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anyone marine is worth his assault. if you're not a 300 pft marine corp. officer you're not going to promote past 03. so 3 the minimum. let's get the women up and minimum standard of the men and put it out there and gave the women a year. your minimum is going to be three pull ups and a year later if they were to hold to that standard, more than 50% of every female recruit would have been drummed out. because they couldn't meet the minimum. let's put a marine corp. company versus an integrated one. not 50/50 but in the right order that there's going to be 10% women so maybe one woman in a squad with 4 male marines maybe one female versus 5 marines and competed against 134 combat tasks that marines go through and what were the results? beyond the injuries that were overwhelming in every instance effectiveness of moving through the target, hitting the walls, shooting accuracy, evacuating wounded members off the battlefield, guess who performed better by a percentage overwhelming? 68% the all male company out performed and in only one category of 134 combat t
anyone marine is worth his assault. if you're not a 300 pft marine corp. officer you're not going to promote past 03. so 3 the minimum. let's get the women up and minimum standard of the men and put it out there and gave the women a year. your minimum is going to be three pull ups and a year later if they were to hold to that standard, more than 50% of every female recruit would have been drummed out. because they couldn't meet the minimum. let's put a marine corp. company versus an integrated...
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the marine corps is great. you havecaptain pham, not seen your dad in 17 years, we will give you four days off. [laughter] we were going from san diego to hawaii. the word got out, the kernel called me and said we will give you six days. at he said, you better be pearl harbor when we pull in. myi spent six days with father, and went to the 11th unit to the gulf. we never became father and some like in vietnam. there was always a bridge to golf. you cannot make of that time, it was not just generational, but cultural. when he passed away, i felt as let a great opportunity -- how many kids have fathers who went to the vietnam war had the opportunity i did? i did not know what he did in the war, what happened to them, why he did not leave with us saigon.left side on -- when i reassembled the pieces, a good friend had interviewed my father. in the recording, he talked about things that i wished i had asked him when i was alive. and when my father passed away, bernie sent me the tapes and said, you better sit down.
the marine corps is great. you havecaptain pham, not seen your dad in 17 years, we will give you four days off. [laughter] we were going from san diego to hawaii. the word got out, the kernel called me and said we will give you six days. at he said, you better be pearl harbor when we pull in. myi spent six days with father, and went to the 11th unit to the gulf. we never became father and some like in vietnam. there was always a bridge to golf. you cannot make of that time, it was not just...
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every marine is a rifle man. one third of each class was being dropped to remedial training or discharged because they could not qualify on the range. was that because a physiology? no. because mentally they cracked under pressure? no. it's because there was a language acceptance and perception on the range that women could not shoot. last year, women shot just under 92%. do you know how that happened? we didn't get bigger recruits. we didn't give them a next row week to prepare -- an extra week to prepare. we didn't give them extra training. we held them to a higher standard. the only thing we did was change the expectation that just because they were women they couldn't shoot. and they rose to the occasion. and that wasn't the only area where we saw women rise to the occasion in one year. we saw women rise to the occasion in terms of physical fitness, in terms of filling leadership responsibilities within their platoon, because the drill instructors expected it and demand it. but i am telling you, up until that
every marine is a rifle man. one third of each class was being dropped to remedial training or discharged because they could not qualify on the range. was that because a physiology? no. because mentally they cracked under pressure? no. it's because there was a language acceptance and perception on the range that women could not shoot. last year, women shot just under 92%. do you know how that happened? we didn't get bigger recruits. we didn't give them a next row week to prepare -- an extra...
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and it was always marines, the marines who, frankly -- and appreciate that you think all marines are00 pft officers, they're not. they're not. they're not. you might be hanging out with different marines but when you're down there in the trenches with the pfcs and lance corporals, they're not. a 225 ppt is a first class pft, most guys will be around there. and other fit young men but there's a spectrum. so in many ways there is a great opportunity to reset standards and say you either make the standard or you don't and it doesn't matter if you're a man or woman. but let's talk about standards for a second. i was never particularly hot and bothered about this issue until an instant -- if you'll indulge me i'd like to share an anecdote. i was out of the marine corps and i was at a book party for a state department officer who served in afghanistan. and i bumped into an old marine colleague of mine, we'd been lieutenants at the same time and he was the director of the infantry officer course and the infantry officer course was a place that the commandant hand picked to say this is going
and it was always marines, the marines who, frankly -- and appreciate that you think all marines are00 pft officers, they're not. they're not. they're not. you might be hanging out with different marines but when you're down there in the trenches with the pfcs and lance corporals, they're not. a 225 ppt is a first class pft, most guys will be around there. and other fit young men but there's a spectrum. so in many ways there is a great opportunity to reset standards and say you either make the...
