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  1. Attn All: This November is the 5th Anniversary of this unit. The interviews I conducted were assembled into a video about the unit which will be published in November as part of an anniversary special video. Just wanted you all to know in case you were wondering.
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  2. I'll be uploading pictures from the Various OPs and FTXs Here's some pics to start
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  3. Application View Application Status James McDevitt Submitted 01/06/2021 05:31 PM Name James McDevitt Email soogy_61@yahoo.com Timezone America/New_York Country United States Additional Application Fields Have you served in a realism unit? yes If so detail which unit, time in service, rank, billet 15th and 4thmrb Desired Duty Assignment HM-8427 Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (SARC) Why are you applying to join 4th MRB? To rejoin and fight alongside all friends How did you find out about the 4th MRB? It started a long time ago................................................. Confirm you understand the 4th MRB is an immersion-orientated, role-playing realism unit? Yes Steam ID 76561198090676770 Discord ID HM3 McDevitt # 5305 ArmA III Player ID 76561198090676770 Age 59
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  5. This one is pretty much a story board of the op that took place on 10/13/20. I should add that in these pictures are a combination of Element 2 and 8410's HQ
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  6. Sgt Jones

    well he dead

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  7. Hi guys. I updated the Banner on our YouTube channel a couple days ago. I didn't like the way it looked and I needed to resize some of the text, so I just modified the banner and uploaded the new one a short time ago. I don't know how many of you visit our YouTube channel, but the more people that go there, and give a "thumbs up" and comment, the better for the algorithm rating so more people see our channel. Hence, more possible recruits. Thought you might like to see it.
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  8. A very small view of the last OP of 2020 Mission briefing Element 1 doing work Exfil
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  9. Setting up an ambush in the forest during an OP (I'm also using this post to see how the website takes .png over .jpg) edit: they still get compressed
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  11. Some shots from recent OPs
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  12. Didn't many from last night
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  13. These are from Operation Sledgehammer circa 2019
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  14. Copy of an article. It doesn't fit in the USMC history thread, or in the Humor thread, so here it is. This is for you smart guys who actually read sometimes. Remember, we are Marines. The world doesn't understand us, and we don't care. Note: The section entitled, "HERE IS MY TAKE" is not me. MARINE CORPS RANKED WORSE BRANCH IN THE MILITARY The author, Ron Johnson, was asked to rank best military branch to serve in and why. In an article on Yahoo, he ranks them as such: 1. Army (Best) 2. Air Force 3. Navy 4. Coast Guard 5. Marine Corps (Worst) And here’s what Johnson said that puts the Marine Corps at the bottom of the list: “Of all the military branches, the Marine Corps ranks as the least attractive choice for this author. The Marines are the elite war fighters of the United States military. The leathernecks of the USMC are truly fearsome fighters, tough as nails and ready and willing to fight all comers. The Marines turn recruits into stone-cold killers and they make no secrets about that fact. Devil Dogs live tough lives, sleeping in the dirt, on board ships, charging through the surf and crawling in the sand and mud with one goal in mind: engage the enemy.” “Unfortunately, when Marines fulfill their obligation and exit the service, they seem to find difficulty in turning this Marine Corps attitude ‘off’. Whereas an Army, Navy or Air Force veteran will adjust to civilian life over time and become softer, Marines stay Marines. Visit any neighborhood in the United States and you will find a USMC flag flying high over someone’s house. You will rarely, if ever, see a person flying an Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard flag. If you do its most likely because they know a Marine and don’t want to be out done. While veterans of other military branches tend to relax as they transition into civilian life, any Marine will be quick to remind you of their motto, “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” “Marines are protectors and always on watch until the day they die. Marines stay Marines because it’s in their blood, in their training. For the other branches, it was a job but for a Marine it is their life. I don’t know what those Marine Corps drill instructors are doing to their recruits, but whatever it is, it works.” “Is that a bad thing? Well, that depends on your reasons for considering a military enlistment. If you have a strong desire to kill, the Marine Corps is for you because that is what the Marines do. Either you want that or you don’t, plain and simple. If you simply want a challenge, any other branch of the military will provide you with plenty of opportunities to test yourself. The Marine Corps ranks at the bottom of the list because the other branches have more jobs, more opportunities, and allows time for college. Marines don’t have much time for school work from a foxhole. So, if you are considering joining the Marine Corps, think long and hard about what that means before going to a recruiter and signing up.” HERE IS MY TAKE: I will agree that Marines are different. Our mission is different. There are MANY reasons to join the military. Marines join to protect our loved ones, to protect their freedom. We join to serve and we are prepared to do what it takes to complete our mission. I will agree that the USMC becomes our life and is not a “job.” The best leaders I’ve met have been Marines. Most of them are no longer active duty and they continue to be leaders in their communities. What does that say to me?? It says that, it’s not that we are or want to be “stone cold killers” (as he calls us). Marines just give 150% to all they do and when we make a commitment to something, we wholeheartedly follow through. As far as the lack of opportunities and degrees...tell that to my 3 degrees (one of them is a Masters btw) and to all the job offers I still receive although I’m happily employed. Opportunity comes to those who seek it and that’s a personal journey. Nothing to do with the branch of service. I led the most determined, hungry, focused individuals throughout my 8 years of service. I still miss that fire I would see in a young Marines eyes. If you read all this you’re probably a Marine or just taking this quarantine seriously, either way Semper Fidelis. Note (this is me): My Marine son in law has two Master's degrees and just about every Marine Officer I know either has Master's degrees, or are working on them. This author Ron Johnson is not very well informed.
