Opening in theatres this Friday from director/producer Peter Berg, Universal Pictures, Film 44 and Hasbro comes the invasion with “Battleship”. This film tells the story of Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch), a naval weapons officer assigned to the U.S.S. John Paul Jones. A rogue who is always in the middle of trouble brother Commander Stone Hopper (Alexander Skarsgard) tries to keep him in check. Another person who accepts Hopper is his love Sam (Brooklyn Decker), which would be fantastic if her father wasn’t Admiral Shane (Liam Neeson). Heading out for RIMPAC off the coast of Hawaii for naval games the unthinkable happens. After sending a signal to a planet discovered by skywatchers, what comes back in reply is an unexpected invasion. Surrounded by a force field the only way they can fight is come together with commanded Lt. Hopper. Joining the new captain is Petty Officer Raikes (Rihanna), Boatswain Mate Ord (Jesse Plemons), Chief Engineer Hiroki (Joji Yoshida), Chief Petty Officer Lynch (John Tui) and from the Japanese fleet Captain Yugi Nagata (Tadanobu Asano).
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the nuclear threat
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celebrating armed forces day
“The heritage of freedom must be guarded as carefully in peace as it was in war. Faith, not suspicion, must be the key to our relationships. Sacrifice, not selfishness, must be the eternal price of liberty. Vigilance, not appeasement, is the byword of living freedoms. Our Armed Forces in 1950— protecting the peace, building for security with freedom—are “Teamed for Defense ...” — General Omar N. Bradley Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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celebrating camp pendleton
Names such as Tarawa and Lejeune are seen on street signs or in housing areas throughout Marine Corps’ Installations, but some may wonder where Camp Pendleton’s unfamiliar camp names originated. When explorers discovered modern-day Camp Pendleton, it was common for Catholic missionaries to name points of arrival or rest stops for the patron saint whose holy day coincides with the time they arrived. A majority of Camp Pendleton locations can be traced to these Spanish padres and voyagers who traveled to Southern California in the late 18th century.
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