POTD: Minigun Monday II

Eric B
by Eric B

Since you’re a reader here, you may have seen a movie from 2012 called Act of Valor?

If you’ve seen it I am sure you remember the scene where the Navy SEALS extract the people and soldiers with boats and a little help from Miniguns.

You can see a short clip of the scene below.

Below: A Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) crew performs a crash-back maneuver during training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky, Aug. 25.

It looks like some of the crew is going to have a pretty extensive boating accident in 3…2…1…

Below: Special Warfare Crews Train on Salt River. GAU-17 minigun side-view.

Below: …and front-view. (FORT KNOX, KY, UNITED STATES)

Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) prepare to get underway for live-fire patrol training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky, Aug. 25. The SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22), based in Stennis, Miss.,

Below: .50 Cal

“One of the best jobs on the SWCC and in support of the SEALS”

For more information on Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen check here.

All photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric.

Next Minigun Monday we will take a look at another Mk 44 Minigun, used by the Green Berets “in an austere environment.

Eric B
Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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