US marines in Northern Australia : strategic benefits with social costs di Bateman, Sam

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Seroconversions for Coxiella and Rickettsial Pathogens among US Marines Deployed to Afghanistan, 2001–2010 di Christina M. Farris, Nhien Pho, Todd E. Myers, Allen L. Richards

“...We assessed serum samples from 1,000 US Marines deployed to Afghanistan during 2001–2010 to find evidence of 4 rickettsial pathogens. ...”
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Cohort profile: a migratory cohort study of US Marines who train in Australia di Daniel Kim, Bart J Currie, Ryan C Maves, Jeffrey Ellis, Brian L Pike, Alyssa Chan-Cuzydlo, Dustin J Harrison, Mark Mayo, Mark G Salvador, William R Hulsey, Joseph Azzarello, William King-Lewis, Jessica Nicole Smith, Barbara Rodriguez, James V Lawler, Kevin L Schully

“...Purpose In 2012, US Marines and Sailors began annual deployments to Australia to participate in joint training exercises with the Australian Defence Force and other partners in the region. ...”
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The 300 Marines: characterizing the US Marines with perfect scores on their physical and combat fitness tests di David P. Looney, Adam W. Potter, Erica A. Schafer, Erica A. Schafer, Christopher L. Chapman, Christopher L. Chapman, Karl E. Friedl

“...Few US Marines earn perfect 300 scores on both their Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT). ...”
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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers di S. G. Malkin

“...Building on a wide array of primary sources, presented both by the works of military experts, direct participants in various counterinsurgency operations in the colonies, as well as by the teaching materials and field manuals of the US Marine Corps, the author traces the evolution of this concept which implied establishment of external management and/or control through military and police measures. ...”
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Physical performance and body composition reference values for modern US Marine Corps women di Adam W Potter, Lyndsey J Nindl, Lara D Soto, Angie Pazmino, David P Looney, William J Tharion, Karl E Friedl, Danielle M Arcidiacono

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Investigation of a credible report by a US Marine on the location of the missing Peking Man fossils di Lee R. Berger, Wu Liu, Xiujie Wu

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Predictive utility of commercial grade technologies for assessing musculoskeletal injury risk in US Marine Corps Officer candidates di Matthew B. Bird, Kristen J. Koltun, Qi Mi, Mita Lovalekar, Brian J. Martin, Tim L. A. Doyle, Bradley C. Nindl

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Circumference-Based Predictions of Body Fat Revisited: Preliminary Results From a US Marine Corps Body Composition Survey di Adam W. Potter, William J. Tharion, Lucas D. Holden, Lucas D. Holden, Angie Pazmino, Angie Pazmino, Angie Pazmino, David P. Looney, Karl E. Friedl

“...This study compared an abdominal circumference-focused method of percent body fat estimation (AC %BF) to a criterion method of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and a comparative assessment with bioelectrical impedance (BIA), in younger (≤30 years) and older (>age 30 years) physically fit (meeting/exceeding annual US Marine Corps fitness testing requirements) men and women.Methods: Fit healthy US Marines (430 men, 179 women; 18–57 years) were assessed for body composition by DXA (iDXA, GE Lunar), anthropometry, and BIA (Quantum IV, RJL Systems).Results: Compared to DXA %BF, male AC %BF underestimated for both ≤30 and >30 years age groups (bias, -2.6 ± 3.7 and -2.5 ± 3.7%); while female AC %BF overestimated for both ≤30 and >30 years age groups (2.3 ± 4.3 and 1.3 ± 4.8%). ...”
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Unsupervised Clustering Techniques Identify Movement Strategies in the Countermovement Jump Associated With Musculoskeletal Injury Risk During US Marine Corps Officer Candidates School di Matthew B. Bird, Qi Mi, Kristen J. Koltun, Mita Lovalekar, Brian J. Martin, AuraLea Fain, Angelique Bannister, Angelito Vera Cruz, Tim L. A. Doyle, Bradley C. Nindl