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  15. Operation Token Foil. ISR Patrol to two locations for intel for possible future operations. Watch in HD, Subscribe, Like, Comment, and win an all expense paid vacation to Tahiti. Not really. Just wanted to see if anyone reads this stuff.
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  16. Today is the fourteenth anniversary of MARSOC. Semper Fi.
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  17. A great set of photos from the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held in Tampa earlier this year. Mainly featuring the 160th SOAR (A) Nightstalkers and their MH-60M & MH-6M helos along with FRIES demonstrations, you can also see SOC-Rs & CRRCs. https://www.flickr.com/photos/duane_88/sets/72157696936865564/with/41597403465/
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  18. That's a shame, Spence, I'll certainly miss them!
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  19. There is some problem with Youtube this week as their servers would not take the upload of this video, and finally after getting it uploaded, it took a full day for it to be processed at HD quality. This is highly unusual. Hence the delay in publishing this video. This video is a continuation of the Pre-deployment training op we were on.
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  20. Some moments i captured during the recent FTX cycle
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  21. Training Exercise; hostage rescue. Subscribe, watch, like and tell your friends. Watch in HD.
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  22. Just some shots from recent OPs that were towards the end of our most recent deployment
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  23. Back on schedule and chronological order this week after last week's foul up. Operation Latent Trend.
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  24. All in a nights work
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  26. Operation Latent Trend, "Over the Border". Watch in HD.
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  27. Holding angles and the results of dead driver behind the wheel
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  28. Op Prime Trend. Watch in HD. Like. Subscribe. Comment in YouTube. Note: This is slightly out of order chronologically. This mission actually took place just prior to last weeks video.
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  29. Part 2 of FTX #0802, mountain training. Watch in HD, Like, Subscribe, Comment. Tell your friends. Share link to videos at other sites. It feeds the algorithm to draw more people to our YouTube channel.
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  30. Operation Token Foil. Thanks to Sgt Hernandez for the video.
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  31. Mr. Krueger, Application accepted. Within the next hour, you will receive permission for your training pipeline. Check the PHASE I sub-board for the next available scheduled Recruit Training. Please report in here and an instructor will contact you within 24 hours to schedule with you. In Summary: Step 1. Welcome aboard. You will receive permissions soon. Step 2. Report in for Basic Training. Thank you and once again, welcome aboard Recruit. Respectfully Submitted, SSgt Richter Recruiting Office Detachment Personnel
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  32. Operation Token Foil, "Destroy Drug Shipment" Again, a special thanks to those guys who provide their videos. Watch in HD, Subscribe, Like, Comment. If you actually read these comments, you will be entered into a drawing for a free high performance desktop gaming computer from MSI. (Not really.)
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  33. Application View Application Status Maxwell Kline Submitted 03/28/2020 12:14 AM Name Maxwell Kline Email Veers1317@msn.com Timezone America/Los_Angeles Country United States Additional Application Fields ArmA III Player ID 76561197992848769 Age 29 Have you served in a realism unit? Yes If so detail which unit, time in service, rank, billet 15th Multiple years on and off, Cpl, Infantry Desired Duty Assignment HM-8427 Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (SARC) Why are you applying to join 4th MRB? Get back into Arma with my friends How did you find out about the 4th MRB? Barragan told me to join. Confirm you understand the 4th MRB is an immersion-orientated, role-playing realism unit? Yes
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  34. Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. This date is the date the invasion force of Marines "hit the beach."