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we didn't realize being marines was hard on the body. you're a marine. you're a seal. you're getting shot at. like you are handing your body to the government as a man. i mean, i'm sure all of us who serve -- i'm sure dan has a broken body. i have a bit of a broken body too. i think that's just sort of an odd argument that it's unfair to women because it's hard on their bodies. it's hard on male bodies if you don't see combat. if you do see combat, you're getting shot at. that's the nature of the beast. i kind of don't know what to do with that argument, because it's sort of like saying it's unfair to a race car driver because they might crash their car. you're signing up to be a race car driver. >> we've been talking about this combat integration study. it was a very thorough study. but it is interesting that when the study was presented to congress and to the public, there were elements that were picked out of the study to support the idea that women shouldn't go into combat, ground combat jobs. so the interesting thing is, when you read the 900 pages of the study, a
we didn't realize being marines was hard on the body. you're a marine. you're a seal. you're getting shot at. like you are handing your body to the government as a man. i mean, i'm sure all of us who serve -- i'm sure dan has a broken body. i have a bit of a broken body too. i think that's just sort of an odd argument that it's unfair to women because it's hard on their bodies. it's hard on male bodies if you don't see combat. if you do see combat, you're getting shot at. that's the nature of...
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marines on patrol are usually the first to encounter refugees.them with compassion, with warmth and respect. as a marine, show them you are there to help. this simple act of kindness has its practical aspect. each refugee is one less source of intelligence, food or shelter to the viet cong. one more potential ally. five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the ichor because the south the enemies operates there. there, hundreds of peasants freely seek allied protection from the viet cong. an example of inner service cooperation, shown by the use of army helicopters, resulted when a call was received to lift on a large group of refugees who were caught in the middle of a fierce firefight between the marines and the vietcong forces. they have hidden during the fighting and now during a mole they run for assistance -- during a lull they run for assistance. it is your job, the job of the marines to bring these people to collection centers, where the government of the republic of vietnam will provide for their immediate needs, food, medical c
marines on patrol are usually the first to encounter refugees.them with compassion, with warmth and respect. as a marine, show them you are there to help. this simple act of kindness has its practical aspect. each refugee is one less source of intelligence, food or shelter to the viet cong. one more potential ally. five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the ichor because the south the enemies operates there. there, hundreds of peasants freely seek allied protection from the viet...
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the average age of a marine fa-18 hornet is 24 years old. older than most of the marines who fly and maintain the planes. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin traveled down to two marine corps air stations for this exclusive firsthand look. >> this is when the landing gear door came off, this is the hole that it made in the intake on its way down to the engine. >> mike malone is a maintenance officer for a squadron of f-18 hornets preparing to deploy into combat overseas. this particular jet bombed moammar gadhafi's compound in libya in 1986. it's still flying. recently when the marines needed a part for this plane, they tried to cannibalize the hinge from a museum jet on display. >> it's very old to be flying for an aircraft. these were designed to fly for 6,000 hour. >> the marines are extending them to fly 8,000. budget cut that reduced the force and wars that were supposed to end but didn't are making it harder to patch these old planesing to. >> imagine taking like a 1995 cadillac and trying to make it like a ferrar
the average age of a marine fa-18 hornet is 24 years old. older than most of the marines who fly and maintain the planes. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin traveled down to two marine corps air stations for this exclusive firsthand look. >> this is when the landing gear door came off, this is the hole that it made in the intake on its way down to the engine. >> mike malone is a maintenance officer for a squadron of f-18 hornets preparing to deploy into combat...
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as we continue to integrate our marines and our female marines and soldiers into the army, and marines it's more important to insure that the equipment that they have is actually out fitted for them. so they can do their job properly. females are built differently. and it's not just about the stature, but it's just that they have different bodies than men. and so it's not just about purchasing smaller sizes for our female marines and soldiers, but actually about developing the gear that will fit them and is made specifically for their needs. so the army has taken a number of steps to field combat gear size and fitted for females. they've developed new plate sizes, to cover the differences between the genders, et cetera. my amendment would have the marine corp collaborate with the army and make sure that this gender specific equipment is made correctly. i think when the two services can get together we can save money, we can get the right equipment and it will allow our female leaders to be even better in combat situations. and i yield back. >> if there's no further discussion on the on
as we continue to integrate our marines and our female marines and soldiers into the army, and marines it's more important to insure that the equipment that they have is actually out fitted for them. so they can do their job properly. females are built differently. and it's not just about the stature, but it's just that they have different bodies than men. and so it's not just about purchasing smaller sizes for our female marines and soldiers, but actually about developing the gear that will...
