Photo Of The Day: The world’s first photograph, made by a camera, goes back to the year 1826. It was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Here we are today looking at a picture taken with the help of Night Vision as the last American soldier leaves Afghanistan. This [Read More…]
Today’s photo of the day features a paratrooper from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division with a weapon you don’t see every day – a DroneDefender, counter-drone device. The photo was taken during combat training and readiness exercises [Read More…]
The 82nd Airborne has been conducting jump testing of the Army’s new Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper (CSASS) rifle. In June, the 82nd’s snipers were issued the new sniper rifle and conducted operational testing during training exercises. The aim of the testing [Read More…]
Many of the weapon designers I have come to know well have very strong opinions on magazines. Outside of the suitability of one type (straight drop vs rocker) or staggered vs. single feed, they all universally agree that the weapon system is only as good as its [Read More…]
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