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  35. Op Sledgehammer, "Gorna Luka Patrol Pt 2" Subscribe, Like and Comment and promote our unit.
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  36. Op Sledgehammer, "Patrol Ambush" Watch, subscribe, Like, promote. Note: I will be trying to publish all operation videos on Fridays from this point on. This does not take into account the special additional public relations videos like yesterday's Memorial Day Video. Please use these videos to promote the unit, by subscribing to the YouTube channel, Liking the video's, and sharing the link to the videos wherever you can. The more people see our vids and know we are still active, the more people visit our forums.
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  37. Part 2 or 2, "Going Back In" Like, Subscribe, Promote.
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  38. Happy Memorial Day men. Remember who paid the ultimate sacrifice for you!
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  39. First Combat Patrol of Op Sledgehammer. Part 1
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  40. Application View Application Status Justin Holliday Submitted 12/03/2018 01:29 PM Last Name, First Name: Holliday, Justin ArmA III Player ID 76561198072823935 Age 27 Have you served in a realism unit? yes If so detail which unit, time in service, rank, billet 15th MEU, since 2009, Sgt, 0311 Squad Leader Desired Duty Assignment 0372 Critical Skills Operator (CSO) Why are you applying to join 4th MRB? I miss the organised gameplay of a realism unit How did you find out about the 4th MRB? Hershey Confirm you understand the 4th MRB is an immersion-orientated, role-playing realism unit? Yes
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  41. Sgt Reckless: "She wasn't a horse. She was a Marine" PFC Reckless was purchased by a Marine Lieutenant who was the platoon commander of a 106 recoilless rifle platoon in Korea in 1953. The Lieutenant purchased the mare using $250 of his own money, to use as a pack horse to haul the heavy ammunition for the recoilless rifles up the large steep hills his Marines had to climb. This horse was so loved by her Marines she even slept with them in their tents on cold nights, ate with them, drank beer with them after battles, loved eating eggs and pancakes when it was available and had a voracious appetite. Reckless was trained to avoid barbed wire and dangerous obstacles, crawl under obstacles, go to a bunker during shelling, lay down and take cover on battlefields, and after being shown a route to hilltops where her Marines were fighting, could and often did, make the trips unescorted. During one day of a three day battle at Outpost Vegas, she made 51 trips up the hills to her Marines, unescorted, carrying over 9000 pounds of recoilless rifle ammunition, often carrying a wounded or dead Marine back down the hill on the return trip. She was wounded twice and always continued on her mission. She received two battlefield promotions, first to Corporal, then to Sergeant. She retired as a SSgt at Camp Pendleton, CA, where she was stationed after the war. There are literally dozens of stories about her and now a bronze statue of her is on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico, VA. Watch the following short video for more information and photo's of this heroic Marine, who is listed as one of the top 100 military heroes of the 20th Century.
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  42. Short Training Video, primarily intended for reference by Raiders and personnel of the 4th MRB. Practical training exercise from this training will follow on next vid. Basic briefing about weapons and munitions for upcoming eastern European deployment.
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  43. Application View Application Status Anthony Barragan Submitted 01/23/2019 08:37 PM Name Anthony Barragan Email bearusmc77@yahoo.com Timezone America/Los_Angeles Country United States Additional Application Fields ArmA III Player ID 76561198009426853 Age 40 Have you served in a realism unit? Yes If so detail which unit, time in service, rank, billet 15th, about 3 years, LCPL, 0311 Desired Duty Assignment 0372 Critical Skills Operator (CSO) Why are you applying to join 4th MRB? I heard its a fun small unit play with experienced players. How did you find out about the 4th MRB? Friends from the 15th that I have played with for years came over to the 4th and suggested that I come here. Confirm you understand the 4th MRB is an immersion-orientated, role-playing realism unit? Yes
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  44. MERRY CHRISTMAS you Virtual Marines!! It was a fun year and looks even better next year.
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  45. Operation Arch Stand. Next mission vid. Watch in HD. Please "LIKE" on Youtube.
