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- Expedition 30 Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk
This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, was taken during a spacewalk on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment in preparation for replacing it in 2012 with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2, they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Marines
Gunny Time
Ah, time for a little clip from The Gunny.
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Marines are Everywhere
When I first started getting interested in history I gravitated toward the stories of World War II. Watching Victory at Sea, The World at War, and so on. As I grew into my teens and started to really have to … Continue reading
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Faith. Trust. Loyalty.
Faith. Trust. Loyalty. It is something that is earned, and has a different meaning for those that have earned that EGA, than it’s meaning to the rest of America.
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Has it been a while yet?
I think it has been a while since I posted any gratuitous Marine Corps footage. Here’s a little Force Recon action for you….
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A Different View Point
A little bit of a different view into the Marine Corps Ball. No commentary from me, draw your own conclusions from this one.
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Marine B-Day Celebrations
The season for the Marine Corps balls have been upon us for a while now. Today though is the official celebration. 236 years of history and tradition. As is traditional Go Daddy has a well done, multi media presentation for … Continue reading
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Smedley Butler
In the history of the Marine Corps there are a few legendary figures that all young Marines learn about from their earliest days at Boot Camp, or OCS. Figures such as Chesty Puller, Dan Daily, and Smedley Butler. The following … Continue reading
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What Happens when…
you take a bunch of 17-22 year olds, stick them in a place with limited distractions, and not keep them busy? Well it use to be we would find ways to entertain ourselves. I remember some rather creative scorpion fights … Continue reading
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15 Sep 11
This afternoon a living Marine will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor | Sgt. Dakota Meyer.
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15 SEP 50
61 years ago, at a time when many professionals argued that amphibious landings were a thing of the past, MacArthur launched the Inchon landings. Historical photos, and commentary can be found here. As long as there are coastlines to serve … Continue reading
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