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ruth gates is director of the hawaii institute of marine biology. she spends most of her time here in these waters - studying what's happening under the surface. >> ok ruth where are we headed today? >> today what i'm going to show you is corals that are different in color; white brown or dead. >> different levels of health then? >> exactly. >> it's a small crew. dr. gates and myself... team members jen davidson and beth lenz, and the boat's captain. john 'lj' benson. this won't be leisurely... we're racing the elements. in the mountains overlooking the bay, a storm is threatening. it's an ominous day to go scuba diving, but science doesn't wait for perfect weather. near our dive site, beth and jen jump in with snorkel gear to help us zero in on the reef below. the event that brought us here is called bleaching. higher than normal water temperatures cause corals to expel the symbiotic plant cells which provide them food. without the algae the corals begin to starve...turning healthy brown coral, ghostly white. this year's bleaching has been so perva
ruth gates is director of the hawaii institute of marine biology. she spends most of her time here in these waters - studying what's happening under the surface. >> ok ruth where are we headed today? >> today what i'm going to show you is corals that are different in color; white brown or dead. >> different levels of health then? >> exactly. >> it's a small crew. dr. gates and myself... team members jen davidson and beth lenz, and the boat's captain. john 'lj'...
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his marine corps aviation and is losing sleep over it. he has two sons who are marine pilots. >> the biggest thing is after 15 years of hard flying and deploying around the worldering with don't have enough air planes to make sure that the marines are ready to go. >> are you losing guys from exhaustion? >> absolutely. there is only so much you can look a young marine in the eye and at some point say, hey, i want you to do one more for america and apple pie. at some point that gets old. >> his squadron deploys to the middle east in the coming days. in beaufort, south carolina, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> late this afternoon the chief of navy operations says that they are working on this and, quote, increasing the budget. >>> vladimir putin is speaking out about president obama. he praised the comments about libya from a fox news sunday interview. then lobbed a grenade charging the u.s. has imperialistic ambitions. mr on the wide ranging comments. >> translator: it's very good that my colleague can make such statements. not everyone can
his marine corps aviation and is losing sleep over it. he has two sons who are marine pilots. >> the biggest thing is after 15 years of hard flying and deploying around the worldering with don't have enough air planes to make sure that the marines are ready to go. >> are you losing guys from exhaustion? >> absolutely. there is only so much you can look a young marine in the eye and at some point say, hey, i want you to do one more for america and apple pie. at some point that...
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in a story entitled "budget cuts leaving marine corps aircraft grounded" marine officers warn fox news that the marine corps aviation service is being stretched to the breaking point -- unquote. today the vast majority -- i quote from the story. "today the vast majority of american corps aisht can't fly. out of 276-18 hornet strike fighters in the marine corps inventory, only about 30% are ready to fly. similarly, only 42 of 147 heavy-lift ch-53 super-stallion helicopters are air-worthy. in short, marine corps aviation is in a crisis and being left grounded. what is the cause of this crisis? according to dozens of marines interviewed by fox news -- quote -- "the reason behind the grounding of these aircraft include the toll of the long wars in afghanistan and iraq, the fight against isis, and budget cuts -- i.e., sequestration -- precluding the purchase of the parts needed to fix an aging fleet." the report continued to say, "u.s. military spending declined from $691 billion to $560 billion in 2015." so as the world has become more dangerous, as conflict has spread throughout the world
in a story entitled "budget cuts leaving marine corps aircraft grounded" marine officers warn fox news that the marine corps aviation service is being stretched to the breaking point -- unquote. today the vast majority -- i quote from the story. "today the vast majority of american corps aisht can't fly. out of 276-18 hornet strike fighters in the marine corps inventory, only about 30% are ready to fly. similarly, only 42 of 147 heavy-lift ch-53 super-stallion helicopters are...
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these are designed to fly for 6,000 hours. >> reporter: the marines are extending them to fly 8,000.e to 30,000 fewer marines and wars that were supposed to end but didn't are making it harder to patch the old planes together. >> imagine taking a 1995 cadillac and trying to make a ferrari, make it faster, more efficient but still an old air frame so the aircraft is constantly breaking. >> we don't have enough to do the added work. >> reporter: sometimes it takes 18 months to get parts for the early model f-18 jets. this f-18 has to deploy again in july. >> where are the wings to this plane? >> good question. they're on other jets. >> reporter: colonel harry thomas deployed to the pacific with ten jets last year, only seven made it. a fuel leak caused his f-18 to catch fire in guam. instead of ejecting he landed safely, saving taxpayers $29 million. back home in south carolina, skin cracks forced this f-18 into a hangar. >> we don't know where the engines are. in another airplane somewhere. >> reporter: you had to cannibalize this plane to get other squadrons airborne. >> yes, ma'am.
these are designed to fly for 6,000 hours. >> reporter: the marines are extending them to fly 8,000.e to 30,000 fewer marines and wars that were supposed to end but didn't are making it harder to patch the old planes together. >> imagine taking a 1995 cadillac and trying to make a ferrari, make it faster, more efficient but still an old air frame so the aircraft is constantly breaking. >> we don't have enough to do the added work. >> reporter: sometimes it takes 18...
