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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

Supply chief has complete conversation with grunt without understanding single word

File: Supply Marines

OKINAWA, JAPAN - Supply Company Gunnery Sergeant Dan Williams confirmed today that despite a wide range of accomplishments and experiences in the Corps, he had absolutely no idea what an infantry Sergeant was saying during a conversation yesterday morning.

"He came into my shop asking my Marines about gear he would need for 'CAX' over in '29 Stumps,'" explained a flabbergasted Williams of Sergeant Mitch Henderson. "Then he said his Marines were at the 'ASP' with the 'BLT' awaiting the 'FRAGO' from the 'skipper.' I didn't want to look stupid, so I just kept nodding and telling him we'd take care of him."

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