#Marine Squadron

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it went well

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The Battle of Manila

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"Blacksheep in Alaska"

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Le Capitaine John F. Adams du Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB 231) sur son Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless – Guerre du Pacifique – Ile Dalop – Atoll de Majuro – Iles Marshall – Août 1944

©National Archives and Records Administration - 80-G-401047

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20 for Coomer please?

20. What-ifs/Alternate Timelines

Imagine if you will a man made entirely out of What If scenarios. That man is Dr. Harold Coomer. He's had a lifetime full of choices that he's had to endure the consequences of, but perhaps the most pressing-- what if he'd been more assertive of his wants and needs in his first marriage? His then-wife had a habit of loving the man he had the potential to be instead of the person that he was. He was so smitten that it was easy to convince him that he was making sacrifices for his benefit instead of giving up things he liked about himself to be a person she liked. By the time she realized the error of her ways, he'd already been pressured into giving up his "dangerous" dream of being a professional boxer, lost years of his life to earning a Ph.D and mountains of student debt, and committed to a job that would strand the both of them on a lab compound in the middle of nowhere.

When she left, she told him she'd already caused so much unhappiness in his life that she couldn't bear to tie him down any further, but maybe she could have, y'know, stayed to help clean up her mess instead breaking his heart in one last act of "for your own good". If he'd been willing to take a look at where his dreams clashed with hers and talked it out instead of going where her whims blew him, they could have been happy together for a long time.

Ah, but then what would become of Bubby...?

[titanomancy]

Beaky bikers.

Beakers.

[casside-sionnach]

Space: Above and Beyond SABB The SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet ("Hammerhead") is the main-stay of the Marine Corps. Their SCRAM engines enable them to fly in an atmosphere and in the almost complete vacuum of space. Following in the modular design of aircraft of the late 20th century, Hammerheads can be adapted for normal combat, search and rescue, and possibly other missions. The canopies of the craft are also detachable allowing docking with space platforms. Systems that are known to exist in the Hammerheads include LIDAR (Laser Infrared Detection And Ranging), HUD (Heads-Up Display) and ODP (Optical Disk Playback). The 58th Squadron, also known as the "Wild Cards" is a United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry squadron, assigned to the 5th Wing. The 58th was formed in 2063, from recruits who graduated from the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Recruitment Depot in Loxley, Alabama. The newly formed 58th were vital in delaying a Chig fleet from attacking Earth until reinforcements arrived from Groombridge-34. The 58th Squadron, assigned to the carrier USS SARATOGA were on the forefront of several major battles in the Chig War * Triva: Full-scale models of the "Hammerhead" fighters used in the series were created in Australia at RAAF Base Williamtown. An unverified report stated that, while they were being stored on board the freighter before shipping, crewmen from a Russian freighter were caught taking pictures of them after mistakenly thinking they were a new kind of advanced U.S. tactical fighter.

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Avengers/Defenders war by Paco Medina

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Why did Hyperion end up decapitating Namor? I thought Hyperion was supposed to be a fairly straightforward Superman expy?

During the Time Runs Out: Incursions event by Hickman universes were colliding and had to be destroyed or earth 616 would be destroyed, the universe/planet Hyperion and the Squadron Supreme were on was next to collide with Earth, but because there was living people there many of the Illuminati thought instead of blowing this plant up like the other dead ones, they would contact the hero team they were watching and see if there was a way to save both planets. However they had no way to fix the issue.

The Illuminati and the Squadron Supreme fought, and in the end because T'Challa couldn't kill a world, Namor picks up the anti-matter bomb and detonates Hyperion's world.

(New Avengers (2013) #16-22)

So the Hyperion in Squadron Supreme (2016) is not the Hyperion of Earth-4290001 (Incursions), instead he was from Earth-13034, the Squadron in this series is made up from members across different universes, which means different personalities, and that's why the Hyperion you are probably thinking of (Earth-712) was the one that's basically Marvel's Superman expy.

So why would Hyperion who is not of the world that Namor killed want to kill Namor? He was just the muscle, it was Doctor Spectrum who wanted Namor dead for killing her world (Earth-4290001) during the Incursions. She's the one who kicks Namor's head after he is decapitated. Squadron Supreme (2016) #1. She had somehow escaped the Incursion destruction at the last minute and is the only survivor of that earth. However because many people don't realize that the Hyperion of Incursions isn't the Hyperion that kills Namor they just think that it's Hyperion getting revenge.

While Doctor Spectrum has a valid reason to want 616 Namor dead, all the others rationalized it as "Well even tho THIS Namor didn't hurt us personally, we know he could have so it's better to put him down." It's just very stupid imo, but then again Hyperion being able to cut off Namor's head with laser eyes is stupid too since Namor's skin/durability is very strong and he could have shaken that off, but again, it's comics and they had a plot and that's what they wanted to write even if it meant ignoring characteristics.

So basically, it's a mess of different reality Hyperions that people get confused about very easily because comics are confusing.

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This is probably way off topic, but I was wondering if Rachel chose the Marines because of Bill or because she wanted to be an aviator for the Marines? I know Naval Aviators get to fly a lot more than the Marines do. I figured she would’ve just followed Tom’s footsteps.

Hey nonnie! Rachel hasn't actually joined up yet but she does want to fly in the Marines. She's a bit of a daddy's girl.

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reading all marvel comics in order of release day 1 continued

Marvel Mystery Comics 1939 #2

The Human Torch - it exists. after origin story, settling into the standard superhero routine of fighting villains. this era loves car racing.

The Angel - this guy straight up has no idea what hes doing. hes just fighting people and figuring out whats going on afterwards

Submariner - Namors kind of just a dick??? his design seems really hermes inspired tho so that cool

Masked Raider - idk if westerns were new and interesting at the time but i cannot get into it. the plotline would be interesting as a modern crime show tho, with the whole undercover infiltration plotline

American Ace - this feels like very on the nose social commentary

Death Bird Squadron - The Angel in short story format fights nazis

Adventures of Ka Zar the Great - man negotiates a hostage situation between an ape and a lion. the entire thing is his own fault.

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AV-8B from the famed Blacksheep Squadron aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard - March 2016

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Fairey Albacore Mk I du 820 Naval Air Squadron opérant au large d'Alger depuis le porte-avions HMS Formidable – Opération Torch – Campagne d'Afrique du Nord – Novembre 1942

Photographe : Royal Navy official photographer

©Imperial War Museums - TR 296