US and UK Marines Train for Mountain Warfare

The UK’s Royal Marines from 45 Commando recently participated in Exercise Green Dagger at the United States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, situated 7,000 feet high in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The six-week exercise focused on both traditional commando training and evaluation of new military equipment, aiming to further develop the Royal Marines’ renowned […]

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Friday Foto – 29 Aug 25

Leapfest 2025 took place from July 29 to August 4, 2025, in Exeter, Rhode Island. It is the largest and longest-running international static-line military parachuting competition in the world. Paratroopers from 18 countries across 51 teams participated in the event. Competitors used steerable MC-6 parachutes to navigate toward designated targets on the drop zone. Scores […]

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SAKO Arctic Optimized Rifle Platform

SAKO has officially launched the ARG (Arctic Rifle Generation), a next-generation NATO-standard rifle platform developed in close collaboration with the Finnish and Swedish Defence Forces. As we’ve previously reported, since joining NATO Sweden and Finland also decided to standardize on a common NATO-compatible rifle platform for the two countries to replace their legacy assault rifles […]

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Arktis SMOCKTOBER

What is a Smock, and when is a Smock not a Smock? The military smock is a durable, four-pocket, loose-fitting outer layer garment. Modern smocks often have wind and water-resistant properties and can be found in almost every NATO camouflage pattern – as well as leading commercial patterns like MultiCam and PenCott. Hugely adaptable, smocks […]

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Friday Foto

Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Hryhoriy Halahan, Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukrainian Politician, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Tabor, Special Operations Command Europe Commanding General, sit on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing during a low-level flight […]

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