Marines sit in the defense and decorate their new home for the next few days. The Marines had assaulted multiple objectives and consolidated to emplace a large defense involving multiple supporting agencies including artillery, close air support, and crew served weapons. Logos on the decorations include “Trump 2020” and “Make the field great again”. During […]
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Photo of the day: Keep you EDC bag close by
Experience and failures have made me always keep my bag close by. When getting into a taxi or Uber I always have my backpack with me, between my legs. Usually, I tie one of the drawstrings from my Pocket Candy La Manga-Tenegui’ to the bag and the other end to my belt as an added […]
Photo of the day: Jumping bundles in Delta
Favorite thing to do, skydiving. Not many commandos had the balls or tenacity to take on a beast like this massive payload. Back in the day this was the thing Shrek would rather be doing other than war. On this particular day, he got creative with this bundle. Not only was this killer load attached […]
Photo of the Day: Rangers Haitian Vacation | Operation Uphold Democracy
September 1994, Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment, Special Forces, SEALs and the aviators of Task Force 160th steam towards Haiti aboard the USS America. The mission was to restore democracy in the impoverished nation of Haiti following a military coup. General Cedras had deposed the democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide back in 1991. Now the […]
Photo of the day | Force Recon Marines team up with Navy SEALs to rehearse ship seizure
ATLANTIC OCEAN U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24), prepare to load onto a rigid-hull inflatable boat to conduct a simulated joint visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 20, 2015. The 26th MEU […]
Far Cry 5: A Gun Guy’s Review
Far Cry 5 is the latest in the Far Cry series. FC5 is a first-person shooter that takes place in Hope County, Montana. This is the first Far Cry game to take place in the good ole’ US of A. You find yourself fighting a crazed cult who believe the end of times is coming. […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Firepower!
So what was it like to fight in the 1990’s as a 0351 Assaultman? Well, if your good with over 150 pounds of gear, fighting in urban terrain with a 72 Kilometer stealthy walk into danger, then this is what it looks like. This a picture of Loadout Room writer Richard Moore and his good […]
Guns In Movies: Smith and Wesson Model 29
You don’t have to be a firearms enthusiast to recognize one of the most iconic guns in movies, the Smith and Wesson Model 29 revolver. History Smith and Wesson first produced a large frame (the 29 utilizes S&W’s N-frame) revolver for the .44 Magnum round in 1955. Two years later, it was given the designation […]
Gallery: United States Navy SEAL Teams
The United States Navy SEALs ( SEa Air Land) are the U.S. Navy’s elite SOF. Today’s SEALs can trace their origins to WWII; the Navy needed a specialist unit for covert beach reconnaissance of potential landing areas. Rear Admiral Richard K. Turner directed the formation of nine Underwater Demolition teams. Nearly 200 troops trained at Waimanalo amphibious […]
22nd MEU force recon platoon completes advanced combat tactics training
CRAWFORDSVILLE, AR, UNITED STATES Staff Sgt. Brian Pittaway, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force reconnaissance platoon team one team leader and native of Annapolis, Md., places a door breach while Staff Sgt. Andreas Owens, team one assistant team leader and native of Hendersonville, N.C., provides security during an assault on a live-fire house during close quarters […]