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as somebody who is a retired marine myself and who has lived this and watched the marine corps, the marine corps did a significant good-faith amount of work here and i think it is important to recognize that they asked for exception, but a very discrete exception. so the marine corps recommended opening armor and artillery. the marine corps opened a vast number of positions and a degrees exception on infantry and along-range recognition. and that is important. and the concerns that the marine corps raises, the air force and navy, had very similar. so the marine corps was not that far off from everyone else, just the only one that chose to request an exception and that is an important point that gets lost. with regard to the standards, yes, we hear that all of the time. when you look at secretary carter's memo and he has the guiding principles, he talks about the need to make sure we have the right standars and that they are occupational specific and current and operationally relevant and that is the core and the standard of everything that we do. and once we -- that is why it was so import
as somebody who is a retired marine myself and who has lived this and watched the marine corps, the marine corps did a significant good-faith amount of work here and i think it is important to recognize that they asked for exception, but a very discrete exception. so the marine corps recommended opening armor and artillery. the marine corps opened a vast number of positions and a degrees exception on infantry and along-range recognition. and that is important. and the concerns that the marine...
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marine band. here's more on their role in the dinner with this band's directioner and drum major. ♪ >>> and now we want to introduce you to lieutenant colonel jason feddic. he's the director of the marine band. what is your job, lieutenant colonel? >> i'm the 28th director of the united states marine band. so my job is to lead the band in performances. i'm also the commander officer of this unit as well. >> how big is this unit? >> we have 154 dedicated members of the marine band and it's designed to be able to cover multiple commitments at the same time and to cover a wide span of different types of performances that we are required to do, both for the white house and across the national capitol region. >> in the practice that we saw for the white house correspondents' dinner we saw 50 members. the band is 154 people? >> we also have a chamber orchestra and a number of musicians who double on jazz instruments and different styles that may be required at any time and we also have a professional su
marine band. here's more on their role in the dinner with this band's directioner and drum major. ♪ >>> and now we want to introduce you to lieutenant colonel jason feddic. he's the director of the marine band. what is your job, lieutenant colonel? >> i'm the 28th director of the united states marine band. so my job is to lead the band in performances. i'm also the commander officer of this unit as well. >> how big is this unit? >> we have 154 dedicated members of...
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the marine insurance rates soared. only one in 100 yankee vessels actually was taken but another 800,000 tons or 1000 ships were sold into foreign ownership to sail under the protection of a neutral flag, primarily great britain's. this is called the flight from the flag, a blow from which the united states merchant service never recovered. despite these losses, local rivers but not at dent in the united states for the burgeoning trade that supported it. , she shifted in mutual sheds and well and without a nanny whip the blockade progressively followed the south. most were pending to show for it, confiscated before they could get underway or decommissioned after unproductive cruises. seven enough howls of protest from northern ship owners and shippers, and secretary of the navy gideon welles diverted only a few warships from the blockade to hunt confederate cruisers. they think of them after she completed the most destructive cruz of the word was too tired to continue. the uss virtues that took beyond suspect the unpre
the marine insurance rates soared. only one in 100 yankee vessels actually was taken but another 800,000 tons or 1000 ships were sold into foreign ownership to sail under the protection of a neutral flag, primarily great britain's. this is called the flight from the flag, a blow from which the united states merchant service never recovered. despite these losses, local rivers but not at dent in the united states for the burgeoning trade that supported it. , she shifted in mutual sheds and well...
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marines look out for marines. the marine corps law enforcement foundation, they raise money for the sons and daughters, their education, of marines who have died. who we've lost. >> last night they honored hedge fund manager steven cohen -- >> because this guy has been he has given time and money, a lot, to the marine corps law enforcement foundation which, again, is all about helping the sons and daughters of fallen marines. >> yeah. with us this morning is the executive director of cohen veterans' network, anthony hasan. nice to have you here. >> thank you. >> what kind of work do you guys do? >> right now we're trying to address the problem. as you know, men and women have deployed over the last 14 years of war, they're still deployed, and when they come home, things aren't always easy. so we're trying to address the mental health challenges they bring home. about 40% of the men and women are not getting help. the veterans network is designed accessible, confidential care near their home. so we're building 25 c
marines look out for marines. the marine corps law enforcement foundation, they raise money for the sons and daughters, their education, of marines who have died. who we've lost. >> last night they honored hedge fund manager steven cohen -- >> because this guy has been he has given time and money, a lot, to the marine corps law enforcement foundation which, again, is all about helping the sons and daughters of fallen marines. >> yeah. with us this morning is the executive...