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PTSI Final Report: Transforming the Psychological Health System of Care in the US Military, Chapter 3: US Marine Corps: Building a comprehensive coordinated psychological health system di Quaadgras, Anne, Kaplan, Ken, Glasmeier, Amy

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Trends in Meningococcal Disease in the United States Military, 1971–2010 di Michael P. Broderick, Dennis J. Faix, Christian J. Hansen, Patrick J. Blair

“...Incidences among 17- to 19-year-old basic trainees and among US Marines were significantly higher than among comparison military populations (p<0.05). ...”
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Diplomatic visits of commodore M. Perry to Liu Chui island in 1852 and 1853 and its international repercussions di Oleksandr Naboka

“...For a long time the local governor has been dragging out the negotiations process, but he had to agree to the US’ terms, after the US marines seized his palace up. The United States had an opportunity to trade on Liu Chui Island, purchase the coal for their ships, so as they got freedom of movement across its territory. ...”
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Clinical and functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae among young marines – a panel studyResearch in context di Chad K. Porter, Charmagne G. Beckett, Elizabeth Cooper, Lindsey White, David Wallace, Silvia Jakubski, David Boulifard, Megan Schilling, Peifang Sun, Jan Marayag, Amethyst Marrone, Edgar O. Nunez-Hernandez, Sindhu Vangeti, Clare Miller, Yongchao Ge, Irene Ramos, Carl Goforth, Stuart C. Sealfon, Andrew G. Letizia

“...Methods: We used a cohort of US Marines from a previous longitudinal, prospective observational study of acute SARS-CoV-2, most of whom were enrolled prior to infection. ...”
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Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications di Marc Keefer, Joe Walsh, Kent Adams, Mike Climstein, Chad Harris, Mark DeBeliso

“...Within the parameters of this investigation, Tactical MA (i.e., aging US Marines) enjoy a similar beneficial BMI as other North American MA....”
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High precision but systematic offset in a standing bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) di Adam W Potter, Lyndsey J Nindl, Lara D Soto, Angie Pazmino, David P Looney, William J Tharion, Jasmine A Robinson-Espinosa, Karl E Friedl

“...Volunteers included fit non-obese active duty US Marines (480 men; 315 women), assessed by DXA and the two BIA systems. ...”
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Testosterone status following short‐term, severe energy deficit is associated with fat‐free mass loss in U.S. Marines di Claire E. Berryman, Holly L. McClung, John J. Sepowitz, Erin Gaffney‐Stomberg, Arny A. Ferrando, James P. McClung, Stefan M. Pasiakos

“...In this secondary analysis, 68 male US Marines (mean ± SD, 24.6 ± 2.4 y) were dichotomized by testosterone concentration (< or ≥ 10.5 nmol/L as determined from a single blood sample collected between 0600–0630 after an 8–10 h overnight fast by automated immunoassay) following 7 days of near complete starvation (~300 kcal consumed/d, ~85% energy deficit) during Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training. ...”
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Arctic floor / di Aitken, Mark

“...Ex-US Marine hero, Gerry Galen is caught in the middle of a lethal international battle for control of the Arctic's massive oil deposits in a high-octane new thriller guaranteed to get your heart racing - move over Matthew Reilly...”

Articulating Power Through the Parochial: The 1956 Armenian Church Election in Lebanon di Tsolin Nalbantian

“...Instead, I argue that it is an opening to observe American-Soviet state competition for political influence in the region outside of the conventional case studies of the 1958 US marine intervention in Lebanon and the American government’s inability to prevent the Soviet suppression in Hungary in the aftermath of the Tripartite Aggression in Egypt in October 1956. ...”
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Collaborative Research Between Student Veterans and Faculty in Higher Education di Jocelyn Chua

“...A civilian anthropologist faculty member and a then-undergraduate student and veteran of the US Marine Corps, the co-authors draw on our experiences working together on a 6-month exploratory ethnographic research project to detail the process and consider its implications, both scholarly and personal.  ...”
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