US Army camo uniforms: rumour control
Well, its certainly interesting to see how much interest there has been in the story about the US Congress asking the Army to issue a better camo uniform for troops going to Afghanistan. In fact, in the global WordPress “Blogs of the Day – Top Posts” statistics, we scored higher than a story about a [...]
Posted at 11:57 am on 1, 5 July, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Afghanistan, Camouflage, Hotspots, Soldier Systems and Advanced Technology | read on
For a wounded Canadian soldier, the battle has just begun
Many of you have read my piece “The MARPAT Myth“, so now you know something more about the real story about the development of MARPAT camouflage. What you probably won’t know though is that the Canadian Army officer who helped make some of the key information in that piece available was seriously wounded in Afghanistan last year. And having fought [...]
Posted at 10:53 am on 1, 5 July, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Afghanistan, General Info, Hotspots | read on
“Strike! Hold!” is the motto of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (in which I served from 1983-1986). To me, this is a good motto for special / unconventional ops: ‘STRIKE’ from the sky, from the sea, or on land - and ‘HOLD’ true to your mission, your unit, your comrades.