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tonight, those four marines now. reuniting a new surfboard, but the same bond. >> we found each other 46 years. we decided we're not getting any younger. let's take another picture. >> reporter: so surf board in hand, they headed back to the beach. and if you look closely, the vet in the red bathing suit -- that standing there on the right, bob falk. he went to six different stores to try to match that shirt and swim suit that he wore 60 years ago. >> somehow we all survived. and we're all -- three in florida, one in atlanta, georgia. we decided to get together and do it again. >> reporter: the same laughs and the same respect for one another. >> once you fought in the war, and you're depended on these other guys, there's a bond, it's real. >> reporter: it's real. and it's america strong. back then -- and now. so we salute dennis, tom and both bobs tonight. we hope to see you back here good night. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a music executive from los angeles, california... a garden designer from b
tonight, those four marines now. reuniting a new surfboard, but the same bond. >> we found each other 46 years. we decided we're not getting any younger. let's take another picture. >> reporter: so surf board in hand, they headed back to the beach. and if you look closely, the vet in the red bathing suit -- that standing there on the right, bob falk. he went to six different stores to try to match that shirt and swim suit that he wore 60 years ago. >> somehow we all survived....
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there are three divisions of marines and three air wings of marines.he smallest of the three divisions and the smallest of the three air wings is located on okinawa and has been since the 1950's. it is obvious forward position in an advantageous place so the u.s. military likes it there and the marine corps likes it there, the air force likes it there. meanwhile, okinawa has changed. it is not this little island where a few people live and there are fishermen. okinawa is a big place with huge cities, and the cities have grown up around the bases. this is the same thing that has happened all over the world. this has happened on mainland japan, in the united states, where a naval base or air force base was put out in the woods in the 1920's and now it is surrounded by a giant city. we have this at oceana in norfolk and we have this near san diego. it happened in okinawa, too. those in okinawa do not like various aspects of this. these 19-year-old's marines running around with testosterone, bumping into each other. it does not appeal to them they want the
there are three divisions of marines and three air wings of marines.he smallest of the three divisions and the smallest of the three air wings is located on okinawa and has been since the 1950's. it is obvious forward position in an advantageous place so the u.s. military likes it there and the marine corps likes it there, the air force likes it there. meanwhile, okinawa has changed. it is not this little island where a few people live and there are fishermen. okinawa is a big place with huge...
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the west wind pushing in that cooler marine air into the east bay. number, in the mid-60s to start the game. eventually some low clouds starting to move in. notice on the satellite radar view, nothing on the radar. this is mostly upper level clouds. it's going to enhance that sea breeze over the next 24 hours and toss some clouds our way. both working in tandem to cool us off. a chance of a few stray showers there north of sonoma county. high temperatures tomorrow still maybe close to 80 in san jose but down about 5 to 15 degrees from the last 24 hours. in the north bay, temperatures in the low 70s. so that second system where we're talking about, an impact starting thursday. that looks good for some rain as early as thursday for the north bay. right now, looks like the friday morning commute most affected by the storm system as it comes through lingering showers into friday evening but just in time for the weekend skies clear by 7:00 a.m. on saturday. rainfall projections expected to be highest here in the north bay. this is mostly just for friday.
the west wind pushing in that cooler marine air into the east bay. number, in the mid-60s to start the game. eventually some low clouds starting to move in. notice on the satellite radar view, nothing on the radar. this is mostly upper level clouds. it's going to enhance that sea breeze over the next 24 hours and toss some clouds our way. both working in tandem to cool us off. a chance of a few stray showers there north of sonoma county. high temperatures tomorrow still maybe close to 80 in san...
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marine.e is debora patta. >> reprter: trained to sniff out explosives, 12-year-old lucca went on hundreds of missions in iraq with the u.s. marines. their success was extraordinary. >> look left. >> reporter: not a single soldier died on her watch over six years. gunnery sergeant chris willingham served two tours with lucca and says she was, well, just one of the boys. >> absolutely the whole reason i made it home to my family, just through her detection capabilities, locating ieds. >> reporter: in afghanistan, lucca served along side juan rodriguez, they worked together clearing the home made bombs set by the taliban. in march 2012 her career came to an abrupt end. a huge blast blew off one of her front legs. rodriguez said that lucca saved his life so many times, now he had to save hers. he never left her side as she was rushed into emergency surgery with severe burns to her chest, neck and head. he even slept by her side during her recovery at the u.s. base in kandahar. semper fi reads the
marine.e is debora patta. >> reprter: trained to sniff out explosives, 12-year-old lucca went on hundreds of missions in iraq with the u.s. marines. their success was extraordinary. >> look left. >> reporter: not a single soldier died on her watch over six years. gunnery sergeant chris willingham served two tours with lucca and says she was, well, just one of the boys. >> absolutely the whole reason i made it home to my family, just through her detection capabilities,...
