improvements that would prevent land erosion, improve drainage, and reconfigure trails to enhance Home Station Training support. He has earned many accolated for his Home Training experience and for formulating training events for the 12 Combat Aviation Brigade and many other units conducting Home Station Training at Oberdachstetten. 2. Mr. Viegas has taken the initiative to assist in the RTLP program by designing and providing lessons learned from his previous deployments to OAR. His experiences helped the process on constructing a new hand grenade course since the previous course did not meet FM 3-23.30, chapter 4-2 specifications. The course also gives soldiers the capabilities to train at home station and meet requirements outlined in USAREUR regulation 350-1. Due to this dedication and efforts this project received the funding of $62,000 and will enhance Home Station Training. During his deployment to Latvia training area he constructed a Hand Grenade course for deploying units to be able to certify their soldiers for EIB certification course. 3. Mr. Viegas also developed and initiated a Rough Terrain Course at the Oberdachstetten Local Training. The course meets the requirements of a rough terrain at a high altitude making training more realistic and challenging. The course covers 5.85 acres and is 235 meters long. The terrain consists of thick and open forest with a few ditches, obstacles and has a 28 degree slope. This course is designed for soldiers to go through…
● Rifles Rifles made up the vast majority of all armies firearms in WWI, from both sides of the war. The rifles were the right mixture between heavy firepower and light, and they were applicable to the majority of fighting situations. Rifles were also easier and cheaper to manufacture that larger devices such as machine guns, mortars and grenades. They were issued to infantry. Common types of rifles include Germany’s standard issue arms, the 7.92 mm Mauser Gewehr 98 which was designed in 1898…
Combat skills focus on making Ryder the ultimate soldier, giving her proficiency in weapons and gear. If you take this route your weapons will become more accurate and do more damage. Additionally, following this route gives you the ability to use flat cannons, grenades, and trip mines. Tech skills focus on a more strategic gameplay from the user. Ryder can shoot ice and fire beams out of her suit with this skill tree. There is also an ability called Invasion that weakens the enemy, making them…
on September 15, 1916, when the first armored vehicle rolled through no man’s land. This “tank” the British built was kept secret from their allies so no rumors of the vehicle would spread. When the German laid eyes on the slow, rickety machine they were put in awe. Now, countries raced to built the best tank, because the best tank would mean the best chance of getting through the enemy’s defenses. Tanks provided many advantages for the time, “They weighed thirty-two tons and ambled along at a…
(Why Is American Sniper Banned?) The ALA bans books for bad language, sexual themes, and so much more. Some are reasonable and some are not. Religion is a big part of banning also, people go crazy over religious things too. The “American Sniper” is banned for many different reasons, mostly violence and foul language. Violence, foul language, and religious beliefs are the top reasons of banning this novel. Violence is the main reason for banning this book. “I pushed my finger against the…
I’m in the middle of a huge green forest in Illinois with all my tactical gear on me. I have my digital green combat uniform perfect to blend in with the bushy green trees on my back, my old tactical vest carrying six rifle magazines and two extra for my beaten but trusty Beretta m92fs which has never failed me in field before. But the most important thing that I’m carrying with me is my AK74m, a spectacular black russian rifle that has been with me since the beginning of my journey. My squad,…
Thesis - Since 1934, the United States government have regulated and banned many tools and attachments that go on firearms, from as simple as a suppressor to grenade launchers and bayonetts. People must have a discussion about suppressors, also known as silencers. Silencers, as the audience may or may not know, is simply a muffler for a firearm. It (the silencer) redirects and slows the expanding gases that come from the firearms projectile as it passes down the barrel, thus causing…
In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. Military was desperately in search of a serviceman rifle that could put rounds on target at extreme distances, just as the M1 Garand did during the war. In 1958, Eugene Stoner, the head engineer at the small arms engineering company- ArmaLite, came up with the company’s fifteenth rifle project: the AR-15. (Ar15.com, 2014) Soon after the rifle’s birth, the U.S. Military adopted the AR-15 in a fully automatic version known as the M16. The M16 allowed…
How? On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School occurred killing 17 and injuring many more in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz arrived to the school using and Uber and pulled the fire alarm “so kids would come pouring out of classrooms and into the hall”. He used an AR-15 assault rifle and had smoke grenades(he had a gas mask). Cruz killed 17 people in this shooting, fourteen students and three teachers. Many people were affected by this shooting including the…
Throughout history, battle tactics have always been a pivotal aspect of winning a war. For example, the utilization of the infantry and the usage of propaganda in gaining a larger enlisting population for the infantry have always been fundamental to a battle plan. However, some aspects in how a war is conducted have actually evolved over time. In 1914, the tactic of trench warfare was heavily utilized during World War I where defensive fighting in entrenched positions was favored. This style of…