NDIA: Report on the XM-25
Major Chris Connoly just presented a report here at NDIA on the effectiveness of the XM-25 Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst System in combat in Afghanistan. Major Connoly was in charge of the first Forward Operational...
Army Refuses to Admit Cause of Ft. Hood Massacre. Still.
When US Army Major Nidal Hassan opened fire last November in the Ft. Hood soldier readiness center filled with military and civilian personnel, he shouted, “Allah Akbar.” He’d been in frequent contact with Anwar...
Bin Laden Was Unarmed. And?
I'm not sure why anyone thought the Navy SEALs operation against terrorist Osama Bin Laden was anything other than an assassination. As I posted previously, the real world is not like Hollywood, where the...
Government: Bin Laden Had Guns. Not ON Him. But Nearby.
I'm not quite sure why this is such a big deal. Anyone who thinks that Bin Laden didn't deserve to be shot like a rabid dog hasn't been paying attention. Now we could argue...
The Guns (and Knives) of the Navy SEALs
A member of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia emailed me with a simple question: what guns did the Navy's SEAL Team 6 use to take out Osama Bin Laden? Obviously, that level of detail is classified....
Mexican Drug Cartels: “Join Us or Die”
Since it's inception (a dream within a dream within a dream), TTAG has been arguing that the Mexican drug violence is a direct threat to the safety and sanctity of the United States of...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Just Try and Miss a Pothole Edition
My step-daughter recently mentioned Vietnam---as her step-mother's latest vacation hot spot. "Wasn't there a war there?" she asked. Let's give Sasha credit; at least she knows there was a Vietnam War. At least two generations...
Army Rewards Punisher Gun with $66m Contract
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh4uy5A-lI
TTAG has chronicled the rising fortunes of the XM-25 grenade launcher, a "12-pound, 29-inch gun can fire 25mm airbursting rounds up to 500 meters (546 yards) for a precision target and 700 meters (765...
The Mystery of the “Vivid” World War II Posters
I reckon it's a sign of the times. Ohio auction house Humler & Nolan offers 346 gigantic World War Two propaganda posters for sale or bid. The mainstream media is all over it. To...
Army “Trophy Pics” Fuel Anti-War Fervor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnoMVsDIeo
"Washington has always protested that the torture at the prison was an isolated incident," the UK's Daily Mail opines. "An aberration in its otherwise commendable respect for human rights and the fair treatment of...