POTD: Afghanistan Load Out
Published: December 9th, 2014
Travis sent us a photo of himself taken and members of his squad in Afghanistan taken during 2009. He wrote…
This is myself (the big dude) and two of the guys in my Squad circa 2009 Helmand Province Afghanistan. Weapons are FN M4, MK 12 Designated Marksman Rifle, and M240 Machine gun.
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I think everyone discussing the perfect load out that should be applied to everyone needs to learn one simple phrase.
Never say never.
There are plenty of stories from Some desert where guys ran out of ammo, and plenty of stories where someone here in the states wished they had a long arm and/or more ammo. There are also plenty of stories where those same people carried way too much.
There are no absolutes in any of this. None. Forget it.
Ops Inc suppressor holster on his left hip. That muzzle brake is a beast without the can on.