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  46. For any of you interested, information about my father’s destroyer during World War II, the most decorated destroyer in the US Navy, Pacific Theater, the USS Buchanan DD484. The USS Buchanan, aka the “Buke” was a Benson – Gleaves class destroyer. Ships were ordered based on a plan, but different ship builders added their own modifications to improve the original plans. No two ships were exactly the same. The Buchanan and Aaron Ward, DD485 were built together and launched in November 1941. These were the destroyers that were designed to hold off the Japanese Navy. Note, the Ward, known as the “Double A”, was attacked by Japanese dive bombers in April 1943 in Iron Bottom Sound near Tulagi, and sunk. In 1994 divers discovered the Ward in 240 feet of water in remarkably good condition. The Buchanan was dispatched to the South Pacific where she was assigned a multitude of assignments as were all the destroyers at that time. The Area of Operation was so large, and the US Navy so small, these fighting ships became the work horses of the Navy when things were most desperate. She was assigned carrier escort duty with the carrier, USS Wasp, CV 7, but was detached on another assignment before the Wasp was attacked and sunk. The Ward was with the Wasp at the time. The Buke was attached to the newly created Destroyer Squadron 12 (Desron 12). This fighting squadron of destroyers participated in the entire Solomon’s campaign and were involved in numerous naval engagements. During the invasion of Guadalcanal, the Buchanan supported the 1st Marine Raiders and a Paramarine battalion who assaulted Tulagi. While the 1st MarDiv was landing unopposed on Guadalcanal across the sound, the Marine Raiders encountered heavy resistance from Japanese Rikusentai, Japanese Marines, the toughest fighters Japan had. The fighting at Tulagi was brutal with both of these two elite fighting forces slugging it out; neither side willing to accept defeat. The Buchanan’s Captain saw the heavy fighting and ordered his ship in dangerously close to shore so they could put direct fire on Japanese fortified positions. The Marines later commended the Buchanan for her daring and heroic action which saved many Marine lives. The Buchanan and her sister destroyers fought the Japanese navy while being outgunned, outnumbered and with less experience. They held the line during the most desperate time of the war. Desron 12 later made a daring raid on Kavieng and Rabual for which they were commended, and given the nickname, the “Scrappers.” Desron 12 later was referred to as The Scraperoos”. The Buchanan participated in the entire Solomon’s campaign, including Guadalcanal, Bougainville, raids on Rabaul and Kavieng, and supported the invasions at Pelilu, Philippines, Formosa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and raids on Japanese mainland with the 3rd and 5th Fleets. Admiral Halsey remembered two of his old war horse destroyers with special honors during the surrender ceremony in Japan in August 1945; the Buchanan and Lansdowne. The Buchanan was assigned to escort the flagship for Admiral Nimitz, the battleship, USS South Dakota into Tokyo Bay. The Buchanan was assigned to ferry Admirals Nimitz and Halsey around Tokyo Bay and a couple days later transported General McArthur to the surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri. Eleven Benson-Gleaves class destroyers were decorated for action in WWII, two for actions in the Solomons; the Laffey and the Buchanan. The Laffey was sunk during the battle of Cape Esperance (Guadalcanal) in November 1942. Sixteen Gleaves class destroyers were lost during the war. The Buchanan was awarded 16 battle stars, the Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation for Task Force 38, and ended up being one of the most decorated Navy ships of WWII, and the most decorated Navy Destroyer in the Pacific Theater. Note: My father joined the Buchanan as an 18 year old new sailor shortly before the invasion at Guadalcanal. He was a signalman. His station on ship was the radio room directly behind and connected to the ship's bridge and the bridge wings where the signal lamps were mounted. I have often wondered if my father is in the photos of the Buchanan taken from the carrier Wasp while she was alongside taking on fuel and provisions. You can see the Buchanan briefly in the famous John Wayne movie, “The Sands of Iwo Jima”. My father saw the US Marines in action many times in the war. The night before I went to Boot Camp we sat and he told me stories about what he saw. He said the Marines were the toughest fighters he ever saw. He said everyone knew, once the Marines landed the battle was won! The Marines would not accept defeat and it was just a matter of time. More stories for another day. The "Scraperoos" returning from THE famous raid on Rabaul. Savo Island in background, Guadalcanal to their south (or right). Along side CV7, USS Wasp in Coral Sea area south of Solomon Island chain. PS I wasn't even a twinkle in my father's eye yet !!!
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