The Marine Corps’ annual exposition of gear, weapons and vehicles kicks off today at Quantico, Va. It is expected to draw thousands of Marines and civilians from across the country, with a special emphasis on what industry is producing for the Corps. Marine Corps Times prepared for the expo by producing its annual State of the Marine Corps issue. Out on newsstands this week, it leverages insight from 15 general officers to paint a picture of where life stands in the Corps. If you’re on base and looking, you’ll find it available at the expo. Highlights of the event include…
Browsing: Modern Day Marine
The Modern Day Marine exposition kicked off at Quantico, Va., this morning, providing a glimpse into some of the newest developments available in military technology and equipment. The annual event will be held through Thursday, featuring exhibits from at least 500 companies on the parade deck near Lejeune Hall. Marine Corps Times and its sister publication, Defense News, will be blogging from the show. Check it out here.
This week, we offer up something from the recent Modern Day Marine exposition: Marines. Getting Tased. Again. Yes, it’s something of an annual tradition at Modern Day Marine, but since this video is so well edited and features nearly 20 bored Marines getting juiced within the last 15 seconds of the video, who can resist? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdnY5J7NV6c[/youtube] I found this on the AfghanBlog YouTube channel, which appears to be run primarily by Cpl. Bryan Lett. He’s certainly earned the shout-out — he recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan. One other thought: Is it me, or does the climax in this video…
Modern Day Marine, the Marine Corps’ premier expo event, kicks off today at 9:45 a.m. at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. More than 500 companies will be on hand displaying everything from flashlights and clothing to tactical vehicles and weapons, and the Corps also will make presentations about its future needs to industry. Marine Corps Times will be on hand throughout the week, walking the floor and chatting up Marines and exhibitors. In conjuction with our sister newspaper, Defense News, we also will be live-blogging here throughout the week.
