isn’t shooting so he put them off of his ears they can also rotate

[@jerrythebaum4388]

Gotta let it air out occassionally

[@KC_Smooth]

@@urfeetsmelllikemeat6533 Ahh good point.

[@KC_Smooth]

@@jerrythebaum4388 That makes sense. Gotta air out the sweat.

[@Shidoitsukawaii]

i wish to be infantry but that asvab score

[@CallsignRice]

Bruh. You need a minimum 31 to be a marine. If you get below a 31 I’d get checked out

[@mmbro13]

It’s funny there’s this thing called an Assault Amphibious Vehicle that could carry them all to the beach and inland…..

[@filomenodt7606]

Infantería de Marina - España

[@jang.i442]

Tough as nails.

[@tcr2237]

If you want to play, you got to pay…

[@underratedcritic1983]

It makes zero sense to carry a rucksack the size of a house.

[@6tuf85dyfu]

Staff Sergeant's fucked up helmet is bothering me.

[@wilmoney4201]

Damn they sill use BFA's...cat h hell cleaning that rifle

[@recoiIed]

Warlords rah

[@murkypuddle33]

I really don't like those new ECH helmets. They're just cut so high up. I understand they need room for their headsets, but you'd think we could develop something that doesn't expose the whole freakin side of your head.

[@Doc_Holiday.]

Overall pretty legit. Don’t know why as a former 240B gunner why the Marine was Rucking with it on his back like that. Doesn’t seem realistic. You want to be able to lay down suppressive fire immediately when in contact. This is coming from a Paratrooper/ 82nd Airborne infantryman. Much like the load out you see above we had just a different ride to get there. Lol but respect 🫡 Marines just curious

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Jar heads for a reason. Brute force

[@jbcaptain11]

Our country acknowledges seals / delta like they do cool stuff and we advertise the marines as just a invasion force. The recon marines are the most active spec ops we have.

[@iandoyle3695]

naw dog SOD-A's and D's get way more action. Recon isn't not a direct action force and definitely is not a special operations capability.

[@iandoyle3695]

@Liberals Are gross force recon hasn't been around since the early 2000s. Restructured into marsoc and conventional recon.

[@zacharyzimmerman5721]

The 75th ranger regiment actually during the war on terror on average saw alot more action then force recon or Marsoc. But marines had alot of very intesive battles also.

[@haroldferguson1483]

Wth is up with the beep ,beep beep when the 5 tons backing up? What's happening to my beloved Corps?! Nothing like sound discipline to go along with maybe night discipline. First thing I thought of was doing a black out drive and some poor bastards gotta back up. Wtf. SFMF's

[@jackli0441]

No BGM no good.

[@renatobrito3455]

❤❤🇺🇦🇧🇷🇺🇲💪

[@piranhaattack4836]

Easily gotta be 100 pounds on their backs. Hope they don’t wear them in an actual beach invasion how are they suppose to run

[@FT4Freedom]

You drop your heavy crap at base before combat patrol.

[@1505PIR]

Fix bayonets!

[@krushtyy]

wish the british army had those beautiful 416s & 17s and not this sa80 shite

[@director2bob]

Why are some marines faces covered with camo makeup and others have nothing on their face? Make no sense to me in a real world exercise.

[@jerrythebaum4388]

Its ridiculous on how bloated all the gear and bullshit the grunts are carrying added over the decades. lmao

[@reddog418]

Guh. Can we stop wasting money on the Marines?

[@Kenny-od2tg]

Y

[@bannaxe7338]

Once we stop sending billions to ukraine I'll consider cutting stuff like the dept of education and gender studies in pakistan

[@Imjustbored07]

Bro why the marines need some new stuff too the army is always getting the new stuff it’s the marine corps turn now

[@warpaulgundol7560]

@@bannaxe7338 Its worth sending billions of military equipments to Ukraine coz they really shown their will to fight for their freedom and independent from tyranny unlike the coward Afghanistani who fled when the Americans leave.

[@frankcruz8863]

When The US MARINE CORPS Going Change Their Age Limit To Accept 30 Or 33 Year Old The Reason Other Branch Change Their Age Limit Accept Not The US MARINE CORPS ? 🇺🇸💪🏻⚓️🪖🧨

[@HE_HATE_ME]

im tired just watching them