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Marine Corps

Marines: solving every problem with either a knife hand or C4.

177 stories Updated Jul 16, 2026

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New Marine Corps budget calls for more beefy boys with machine guns

“We’re in an era of great power-lifter competition."

“Next year, it could be a ship’s bilge,” he added. “Bilges are very important parts of the ship.”

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