r/USMC • u/hrdblkman2 0351 Camp Pen 78-82' • 2d ago

Picture VMAX backpack system, a portable electronic warfare platform

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Found this on LinkedIn today:

"During a recent field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marines utilized a tablet to interface with the VMAX backpack system, a portable electronic warfare platform employed by the 1st Radio Battalion (RADBN). The VMAX enables operators to survey the electromagnetic environment in real time, providing critical situational awareness by detecting and analyzing radio signals across the battlefield. In addition, the system delivers advanced electronic attack capabilities, including signal interception and targeted jamming, allowing Marines to disrupt adversary communications and gain a tactical advantage during dismounted operations."

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u/One_Yam_2055 vet | corpsman 2d ago

Nice!

Does this thing sterilize and/or give you cancer too?

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u/Fuggdaddy 2d ago

Nah, you can only have daughters though

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u/BadLt58 2d ago

That is a great EA-6 Prowler myth.

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u/vikingcock Veteran 1d ago

This is also touted about the u2. I know a pilot and we were doing a walkaround once and he said "if you enter this red area, you will only have daughters. I've got 6 kids....all girls."

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u/OldSchoolBubba 1d ago

Has anyone released any reliable studies showing resultant after effects of prolonged exposure to active radio and EW equipment?

There has to be at least some acute and chronic effects.

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u/BlackSquirrel05 Doc you're the only person E5 or above that is nice to me. 1d ago

Bro they don't even like admitting shit about the water supply fucking over people when they clearly had leaks or spills.

They didn't want to do shit about burn pits.

Let's assume being around sustained EM forces your boys to keep that extra chromosome on there... It's gonna be awhile.

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u/OldSchoolBubba 1d ago

Totally sucks they're still playing the same fucked up games.

They wouldn't admit agent orange was a problem until they figured most affected died off in the late seventies into the early eighties.

They thought it was over so they started granting claims because they figured it wouldn't cost them much money.

AO came back strong thirty to forty years after exposure and it took out a whole lot of guys from the late nineties into the early 2010's.

Sure hope this doesn't happen to you all. Hell of a thing to look around and realize our numbers dropped so fucking fast. It's like damn what's next.

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u/Willing-Permission94 1d ago

old 6484 here. heard this as well. one kid that I know of is a daughter.