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A U.S. Marine with a Marine special operations team walks through a field near a security position for Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers helping Afghan Local Police officers build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command, and commander, Unites States Marine Corps Forces Europe, addresses U.S. Marines with Special Operations Task Force West, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, during a visit to Forward Operating Base Puzeh, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2011. Lt. Gen. Hejlik, along with other U.S. Marine Corps general officers, traveled to conduct a battlefield circulation and visit deployed service members throughout Regional Command (Southwest) for the Christmas holiday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans) Coalition special operations forces members stand next to Sportsman XP 850 all-terrain vehicles while providing security during a two-day presence patrol in Sar-e Takht village, Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2012. Special operations forces personnel work with Afghan commandos assigned to the 9th Kandak to protect local communities and eradicate insurgent activity in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally) A coalition special operations forces member looks into a compound during an 8th Commando Kandak-led operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition SOF to conduct operations throughout Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. An International Security Assistance Force command contingent tours Village Stabilization Platform Hyderabad, a new International Security Assistance Force outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. From right, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division (Forward); U.S. Marine Corps Major Gen. John A. Toolan, commander of Regional Command (Southwest); U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Austin Miller, commander of Combined Forces Special Operations Component Afghanistan; and U.S. Army Capt. Kite Faulkner, commanding officer of Operational Detachment Alpha 3331. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Williams) Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers return to Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan after an air assault mission, Sept. 28. U.S. Soldiers prepare to board an Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012, during exercise Emerald Warrior 2012. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Ritter) |
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Those early OEF photos are incredibly interesting. Thanks vsvo.
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Looks like the CPT is hitting a PTT. Afghan commando may just be used to mirroring his battle buddy
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Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence? http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sfcapt.jpg View Quote Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located. |
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Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence? http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sfcapt.jpg Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located. SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. |
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SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence? http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sfcapt.jpg Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located. SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. Maybe coincidence, maybe I have the gear wrong, who knows. |
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Quoted: SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence? http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sfcapt.jpg Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located. SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. Dai-uy looks like he's leaning into his mic a little. |
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One is hitting the PTT, the other is covering the speaker on his mic to prevent feedback.
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Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence? http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sfcapt.jpg Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located. SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece. I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something. Dai-uy looks like he's leaning into his mic a little. Indeed. Haven't heard the term dai-uy in ages.... |
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A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier places a new uniform item in the duffel bag of an Afghan National Army recruit at the Afghan National Army training site in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 14, 2002. Approximately 150 U.S. Special Forces soldiers are deployed to Kabul to equip and train recruits of the new Afghan National Army in training cycles of approximately 10 weeks in duration. The training will emphasize basic soldier skills at the beginning of each training cycle and then progress to more complex tasks as skills are mastered. Collective training at the squad, platoon, company and battalion level will follow individual training. (DoD photo by Sgt. Kevin P. Bell, U.S. Army) A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Iraqi soldier post security during an operation in as-Sadiyah, Sept. 5, 2008, in search of a suspected al-Qaeda financier and facilitator. A U.S. Army Special Forces Master Mountaineering Course instructor (right) teaches students to assess a snow pack in order to determine the likelihood of an avalanche during a training exercise Feb. 21 at Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Co. (Photo by Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office) A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from Special Operations Task Force-East watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak while patrolling a village in Dand Patan district during an operation. The three-day operation was conducted to reinforce the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan presence in remote villages along the Afghanistan and Pakistan border in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30. Sgt. 1st Class Nickolas Maney, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, learns the art of surviving in the South African bush from a South African Special Forces instructor. (Photo by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa) U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction from their objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock) U.S. Navy SEALs search for al-Qaida and Taliban while conducting a Sensitive Site Exploitation mission in the Jaji Mountains, Jan. 12, 2002. Navy Special Operations Forces are conducting missions in Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Turner) U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) discover a cache of munitions and weapons while conducting a Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) mission in the Jaji mountains, Feb. 12, 2002. Navy Special Operations Forces are conducting missions in Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Turner) |
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View Quote Holy crap, those rear rotor blades are SO close to those steps. |
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/03/article-2354233-1AA11ADA000005DC-364_634x704.jpg I want a Motorhead combat shirt. spf View Quote Just too much cool in that pic. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Wowowowow. I've got a photo of Bill Deacy, SOG CCS Recon guy who took an AK slug to the buffer tube of his CAR-15 while he was aiming. See if I can upload it...
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Why are the magazines blocked out in this pic? |
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Why are the magazines blocked out in this pic? They probably have writing on them identifying in some manner who they belong to. Possibly they have something else taped to them, but that might be stupid. Just like the truck has writing on it, and the box in the background. It won't tell you who they are by itself, but it's one more thing that can be used. Personally, at that point I would just not release the picture into the public domain, but that's just me. |
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http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/adam21avenger/SOGWarrior.jpg RT New York One Zero John St. Martin carried a claymore mine in his chest pouch and a chain-like detonation cord covered with steel washers for quick explosive ambushes. View Quote One thing I've noticed from most of the SEA photos is the guys using BAR mag carriers. Just looking at the old style first aid packet carriers fastened underneath both front BAR pouches. Wonder is that is what he carried the small grenades in? |
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Quoted: One thing I've noticed from most of the SEA photos is the guys using BAR mag carriers. Just looking at the old style first aid packet carriers fastened underneath both front BAR pouches. Wonder is that is what he carried the small grenades in? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/adam21avenger/SOGWarrior.jpg RT New York One Zero John St. Martin carried a claymore mine in his chest pouch and a chain-like detonation cord covered with steel washers for quick explosive ambushes. One thing I've noticed from most of the SEA photos is the guys using BAR mag carriers. Just looking at the old style first aid packet carriers fastened underneath both front BAR pouches. Wonder is that is what he carried the small grenades in? Honestly, the BAR belts weren't that durable; I had one just for the helluvit and it fell apart with minimal use. The ideal setup was an arrangement of six canteen covers, four of which would be packed with seven 20-round mags each, a canteen in one, grenades and an IFAK in the last. A lot of guys used Claymore mine bags to carry an assortment of grenades and explosives which they could reach quickly to drop on their back-trail to thwart trackers after hard contact was made. My guess is St. Martin carried his mini-frags in a separate bag so as to not get them mixed up with M26s.
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What is with the plastic around the optic I would guess that, since it looks like he's on a helo, it's to keep any debris away from the ocular lens while still allowing some light through. |
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What is with the plastic around the optic I would guess that, since it looks like he's on a helo, it's to keep any debris away from the ocular lens while still allowing some light through. Thanks! |
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Can people please stop putting 50 picture in one post? It almost makes the page unreadable. Especially on a phone.
Oh, don't need the captions for each pic either. |
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