Tag: Army
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Ramping Up Security To Drive The Taliban Out
The pictures are not as captivating as usual, but still worth looking at. Full Set – HERE
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So The Bear Is Good With A Bo Staff, How Is He With A Rifle?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghgg_fukbvU[/youtube] With a little discipline and practice with a rifle, this bear could hold his own in a U.S. Army drill team. Animals are sure amazing.
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British Sniper Takes Out Five Taliban Insurgents From Over A Mile Away
A few days ago I blogged about the British Army sniper that set a new kill distance record with an Accuracy International L115A3. Well it looks like the British are breeding Universal soldier types, because today some more impressive shooting was in the UK news: A British sniper shot dead five Taliban gunmen in…
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Canadian C7 Rifle Made Out Of Wood
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpgCJWuw5o[/youtube] Very talented guy, I wouldn’t even know where to start. Pretty neat that he made it in parts just like the real rifle. I was pretty impressed to see the detachable ELCAN optic, magazine, and working bolt too. Reminds me of the Wood Glock 19 I posted about a long time ago. More info…
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British Army Sniper Craig Harrison Sets New Record
A British Army sniper has set a new sharpshooting distance record by killing two Taliban machinegunners in Afghanistan from more than a mile away. Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots — even though they were 3,000ft beyond the most effective range of his rifle. The distance to…
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Army Warrior Transition Units
The New York Times has a heartbreaking report on the Army Warrior Transition Units: For many soldiers, they have become warehouses of despair, where damaged men and women are kept out of sight, fed a diet of powerful prescription pills and treated harshly by noncommissioned officers. Because of their wounds, soldiers in Warrior Transition Units…