Here’s something to sight in on. Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, was selected by the Pennsylvania State Police to supply the Aimpoint® Acro P-2 red dot sight to equip their new official duty weapon, Walther PDP Series from Walther Arms, Inc. Built to exceed the demands of professional use, …
These Marines show how snipers proceed in the field, under cover of natural surroundings. Watch how they creep forward, one twig at a time. From B-roll video on DVIDS.
by Jose Campos “Are you being paid to attend this protest?” That’s all it took for the woman to start screaming at me. I asked the question, and she exploded in rage. Then her friends joined in, shredding their vocal cords while venting their fury. I normally write about the Spanish speaking world for Soldier …
“It’s more than putting a bit of grass on your helmet and thinking that’s sufficient camouflage.” Shine, shape, shadow, and more… these are the factors a sniper must consider when working to remain hidden. British Army instructors from 1 Royal Anglian conducted a stalking exercise where six potential snipers aimed to see without being seen. …
Did Allied forces really drop a fake wooden bomb as a joke on German forces in World War II? A story that is often retold by fans of military history has it that German forces built decoy fake wooden airfields to deceive enemy pilots – and that Allied forces, on learning of the plot, retaliated …
by Fred Ganous An Army widow who held the government accountable for her husband’s suicide was awarded $1.7 million to settle a wrongful death claim against the Department of Veterans Affairs. Army veteran Jason Moon contacted the South Bend Vet Center in Indiana in 2020, seeking care for mental health issues. He had served two …
Special Forces candidates test their mettle on the Nasty Nick Obstacle course at the U.S. Army’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. The course was named after legendary Green Beret James “Nick” Rowe. READ MORE: Col. Nick Rowe: Long-Ago Conversations With a Special Forces Legend
A previous Army PsyOps ghost-clown recruiting vid, Ghosts in the Machine, was so offbeat and effective, it tore up the ‘net. The 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) got high props for creeping people out at a whole new level. Now, some of the video’s same characters are back, dancing through the everywhere. Check them out …
As a young second lieutenant in 1943, James Swett embarked on his first combat mission at the age of 22. Within 15 minutes, he was a fighter ace with seven enemy kills to his credit. Swett arrived for duty in February 1943 at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands chain, as a …
“Death, denial, and gobbledegook.” by Susan Katz Keating Yes or no; Да или нет? Did a Russian assassination team inflict the mysterious Havana Syndrome on American targets, as reputable journalists allege; or has an innocent unit been framed, as Moscow would have us believe? To anyone looking for answers, here is one Red flag to …
