Past YCAPS speaker Sebastian Strangio reports on the China Coast Guard’s National Day ceremony at disputed Scarborough Shoal via @thediplomat.com 👇 thediplomat.com/2025/10/chin... #SouthChinaSea #China #Philippines #IndoPacific

In the Indo-Pacific, the first to arrive may prevent the fight. But only if they can get there.

Hoping for the safety of our friends in the Philippines. 🇵🇭

You know what other military hazes their recruits and service members? The Russian military. And look how good they are doing...

75 years ago today, the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Korean Marine Corps Regiment liberated Seoul from North Korean occupation. We are the inheritors of this legacy and stand ready to defend our allies if called upon again. “Have no fear, the 5th Marines are here.” 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 🦅 🌏 ⚓️

We’re making some improvements around the CP to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the liberation of Seoul. 🇰🇷 🇺🇸

What can a century-old fort in Manila Bay teach today’s Southeast Asian states about standing up to China at sea?

Farewell to a man who led his life with dignity and purpose.

If you’re a veteran struggling with PTSD or trauma, reach out. If you or someone you know is in crisis – dial 988 (Press 1) or text 838255 for the Veterans Crisis Line. #SuicidePreventionMonth #WeFacetheFight #SuicidePrevention

Little Italy doing right by 1/7 and Raritan, New Jersey

Here, I wrote about how Trump's use of the National Guard and active duty military in American cities isn't primarily a problem of civil-military relations. othermeans.io/p/huntington...

Real ones. Tropical ones.

Sometimes the best amphibious defense is an amphibious assault. 🇵🇭 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

After years of learning from some of the smartest people I know over coffees, drinks, and through editing their articles, I decided it was time to weigh in on the Marine force design debate. warontherocks.com/2025/08/the-...

Congratulations to @zachota.bsky.social on his selection to command 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines — “The Professionals.” Bravo Zulu, and well-deserved!

“Our generational memories are present in these objects.” Two years after deadly wildfires hit #Lahaina, #Hawaii, archaeologists, conservators and congregants have taken on the challenge of saving thousands of cultural #artifacts from landmarks and sacred sites.

Hawai’i ohana, “all individuals in coastal areas should move inland and to high ground immediately.”

Yes. This is part of the great compact of democracy. In a democracy, you are your brother's and sister's keeper just as they are yours. You cannot only consider yourself responsible for the things you voted for; we are bound to our neighbors when they are decent and when they are wicked.

Proud to be back in the Fighting 5th.

War is all about logistics.

Great to see this allied amphibious cooperation coming together after more than two years of planning. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

Everybody look at Russia

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Let us carry forward the momentum of PALS 2025, not as individual forces, but as a unified and resilient network of allies and partners." -Maj. Gen. Vicente Blanco, 37th Commandant of the #PMC

RT if you have a copy of this library 🙋‍♂️

It’s time for everyone’s favorite amphibious leaders symposium. #PALS25 www.dvidshub.net/news/542111/...

When one door closes, a window to buy the US-2 seaplane opens.

Sea Control 581 – The MLR’s Missing Link Captains Brendan Costello and Tyler Muniz of the United States Marine Corps join Brian to discuss their article “The Marine Littoral Regiment’s Missing Link” published in the Marine Corps Gazette. cimsec.org/sea-control-...

“It is well for us to consider our American character, for in peace, as in war, we will survive or fail according to its measure.” 🇺🇸

For more examples of soft language and some much-needed levity, please see one of my all-time favorite comedians: youtu.be/o25I2fzFGoY?...

Our country has dodged hard topics with soft language before. We do so again at the risk to all of our constitutional rights. www.archives.gov/milestone-do...

Allied amphibious defense (potentially) grows stronger. 🇵🇭 🇯🇵

This country is still worth fighting for

The United States of America have been finding our way everyday since we declared our independence on July 4th, 1776. Here’s to celebrating the goodness of our ideas, overcoming our shortfalls, and the strength to keep fighting for a more perfect Union. 🇺🇸

I find it spurious to claim Iran’s strike on Al Udeid - ahead of which it notified the U.S. government - as evidence of its continued threat to the U.S.

Bring about the Hellscape

On to new expeditions in different parts of the Pacific. If you’re ever at PACFLT, look for a memento of our nation’s maritime might that I left for the command.

Great to see Marines integrating SUAS - and more importantly, counter-UAS capabilities. We need to expand this growing expertise into the realm of employing and supporting unmanned surface vessels to truly maximize our unique value proposition to the joint force.

When the “move fast and break things” approach is applied to our government, many more things than intended tend to be broken.

The distance between the expectations and capabilities of airpower remains significant. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

The strikes on Iran could establish a dangerous precedent for an expansive understanding of preemptive warfare, writes Alia Brahimi.

3. US military leaders in the chain of command for an operation in the Strait must be prepared to “stand and deliver” their professional military opinions to U.S. senior civilians, even if those opinions are unpopular or politically unpalatable. 4/n

A lesson from history: Tojo and Imperial Japan’s Supreme War Council felt that confronting an external threat was easier than addressing domestic and economic challenges, and with few checks and balances remaining, sent the nation to war without confronting the precariousness of their position.

My biggest concern with strikes on Iran is that we collectively let the President unilaterally decide to initiate a war without any congressional oversight or public debate. At least the decision to go to war with Iraq saw months of public discourse and coordination with allies and partners.