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Train how you expect to fight. These U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division show how it’s done, with live fire training on Feb. 10, 2024.
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Did Your Tank Flip Upside Down? Here’s How to Get It Back on Track
What happens when your tank turns upside down, or gets stuck in the mud? You pull it out, of course. But carefully. The British Army shows how to proceed… British Armed Forces video READ MORE survival tips from the British armed forces Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier …
Read More »How Gas Masks Evolved From Trenches of WWI
Since its development during the First World War, the military gas mask has turned into the modern-day respirator. But what the steps did it take along the way? The advent of chemical warfare saw the German army deploy chlorine gas against British soldiers at Ypres, killing more than 1,000 troops and injuring over …
Read More »The ‘Liberator’ One-Shot Pistol Secretly Given to Resistance Fighters in World War II
by Robert Ramsour The FP-45 was an unknown and surreptitious pistol developed in WWII to help our captured allies regain control of their country, or province. In order to conceal its real function as a firearm, our government represented this pistol as a flare projector. It was officially called the …
Read More »Meet ‘Vanilla’: The Ultra-Long Endurance UAV That Flies for 10 Days, Launches 40 Micro Drones
The Pentagon call it the Vanilla ultra endurance land-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV. Some folks call it a drone on pick-em-up truck. The aircraft is going through trials in the Indo-Pacific region at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The new machine is being tested for its potential to supply …
Read More »Can You Spot the Snipers? Test Your Eyes Against Camouflage
Look closely. You may be able to see them hidden in the grass. DoD video by Army SSG Edwin Pierce Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter Enter your email below to receive exclusive content from Soldier of Fortune right in your inbox. Email Address * …
Read More »WATCH: Up Close With a C-130 on Takeoff
There’s nothing quite like the sight of a C-130 up close, as it barrels down the runway. Watch while the action unfolds.
Read More »Machine Gun University: Firing Away in Morocco
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces received field training on machine guns and a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle at the Aurora Range in Tantan, Morocco. Soldiers on 25 May 2024 took part in machine gun crew drills where they learned about swapping …
Read More »HIMARS Pops One Off in Tunisia
Rockets in action. Soldiers from the 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, conduct a live-fire exercise using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, May 9, 2024. Watch how they blast.
Read More »Night Flight Aboard the Mighty Ike
This never gets old. The USS Eisenhower sends…
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