too bad for you now, ludwig.

chaos - is the only true answer.

Posted by: charley at December 21, 2006 7:51 AM

Make love not war !!! Skateboarding is a peace activity...

Posted by: Ludwig pop at August 28, 2006 4:06 PM

Sorry guys...there is a "plausable" explination. What the Marine does is lay on his stomach on the board. Makes it easier to move around with his eyes at shin-level where tripwires are usually placed. He can then move forward or back using his hands. Of course, this requires a flat level floor like inside buildings. Still, I have to wonder what that "soldier" thinks of going into combat with a "boogey board"...?

Posted by: folkwulfe at July 25, 2006 8:41 PM

Actually was'nt "BLAMING" the army also didnt have to resort to whining and name calling the question was "is the pic real?" the execise was fielded om oakland Ca . wanna here the reports on what they learned or just the news reports or maybe the collage piss and moan part ... research the "jungle boots" they are authorised in the USMC the other nice comfortable boots that the other guy has are not its not an insult its a fact nice boots comfortable look to last long can we have them "no " I was wrong on the nametag though the airwing does use them never knew that I was not in the wing the cover is not , as for Why I even brought up CAX is because the Marine's rarely if ever get experimental gear hell we love to get the Army cast offs .. the Army on the other hand has A huge experimental regiment that constantly participates in Cax exercises why because they are a large well funded Group with Cool stuff if the Army likes it maybe we get it in 5- 10 years so the Idea was .. hmmm some non-Marine folks some cool gear , mayeb jsut maybe thins is a picture from some other execise as for the Camera It was a theory on how it could still be jsut some Jar head with his personal board yet still get in DOD files with that caption , if the base paper ran an article the pic would be DOD and the caption and article would be kept, but hey your right the whole world is out to insult the Army and every theory no matter how plausible or innocently presented must be wrong if it did'nt come from you
Semper FI

Posted by: rvstick at April 17, 2006 10:19 AM

Third Tour Chuckehead wrote:

"You can also tell by the Hollywood way the soldier is holding his weapon (oh, GUN, sorry) because a Marine would rather someone take his weapon than ever look that silly in public."

Uh-huh. Do your homework. Urban Warrior 99 wasn't a joint exercise, it was all USMC, baby.

From a quick Google search:

http://www.specialoperations.com/Focus/Regional/Urban/Default.html

"DURING URBAN WARRIOR 99 (AWE)Marines in the 15th Heavy Guns Platoon arrive from the USS Bonhomne Richard LHD 6. The Marines are equipped with the new "Force Protection Clothing/Experimental Urban Camouflage Uniforms". Urban Warrior is an experimental effort to prepare Marines for the urban battlespaces of the 21st century. It focuses on the development of new operational concepts, tactics, techniques, procedures and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Eric Logsdon) (Webmaster's Note: USMC units are not considered SOF by the Department of Defense. They are included here due to their growing expertise in the field of Urban Warfare.)"

Hey, looky there, Cletus, them Marines got jungle boots on their feet, just like the skate punk. And you know that ain't Army because, experimental uniform or not, Army would have the cat-eye helmet band on them Kevlars.
As for the boots not being issue? IT'S A FIELDING EXPERIMENT. The skateboard wasn't issue, either, now was it?

(Presumably, the Navy's taking the photos because Marines can operate cameras about as well as they can post intelligently on the web.)

Nice try blaming it on the Army, you chucklehead. Next time do your homework.

Posted by: Attention Marine Chuckleheads at April 17, 2006 2:12 AM