Table of Contents
To Protect and Defend 4
U.S. Marines 6
First to Fight 7
Marines by 7s 8
Careers in the Marines 10
Marine Corps in the 20th Century 12
Iwo Jima 14
Becoming a Marine 16
Contents of a Marine Recruit's Seabag 18
The Crucible: A Rite of Passage 20
Equipping the Marines 22
The MV-22B Osprey 26
Beyond the Battlefield 28
Marine Special Operations 30
U.S. Air Force 32
Fast, Faster, Fastest 33
The 1-2-3s of Becoming an Airman 34
Weapons 36
Today's Air Force 38
Working the Sky and Space 40
The Air Force in 3s 42
Bombers of World War II 44
Fighters and Aces in World War II 46
The "Torture Chamber" 48
Becoming a Pilot 50
Operation Enduing Freedom 52
The Air Force in 7s 54
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 56
U.S. Army 58
America's Soldiers 59
The Army in 3s 61
Army Weapons 62
The Abrams Tank 64
A Ready Soldier 66
Battle of the Bulge, World War II 68
Then and Now 70
Operation Iraqi Freedom 72
Working in the Army 74
D-Day 76
K-9s 78
The Army in 1s 80
Special Operations Forces 82
U.S. Navy 84
World Class Personnel and Fleet 85
Aircraft Carriers: Rules of the Sea 86
Aircraft Carrier Strike Group 88
On Land and at Sea 90
Flying High in the U.S. Navy 92
Boot Camp! Training Sailors 95
Becoming a Seal 96
Life at Sea 98
Into the Deep: Submarines 100
Naval Weapons 102
Counting by 11s 104
Attack on Pearl Harbor 106
Midway: A Decisive Battle 108
Index 110