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>> reagan call the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency. day of my life. i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is why 241 men were killed by terrorists, yet this country wasn't outraged. there were no demonstrations, no marches. little outcry. the reason? within 48 hours of the bombing, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island which measures only 12 miles by 21 miles. grenada's population is about 110,000, roughly the size of cedar rapids, iowa. >> there's a coup, allegedly a communist coup, and reagan seizes on this to stage an invasion. >> the united states received an urgent formal request to assist in a joint effort to restore order and democracy on the island of grenada. >> an american fruit carrier was passing by on its way to lebanon. so all they did was turn that combat ready ship into grenada. >> marines took control of grenada's airports and began broadcasting a soothsing message. >> your cooperation wil
>> reagan call the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency. day of my life. i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is why 241 men were killed by terrorists, yet this country wasn't outraged. there were no demonstrations, no marches. little outcry. the reason? within 48 hours of the bombing, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island...
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but why are the marines here? like, i like marines but, you know, i'm not robert mcnamara.s is probably not what you're gonna be doing. people of your generation, what do you think the attitude is towards the military bases? >> vivian: as long as we're not living near the base -- >> anthony: right. >> vivian: it doesn't affect us that much. >> anthony: right, near the base it makes a difference. >> vivian: near the base it makes, right. >> anthony: i mean look, you know right away, i mean, it's tattoo parlors, strip clubs, vape shops, i mean, you know. >> vivian: and also it's very loud. that's a big issue. >> anthony: tourism is probably the future of okinawa, yes? i mean, beautiful weather, beaches. if the bases leave, it's gonna be big hotels and resorts and golf courses. which is worse? chinese tourists or american marines? >> vivian: i'll stick with the marines. >> anthony: semper fi. ♪ ♪ not everybody here agrees with vivian, by a long shot. okinawans may be easy going and laid back, but the island is also a relative hot bed of political activism. largely inspired or
but why are the marines here? like, i like marines but, you know, i'm not robert mcnamara.s is probably not what you're gonna be doing. people of your generation, what do you think the attitude is towards the military bases? >> vivian: as long as we're not living near the base -- >> anthony: right. >> vivian: it doesn't affect us that much. >> anthony: right, near the base it makes a difference. >> vivian: near the base it makes, right. >> anthony: i mean...
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later as we road back on marine one to the white house no one spoke. as the helicopter took off, the president looked at me and said that mama sure was mad at me. then he turned to look out the window of the helicopter and he said and i don't blame her a bit. one tear slipped out of the sad of his eye and his face. he didn't wipe it away and he flew back to the white house. [applause] and there were other wonderful stories, i guess i can tell this in a church. on the last weekend before we turned the white house over to president and ms. obama we wept to norfolk, virginia for the commissioning of the aircraft carrier. 41 is 90 years old and they follow that ship every day. they sent him all of the information and he knows exactly where it is. and i remember -- i don't want to take up too much time. i remember i was there and i was nervous because there was a high -- i cannot reveal anything but a high level of a threat of a terrorist attack because any time of transition from one period to the next is a time of instability. everybody who was anybody wa
later as we road back on marine one to the white house no one spoke. as the helicopter took off, the president looked at me and said that mama sure was mad at me. then he turned to look out the window of the helicopter and he said and i don't blame her a bit. one tear slipped out of the sad of his eye and his face. he didn't wipe it away and he flew back to the white house. [applause] and there were other wonderful stories, i guess i can tell this in a church. on the last weekend before we...
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it will be the most modern and cleanest marine container terminal in the world.verything from the time the vessel reaches the berth to when the cargo reaches the fence line is fully electrified. there are no admissions. one of the amazing things about this operation is what we call an automated guided vehicle. it's completely 100% zero admissions. it's electric. everything from the stacking trains to the short trains, they are the most modern and most efficient when it comes to moving cargo. that is important for not only the environment but also where we need to be for efficiency in moving cargo. this terminal will really be state of the art. we have a lot of people really focused on this most modern terminal and when it goes live, there are a lot of people who are thinking about doing similar types of renovations and coming up with new types of operations on their terminals as well. we are a port town and we are proud of that. our city is proud of the port. over the years, we have maybe hit some bumps in the road. but i think we have come a long way. we are on
it will be the most modern and cleanest marine container terminal in the world.verything from the time the vessel reaches the berth to when the cargo reaches the fence line is fully electrified. there are no admissions. one of the amazing things about this operation is what we call an automated guided vehicle. it's completely 100% zero admissions. it's electric. everything from the stacking trains to the short trains, they are the most modern and most efficient when it comes to moving cargo....
