Category: War

  • Too FAT to FIGHT

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    From the ArmyTimes: According to the latest Pentagon figures, a full 35 percent, or more than one-third, of the roughly 31.2 million Americans aged 17 to 24 are unqualified for military service because of physical and medical issues. And, said Curt Gilroy, the Pentagon’s director of accessions, “the major component of this is obesity. We…

  • Conflict in Pakistan

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    Pakistan army soldiers board into a vehicle as they leave after attending funeral prayer of their comrade Nadeem Moeen-ud-Din, who was killed in the Saturday’s helicopter crashed, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Lots more amazing photographs at The Boston Globe – HERE

  • Apocalypse Meow

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    Also known in Japan as “Cat Shit One”, this animated series is scheduled for release in early 2010 … It looks pretty awesome [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOAPKxqutv8[/youtube] The series follows three American soldiers (Rabbits) in the Vietnam War named Bota, Perky and Rats. All three are in the recon team called Cat Shit One. Each mission shows the…

  • Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay

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    The Defense Department announced today the services’ implementation plans to provide retroactive stop loss special pay.  Active, reserve and former service members who had their enlistment extended or retirement suspended due to stop loss are eligible for this special pay, if they served on active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009. Service…

  • Photos from Afghanistan (October 2009)

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    During a firefight with Taliban militants U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie, of Washington, Ind. with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines sprints down an irrigation canal to a location to launch his rocket in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked the Marines on patrol using…

  • Use of the AR-15 in Dirty / Dusty Environments

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    If you have been watching the news or reading any of the online forums lately, it would have been hard to miss all the talk about the M4 carbine and its “failure” in Afghanistan. I had a number of thoughts on this topic and had a draft written up for an article I was going…