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

[@MadMax31577]

I can still smell the jet fuel in my nose from the helos back in the day

[@FT4Freedom]

Our boys are hungry.

[@goose5935]

i wanna be in the 2d marine Amphibian assault battalion so bad

[@wilmoney4201]

Dam i remember like yesterday..CH46..over thirty years ago

[@suspicioususer]

Marines still gotta get a ride from the Army and Navy I see

[@davisdunn]

Gotta keep them safe somehow

[@Steven-tl8fs]

It's the least they can do since the marines doing the hard work.

[@gator7082]

I like these videos. Real life, not slickly editied spec ops propaganda.

[@mediamagikgroup]

Thanks!

[@aj897]

"Propaganda" maybe some people just want to make nice edits lol

[@DeJesusPraVc]

Haggard from Bad Company at thumbnail (:o)

[@rickc4317]

Interesting... Marines using Army helicopters.

[@mediamagikgroup]

Marines use aircraft from the other branches often.

[@MYZTICTRAVLER]

If you have served in, or have been following the armed forces over the last 30 years, than you know the doctrine of "Service Inter-operability" also called "Joint Forces" operability is nothing new. The concept even has the different forces sharing bases together. Again, nothing new.

[@IANTGOTNOHOWWHATCHAMACALLIT]

Yeah we jacked them while they were asleep and returned them before they woke up the same day.

[@gsmith6255]

Where is the 85 Million Dollar Osprey that replaced the CH 46? BTW the Marines don’t have tanks anymore the Army has to support them. What can go wrong?

[@lukeschwartz1830]

Boom didn’t even make it off the plane in a real life combat situation

[@lukelewis9165]

It’s unlikely the USMC would even use Air insertion to deploy Marines in contested Air Space, my bet, they are assuming for this FTX that enemy SAM and MANPADs are very few in numbers or non existing. No one knows what a “real” combat situation will look like because thankfully it hasn’t had to be tested yet

[@doublem6027]

Afghanistan was a hell of a WAR. Marines had a tough time going up the mountains. I think some training scenarios should be in mountains similar to Afghanistan.

[@My.Name.Is.Chris.]

The US thinks the next conflict will be island hopping against China and Urban warfare. I thinks it’s best for Marines to prep for Amphibious, jungle and urban warfare.

[@bdubbs]

good thinking, plan for the war we just left.

[@osamabagdadi5789]

@@bdubbs can’t hurt to have a mountain division.

[@lukelewis9165]

@@osamabagdadi5789 the USMC can’t afford to field a “mountain division” we have three active divisions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd MARDIV, and also 4th MARDIC but they are reserves) each division is already placed in strategic locations 1st in West Coast USA in Camp Pendleton 2nd in East USA at Camp Lejeune and 3rd Spread out across West USA and the Pacific rim. I suppose technically 1st could be a “mountain division” because of geography but to field a whole new division is just way outside of USMC budgets

[@watchmanonthewall2151]

Who didn't have a hard time going up mountains in Afghanistan? Get real, dude.

[@OMGz1122]

AAAAAAAH Marines finally smiling

[@MYZTICTRAVLER]

I know this is an FTX.... but I really didn't like how these troops ditched their packs at the L.Z. And then maneuvered away to conduct their assault/raid. "YOU FIGHT HOW YOU HAVE PRACTICED, SO PRACTICE AS YOU WOULD ACTUALLY FIGHT."

[@jacksonreeves7648]

That is how they would fight , you want them to clear buildings and maneuver under fire while carrying 80-100 pound pack? Hell no. They leave a security detail behind, most likely setting up a defensive position, and then send a couple platoons out at a time on patrol. How it’s always been done bro.

[@jacksonreeves7648]

Looking back those patrol elements are fire team sized , their only conducting fast and maneuverable patrols to secure the surrounding area or possibly go after small positions of interests. Guarantee the LZ isn’t any more than a few klicks back the other direction anyway.