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He was assigned, at 21, to take charge of logistics at a base in West Germany, with 60 German civilians working under him. He rose to the rank of captain, then went to Korea as commandant of a school, where he trained Korean soldiers to work with the U.S. Army...
Young cavalry officers training at Fort Riley in the '30s spent eight hours in the saddle most days, riding punishing cross-country courses, practicing dressage, riding tight figure-eight patterns while emptying their .45 pistols at targets. They were up at 5:30 a.m., often with pounding heads. "We were...
So far, more than 600 soldiers and civilian U.S. officials have been interrogated in a worldwide investigation of embassy security. Marine Commandant P.X. Kelley has endorsed an internal Corps memorandum suggesting that the Justice Department assist the Navy in its probe. The memo's rationale is that American civilians will...
Aside from Grenada, the last time the Marines launched an amphibious assault under combat conditions was during the Korean War, when General Douglas MacArthur chose them for the Inchon landing. Marine strategists insist that the Corps retains a vital role in modern warfare. Lieut. General Alfred Gray, who commands the...
Critics of the Corps say it suffers from a lack of leadership at the top. The Marine commandant sets the tone, and Kelley, who was once perceived as a possible innovator, has been aloof and reclusive, almost solely interested in pursuing bigger budgets. Military Critic Edward Luttwak says the Corps...