By Steven Fouchard, Public Affairs, Canadian Army – from the Canadian Army Facebook page. This is the second in a series of four articles tracing the origins and development of CADPAT – from Canada’s initial recognition of disruptive camouflage as the way forward, to field trials assisted by our allies and, finally, to its emergence […]
By Steven Fouchard, Canadian Army Public Affairs – from the Canadian Army’s Facebook page. Ottawa, Ontario — The seed of what would become the Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT) was planted in Denmark. Still, in the hands of the Canadian soldiers and defence scientists behind its development, CADPAT evolved into a distinctly Canadian product – it […]
Over the last nine years AIRSOFT ACTION has become the most widely-distributed airsoft magazine, and now it’s going to go even further – from the current issue onwards, AIRSOFT ACTION will be available as a global, digital-only, FREE-TO-READ publication!! In keeping with the magazine’s global ambitions, the crew have assembled a team of contributors from […]
“Shortly after sunrise on Feb. 23, 1945, elements of the U.S. 11th Airborne Division along with Filipino resistance fighters struck the Japanese prisoner of war camp at Los Baños, Luzon, 40 miles south of Manila and deep in enemy-held territory. It was a daring air, sea and land operation to liberate 2,146 civilian internees — […]
Members of the Indiana National Guard joined forces with Ohio, Illinois and Idaho to conduct static-line, non‐tactical airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules at Columbus Airfield Feb. 18-19. This exercise provided the opportunity to conduct a currency jump and execute joint training with members of Scott Air Force Base, Idaho National Guard, and the Ohio […]
British Paratroopers inside the fuselage of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft during training at RAF Ringway, Manchester, August 1942. The Whitley was the RAF’s largest bomber at the outbreak of war. In 1939 it soon became obsolete due to its slowness and vulnerability. It was then handed over to Airborne Forces, who used it for parachute […]
Climbing on icy waterfalls is more than just an extraordinary sport. During various military operations, it may be necessary for soldiers to climb on such ice formations. That’s why Army Mountain Guides conduct annual training on climbing vertical ice in the Bavarian Alps in Mittenwald. Due to the cold and wet protection suits with winter […]
Marine Corps “Raiders” will be saying goodbye to California as the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command has officially announced that its entire elite special operations force will be consolidated on the East Coast. Roughly 900 Marines, sailors and civilian employees with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion will be […]
The M96 Expeditionary Rifle / Carbine was designed along the lines of the Stoner 63 Weapon system and was designed so that it could be built as a carbine, rifle, top fed, or belt fed weapon. Robinson Armament Co. made the M96 from 1999-2005 in carbine, rifle, and top-fed magazine configurations. It was very reliable, […]
Royal Marines of 45 Commando during the final phases of their winter deployment in northern Norway. Photo credit: Royal Navy, Crown Copyright 2020. […]