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What's best is that Rob Riggle is a Major in the Marine Corps reserve and served a tour as a PAO in Afghanistan.  :pushup:

Thucydides: You're absolutely right. These things cost so much and the technology is so complex, it takes decades before the thing even sees the light of day. The Osprey is definitely a great example of how NOT to develop a platform.

The Marine Corps has spent 15 years in development of this vehicle. Yes, it's a great concept, but how much is it worth? Fielding of the MRAP vehicle was delayed, in part, to continue developmental funding of the EFV. Meanwhile, Marines were driving around in Iraq with HMMWVs as they main...

A lot of interesting and thought proovking comment5s here. On the other hand, quite a few are out in left field. Here are my thoughts: What makes a "great army?" Is it an independent field army that fights under its own command? Is it a coalition partner that is part of a larger force? What...

Not an expert on this subject, but I've done quite a bit of reading on Naval history. In terms of nation building and shaping the maritime world, I'd have to say the Royal Navy in the age of sail would have to rank as among the most powerful and influential. "To Rule the Waves: How the British...

Agreed TCBF. At the moment I'm reading (coincidentally) "Life and Fate" by Vassili Grossman, which is a biographical novel of World War II, specifically the campaign for and around Stalingrad, as seen through the lens of the Russians who took part in the battle. One of the underlying themes is...

In any of our previous wars, what this Soldier did would have rated a DSC. He'll probably wind up receiving a Bronze Star with  Combat "V"...

This is a totally inexcusable act and the Marines involved should and will be punished IAW the UCMJ. This is an aberration, nothing more, nothing less. No branch of the service condones or authorizes its members to murder animals. I haven't watched the video and don't need to. I'm on a couple of...

Ft Irwin is about 2 & 1/2 hours driving time west of Las Vegas on I-15.

Fort Irwin runs both force-on-force and live fire training. The OPFOR comes from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Maneuver brigades rotate through Fort Irwin. Currently, the NTC is doing pre-deployment training for units slated for Iraq and Afghanistan. I was just down there in January to...

Back in the 90s, the Army developed a system called the Stingray, which was a directed energy weapon. I had some buddies who went TDY from Fort Riley to White Sands in around 1990 to test it out. It was supposed to interfere with enemy armored vehicles by blinding the crew and knocking out laser...

I just discovered this thread and want to weigh in as a American. There's a lot of ground that's been covered here, so I'll focus on a few core areas. Ron Paul: This guy is a wack job. His opinions about foreign affairs, economics, the role of the Federal government (pretty much everything...

Patrick: I've got some meathooks and haven't ever had any trouble with the P220 slide lock. But I was handling a P229 on Wednesday and couldn't get the darned slide lock to engage. I had to hand the pistol to a guy with smaller digits! Cheers, Mark

Patrick: Have you looked at the Sig Sauer P220? It's one of the best made semi auto pistols around. They're making them now with a variety of trigger packages. This is a very versatile pistol and even my son enjoyed shooting it. I carried one on duty for quite a few years and found it to be as...

Whippet tank from WW 1.

I would echo Tomahawk 6, Grunt. You are soooo close. Once you've got that pension at 20, you'll have it the rest of your life. Everyone has to make their own decisions, but sticking with it is a smart move. Mark

Calling an NCO "sarge" is not acceptable in the US Army and I don't ever recall hearing a Soldier call me that. He he had, I would've made an on the spot correction.

HOO-AH! has been around at least 25 years. We were doing it way back in the 80's and it's still going strong. I always heard the same thing about "Heard, Acknowledged, Understood."

Alright, I'll give in on the southern exposure thing..... ;)

Whoa now, Red Rider! We don't want to burn the White House down. The gummint wouls just raise taxes to fix it up again!  ;D ;D Ya'll are just jealous anyway becaue we got the better viewpoinbt at Niagara Falls.  :cheers: Can't we all just be friends.