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Gear in the Wild: The right protective gear for safe training

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Ruiz maintains control of Ciro, a military working dog, as the dog attacks Cpl. Matthew Byrd, who is playing the role of an aggressor during training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2017. Ruiz and Byrd are both dog handlers. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz […]

Gear in the Wild: Manning the gun

Marine Corps Sgt Tasheena Aguilera, a Defense Logistics Operations advisor, surveys the road and traffic surrounding her vehicle armed with a mounted M-240 machine gun in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2017. Advisors are actively engaged in equipping the fight against terrorism and assisting in protecting the people of Afghanistan. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. […]

Gear in the Wild: Training in the Gunfighter Gym

U.S. Army Pfc. Cole Burkhead and Pfc. Wyatt Jester, infantrymen assigned to Able Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment “The Rock”, 173rd Airborne Brigade, scan for targets during a demonstration at the Gunfighter Gym in Vicenza, Italy, June 22, 2018. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing […]

Gear in the Wild: Aircraft rescue teams training for the worst

U.S. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct fire containment drills at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The training was conducted in order to maintain proficiency extinguishing aircraft fires in support of the air station’s mission of launching and recovering aircraft. ARFF is a […]

Gear in the Wild: Doorway breaching with Special Operators

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (A) breach a doorway as they prepare to enter and raid the objective during Exercise Flaming Sword in Panevėžsy, Lt., May 20, 2016. Since 2012, Lithuanian SOF has organized Exercise Flaming Sword with NATO SOF and allied Partners. The aim of this exercise is to train […]

Gear in the Wild: The power of concealment

A Special Operations Command sniper attached to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), walks along a ridgeline during a special reconnaissance mission, Feb. 17, 2016, while participating in training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms, urban operations and joint coalition level integration training […]

Choosing between the AR-15 and the AK-47

The debate between AK-47s and AR-15s is perhaps a bit more civil than the digital spats between the likes of Glock fanboys and 1911 historians in your Facebook newsfeed, but there are certainly some similarities. Arguments about stopping power, reliability, and accuracy get touted about by both sides in such generalized and exaggerated ways that […]

Gear in the Wild: An operator and his dog

A dog handler with U.S. Army Special Forces clears a building during a close-quarters battle demonstration for Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Baumholder, Germany, March 9, 2015. The use of military dogs is an efficient way to detect hazardous materials and locate individuals within a structure. Image courtesy of the […]

Gear in the Wild: Green Beret’s participate in a stress shooting competition

A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages a target from the window of a building during a stress shoot competition held Oct. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The competition tested the Special Forces Soldier’s ability to navigate terrain and obstacles while engaging targets accurately despite his elevated heart […]

Gear in the wild: Maybe he’s born with it…

A Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course student applies camouflage paint during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 3, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special […]

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