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Watch an Army marksman split a playing card in half with a pistol shot
Summary List PlacementBy and large, anyone who has worn the uniform for longer than a day should be a good enough shot to hit a target at the range. But when it comes to being a US Army Marksman, your...
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One of Afghanistan's deadliest pilots faces new threats after Pentagon...
Summary List PlacementAfghan attack helicopter pilot, Maj. Mohammed Naiem Asadi, 32, and his family, had been approved for asylum in the United States. Yet, the decision was recently reversed.Based on...
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How militaries actually use automatic weapons in combat
Summary List PlacementOne of the most common misconceptions about firearms you may come across involves the appropriate use, and value of, automatic weapons.If action movies and TV shows are to be...
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Russia's "Terminator" armored vehicles are neat but unnecessary
Summary List PlacementThe Russian BMP-T, nicknamed the "Terminator," was a design first conceived about 30 years ago after Russia's disastrous foray into Chechnya. Now, Russia is testing eight...
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How to become a Raider: Everything you've wanted to know about Marine Special...
Summary List PlacementMarine Special Operations Command, better known as MARSOC, officially came into existence on February 24, 2006. The institution of MARSOC and the Marine Raiders was the result of...
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A new warrant officer program shows the Navy is betting big on its refueling...
Summary List PlacementIn a little-noted press release on December 9, the Navy announced a new Warrant Officer program.The program will train some 450 Aerial Vehicle Operators, or AVOs, under the new...
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How Navy SEALs outsmarted the hunter-killer dolphins trained to protect Navy...
Summary List PlacementI was a platoon commander with reserve UDT-22 (Underwater Demolition Team 22) in Little Creek, Virginia in June of 1980. I had been promoted to lieutenant (SEAL) following a...
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The Marines are turning to suppressors to make their rifles quieter and their...
Summary List PlacementThe US Marine Corps is set to distribute 30,000 suppressors to its infantry, reconnaissance, and special operations forces by 2023.In 2015, the Marines began a two-year study in...
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Why prisoners at Guantanamo actually should get COVID-19 vaccinations
Summary List PlacementOn January 27, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Terry Adirim announced that the Pentagon would vaccinate some 40 detainees at GITMO...
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How Tom Brady got bitten by a military dog
Summary List PlacementTom Brady has accomplished a lot in his long NFL career.On Sunday night, he won his seventh Super Bowl crown, which is more than any single team has accomplished. And he did so at...
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The Navy was able to deliver an F-35 engine to an aircraft carrier at sea for...
Summary List PlacementAccording to a recent story published in Naval News, for the first time, the power module for the F-35C Lightning II multirole combat aircraft has been delivered by a CMV-22B...
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How an unusual World War II submarine raid may have influenced the Navy SEALs
Summary List PlacementFive sailors with black shoe polish on their faces peer over the shoulder of Engineman 3rd Class Hatfield as he connects the wires to the crude pressure-switch detonator wedged...
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3 things you might not know about the vaunted F-15 fighter jet
Summary List PlacementThe Mcdonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and its subsequent variants have served as America's workhorse intercept fighters for over 40 years.For a short time, it seemed as though the F-15...
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3 things you didn't know about the legendary SR-71 spy plane
Summary List PlacementBefore the advent of stealth aircraft, the US military had a very different approach on how to operate its planes in contested airspace. That approach could be summarized in two...
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The Army is looking for a new vehicle to carry soldiers over harsh Arctic...
Summary List PlacementAs the Arctic ice is receding and Russian and Chinese projection of power in the region increases, the need for upgrading the military's all-terrain vehicles is apparent.With the...
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79 years ago, Japan suffered its first setback of WWII in a battle that...
Summary List PlacementIn the spring of 1942, things weren't going well for the Allies, especially for the Americans in the Pacific. After the crippling sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese...
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Why the M1911 pistol is still so popular 110 years after the US military...
Summary List PlacementThe 1911, or M1911, or the M1911A1 likely places first in a competition of the world's most popular pistol. It served the United States from 1911 to 1985.Along the way, it fought...
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The Army is getting new air-defense weapons to deal with deadlier threats...
Summary List PlacementIn an effort to update and upgrade its air defense systems, the US Army delivered the first four operational Stryker anti-aircraft vehicles.The 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense...
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AK-47 vs. AK-74: How Russia's workhorse rifles stack up
Summary List PlacementMikhail Kalashnikov, a simple tank sergeant, changed the world when he created the AK-47.The AK-47 has become the most prolific infantry assault rifle on the planet. I'm not...
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Russian snipers are still learning from a legendary Stalingrad marksman
Summary List PlacementAnyone who has seen the Hollywood epic about the Battle of Stalingrad, "Enemy at the Gates" knows the famous Soviet sniper Vasily Zaytsev.Although the film took artistic liberties...
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