Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
The Corps is working on an advanced reconnaissance drone that will be launched out the back of the MV-22 Osprey
The air-launched drone has a maximum range of 165 nautical miles and a 100 nautical mile range with a 10 minute loiter time on station.
The Marine Corps has been looking at Israel’s Iron Dome to boost air defense
The Marine Corps has considered a JLTV and 7-ton truck mounted version of the Iron Dome system.
Marines experiment with ‘mini-carriers’ for their stealthy fighters
The amphibious assault ship Wasp traversed the South China Sea with 10 F-35Bs parked on the deck.
Climate change threatens to block Marines’ access to the sea
Two of the Corps' large amphibious training bases are threatened by rising waters and future storm damage.
Marines prep to hit the beach (but need more ships from the Navy)
A maintenance backlog and procurement delays for amphibious ships and connectors threaten to hamper the Corps’ ability to fight at sea and prepare itself to confront a rising China.
To fight drone swarms, the Corps wants a battle drone that can kill other drones
The Corps says it is looking at drones that can kill other drones to bolster the Corps’ air defense capabilities.
Here are some of the tactical drones the Marine Corps wants in 2020
The Corps is pumping more money into its fleet of small tactical drones than it has in the past two years combined.
The Corps wants to boost the LAV’s firepower with precision missiles or swarming kamikaze drones
The Corps has been making steady upgrades to one of its oldest tactical vehicles.
Thousands of Marines, soldiers to rehearse expansive Pacific fight in new amphibious exercise
The exercise will encompass amphibious operations and even feature U.S. soldiers working aboard Navy ships.
