A formerly deployed U.S. Marine rifle squad (infantry) leader, a nuclear security and counterterrorism instructor, a tactical (SWAT) team officer in the nuclear industry, and a retired colonel (O-6) in the S.C. Military Dept.; Smith is a military technical consultant for films airing on...
Several of my former commanders in the Navy and Marine Corps have been there for me every step of the way as I struggled, and those I served returned kindness and support to me when I was hurting. A few other Chaplains who had been crushed by the system were also there for me. Howev...
A couple of weeks ago the US Army finally announced the winner of their long running Next Generation Squad Weapon program, selecting the SIG Sauer MCX Spear rifle as the XM5 and the LMG-6.8 as the XM250. The topic of whether this was the right choice and if the 6.8mm round they cham...
Ashburn, Virginia —Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. is gearing up to deliver between 5,000 and 6,000 complete rifle weapon systems to the US Amy, which plans to deploy them as M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles (SDMR). The new HK rifle is a variant of the 7.62 mm G28/HK417. U...
The University of South Carolina has at least19 filmsof the Marine Air Group Two aboard the carrier in 1945. Many of those films are mirrored elsewhere. AGMR-1.com has a very detailedveterans’ pagethat includesdigitized cruise books from 1964 through 1968. ...
The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mmx45mm rifle that used by United States Marine Corps (USMC) forces. The M27 will replace many of the M249 SAW belt-fed light machine guns currently employed at the squad level.The M27 is based on the Heckler & Koch HK416 D16.5RS ...
Riflemen are trained in using theM4 service rifle, M203 grenade launcher, M249 squad automatic weapon, and M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon rockets. They learn to be primary scouts and assault troops. Riflemen are the foundation of the Marine infantry. ...
A US Army prototype squad automatic weapon using cased-telescoped cartridges.,US Army It is also possible that the Army could decide to procure these weapons, but only issue them to select units. During his May testimony, General Milley made this basic argument after suggesting there mig...
In WW2, the United States Marine Corps used Native Americans for tactical communications; the United States Army also made some attempts, though the scale of effort was much smaller. With Native American languages already being an infrequently-spoken language, the USMC Native American code talkers ...
Aside from everything else, expect your night vision scopes to be significantly heavier and a bit bulkier than traditional scopes. Some people I know don’t even like attaching their NVDs until they’re ready to shoot because of the weight making the rifle a bit awkward to carry and handle...