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as somebody who is a retired marine myself and who has lived this and watched the marine corps, the marine corps did a significant good-faith amount of work here and i think it is important to recognize that they asked for exception, but a very discrete exception. so the marine corps recommended opening armor and artillery. the marine corps opened a vast number of positions and a degrees exception on infantry and along-range recognition. and that is important. and the concerns that the marine corps raises, the air force and navy, had very similar. so the marine corps was not that far off from everyone else, just the only one that chose to request an exception and that is an important point that gets lost. with regard to the standards, yes, we hear that all of the time. when you look at secretary carter's memo and he has the guiding principles, he talks about the need to make sure we have the right standars and that they are occupational specific and current and operationally relevant and that is the core and the standard of everything that we do. and once we -- that is why it was so import
as somebody who is a retired marine myself and who has lived this and watched the marine corps, the marine corps did a significant good-faith amount of work here and i think it is important to recognize that they asked for exception, but a very discrete exception. so the marine corps recommended opening armor and artillery. the marine corps opened a vast number of positions and a degrees exception on infantry and along-range recognition. and that is important. and the concerns that the marine...
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>> reagan call the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency.ay of my life. i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is why 241 men were killed by terrorists, yet this country wasn't outraged. there were no demonstrations, no marches. little outcry. the reason? within 48 hours of the bombing, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island which measures only 12 miles by 21 miles. grenada's population is about 110,000, roughly the size of cedar rapids, iowa. >> there's a coup, allegedly a communist coup, and reagan seizes on this to stage an invasion. >> the united states received an urgent formal request to assist in a joint effort to restore order and democracy on the island of grenada. >> an american fruit carrier was passing by on its way to lebanon. so all they did was turn that combat ready ship into grenada. >> marines took control of grenada's airports and began broadcasting a soothing message. >> your cooperation will e
>> reagan call the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency.ay of my life. i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is why 241 men were killed by terrorists, yet this country wasn't outraged. there were no demonstrations, no marches. little outcry. the reason? within 48 hours of the bombing, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island which...
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agnes: in the marine corps work. we -- marine corps work. we looked at attrition rates for women and how many women you would need to bring in to keep the infantry at the same level. we found it's less than 1% of the overall personnel budget. again, this -- i think there's this misconception that it will be very expensive. and that mirrors what the other services had found, too. kimberly: less than 1% of the overall personnel budget. what are we talking? p juliet: it was very small. agnes: it was very small. kimberly: tens of millions? agnes: yeah. i'm not sure. it was overall in the scheme it was very small. kimberly: sir. >> david porter. kimberly: we can't hear you. >> david porter with the association of global auto makers. we know oftentimes that policy decisions are not made in a vacuum. clearly there's demonstrable evidence as we discussed today why women should be in combative forces. can we talk a little bit from a historical perspective? we raised the issues of physical standards. how much such as title 9 were shaping the ability o
agnes: in the marine corps work. we -- marine corps work. we looked at attrition rates for women and how many women you would need to bring in to keep the infantry at the same level. we found it's less than 1% of the overall personnel budget. again, this -- i think there's this misconception that it will be very expensive. and that mirrors what the other services had found, too. kimberly: less than 1% of the overall personnel budget. what are we talking? p juliet: it was very small. agnes: it...
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,, k-p-i-x five's cate cauguir went to the marine mammal cr in marin y, to find out wh >>> welcome back. there is a growing number of sake sea lions washing up on california beaches. we went to marin county to find out what is going to. >> we are basically at capacity. we are having a hards time fitting more animals into our pools. >> reporter: rescued by the marine mammal center last week after being found on highway 37, most found starving and emaciated. nearly 80 young sea lion pups are being treated, 4 times the average they see normally this time of year. the marine mammal center said el nino is partly to blame. >> we have had extremely warm water off the california coast causing the prey fish to go farther out to sea, so the mothers were unable to find enough food to feed their pups. >> reporter: and it has more than double the elephant seal pups and four times the harbor seals than typically seen this time of year, also displaced by el nino. >> our biggest challenge is the cost and the thousands pounds of fish that we have to purchase every day. >> reporter: kpix 5.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,, k-p-i-x five's cate cauguir went to the marine mammal cr in marin y, to find out wh >>> welcome back. there is a growing number of sake sea lions washing up on california beaches. we went to marin county to find out what is going to. >> we are basically at capacity. we are having a hards time fitting more animals into our pools. >> reporter: rescued by the marine mammal center last week after being found on highway 37, most found starving and emaciated....
