The Pentagon’s New Super Weapon Is Basically A Weaponized …
WEBJan 11, 2021 · In the 1950s, Jerry Pournelle imagined the military equivalent of the extinction of the dinosaurs. Toiling away as a Boeing operations researcher in the afterglow of the Manhattan Project and the ...
7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What's the difference?
WEBMar 30, 2021 · The 7.62×51 NATO chamber is imperceptibly longer than the .308 Winchester, extending between 0.006 and 0.010 inches beyond the .308 SAAMI specs. This results in a 7.62 case that is ever so ...
7 Phrases You’ll Want To Keep Using After The Military
WEBFeb 8, 2016 · Here are seven phrases from military jargon that you can use to replace your everyday vernacular. 1. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. In civilian vernacular, this translates to: “What the fuck.”. Except ...
US troops will no longer receive that one ribbon everyone gets
WEBSep 7, 2022 · In this case, a bit of red, yellow, blue and white cloth that just about everyone who has been in the U.S. military since 2001 has received for, well, being in the military. In a memorandum signed ...
Tab or Scroll: When are you officially an Army Ranger? - Task
WEBJun 15, 2021 · In conclusion: Having a Ranger tab ≠ a Ranger, at least according to the 75th Ranger Regiment. “To put all of this another way, the Ranger tab means you graduated a U.S. Army leadership school ...
Everything under the hull of the AbramsX main battle tank - Task …
WEBOct 12, 2022 · Underneath the hull, though, it’s a whole new tank. For the potential AbramsX tankers, it’s a whole new setup. In the current Abrams, the crew consists of a commander, gunner, loader, and ...
The Army has officially fielded the 7.62mm G28/HK417 rifle as the ...
WEBJun 9, 2020 · The Army has officially fielded its new squad designated marksman rifle to a handful of lucky soldiers, the service announced last week.. Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ...
Air Force pilots explain why the F-22 Raptor is a ‘beast’ in aerial …
WEBMay 12, 2022 · Retired Air Force Col. Terry “Stretch” Scott found that out during his time flying the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force’s fifth-generation fighter designed to kick down the door of enemy air ...
Army fires Command Sergeant Major of Military District of …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Command Sgt. Major Veronica E. Knapp was relieved on Aug. 8 as a result of an Army 15-6 investigation. Jeff Schogol. Updated on Aug 12, 2024 5:26 PM EDT. Command Sgt. Maj. Veronica E. Knapp was ...
How well do you know the Army’s 14 battle drills? - Task & Purpose
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Battle Drill 6: Enter and clear a room. You’ve likely seen the recruiting commercials or the high-speed scenes in the latest action movie showing a tactical team entering a room and eliminating ...