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her -- marines deployed her to iraq for a year.he two had spoken only spradsly over the decades, soledad, living in north carolina, had a big favor to ask of katherine living in san diego. come and raise my two kids while i'm gone. it was a mission this marin couldn't turn down. >> put some stuff in storage and i had two cats at the time. i packed them up. and we all three drove. >> it was so amazing that she said, sure, i'll do that. >> reporter: soledad still can't thank katherine enough for what she did. during a time of war she gave a mother and a marin peace of mind. >> having a sleepover. >> reporter: but katherine says, it was she who really got something out of it. >> says that i helped her and it's like, i think you really saved my life. it was just from doing that, gave me a whole new purpose. >> reporter: a gift, you could say, that just keeps giving. in addition to all that katherine does, she also helps administer a number of private facebook groups for veterans in which thousands of them can gather and check on each o
her -- marines deployed her to iraq for a year.he two had spoken only spradsly over the decades, soledad, living in north carolina, had a big favor to ask of katherine living in san diego. come and raise my two kids while i'm gone. it was a mission this marin couldn't turn down. >> put some stuff in storage and i had two cats at the time. i packed them up. and we all three drove. >> it was so amazing that she said, sure, i'll do that. >> reporter: soledad still can't thank...
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you are a marine patrol headed , a name youlage don't remember.ion under the control of the viet cong. somewhere out there in the dense jungle, they may be hiding. at any moment, you may come across them. viet cong or refugees? if viet cong, you know what to do. but if refugees, what? what do you do with these people who want out? refugees who have had enough of the enemy from within. your job when you encounter them refugees.e of these to bring them to a place where they can be safe, where they can learn to believe in life again. there are more than 500,000 refugees. 1.5 million in total. ♪ five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the eye-core. seekeds of peasants protection from the vietcong. an example of interservice resulted when a call was received to lift out a large group of refugees who were caught in the middle of a fierce firefight between the marines and the viet cong forces. they run for assistance. it is your job, the job of the marines, to bring these people to camps with the republic of viet cong will provide for the imm
you are a marine patrol headed , a name youlage don't remember.ion under the control of the viet cong. somewhere out there in the dense jungle, they may be hiding. at any moment, you may come across them. viet cong or refugees? if viet cong, you know what to do. but if refugees, what? what do you do with these people who want out? refugees who have had enough of the enemy from within. your job when you encounter them refugees.e of these to bring them to a place where they can be safe, where...
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>>jeff bush: the marine mammal center said and in the conditions of the pacific ocean has forced the fifth animal use the e to go someplace else and that started in the wild as a result hundreds of animals phil the cages and the pull of the marine mammal center the testicles are branded them in daily because they simply don't have enough to eat out in the ocean the ones affected are the sea lions and elephants seals dr. sean johnson is a league veteran and at the center and said the animals are starving because their main food source is scarce and that is the and animals to which for them to survive in the wild and the events lead to the rescue is of as a loving way daily to keep track of the progress the to to feed the animals more than a thousand pounds of fish a day and with more patients come in the number is sure to grow. >>jeff bush: scientists and is unclear how long these conditions will be in effect in the pacific ocean they say they're going to expect a more marine mammals come into the center as a result. >>pam moore: they're looking for the driver of the vehicle of title
>>jeff bush: the marine mammal center said and in the conditions of the pacific ocean has forced the fifth animal use the e to go someplace else and that started in the wild as a result hundreds of animals phil the cages and the pull of the marine mammal center the testicles are branded them in daily because they simply don't have enough to eat out in the ocean the ones affected are the sea lions and elephants seals dr. sean johnson is a league veteran and at the center and said the...
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marines --lucca served hundreds of missions were being injured.tain is the stilling her with one of the highest military honors. thousands of migrants in greece have applied for asylum. their claims will have to be checked. that could slow return rates into turkey. the bbc has more. correspondent: this is the main detention camp on lesbos for migrants. we found a group of mainly men that have main fans been protesting. some science say "if you deport us, we die." others say "freedom." we understand most people taking part in the protest are pakistani. i did see one time that said afghan. one volunteer that has been working in the migrant camp says she knows many of the men, and they do have legitimate claims for asylum. they are worried those claims will not be considered and they might be deported for turkey. they are shouting "freedom." this is a peaceful protest. the riot police are standing by, but it's calm. it is people trying to express fear and worries. there are people from syria in the cap that have applied for asylum and expect those ap
marines --lucca served hundreds of missions were being injured.tain is the stilling her with one of the highest military honors. thousands of migrants in greece have applied for asylum. their claims will have to be checked. that could slow return rates into turkey. the bbc has more. correspondent: this is the main detention camp on lesbos for migrants. we found a group of mainly men that have main fans been protesting. some science say "if you deport us, we die." others say...