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Detail Pics: US Groundpounders 2003 & beyond.

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For your kitbash inspiration. All photos except where noted released by US government. :thumb



US MARINE looks like he's using RACK pouches?
 

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We referred to those deltoid protectors as "water wings". They also have panels that attach to the side of the vest under the armpits where the adjustment straps are and the vest opens up/overlaps. The water wings suck, and are used mainly by gunners in HMMWV's because the limit the infantryman's mobility so badly, and are even more of a hassle during the 130+ degree heat of the summer. My battalion made them mandatory on all dismounted infantry, unfortunately, and one of these photos is a picture of my guys wearing the things in Fallujah.
 
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The Marines of Firepower Control Team 1 (FCT-1), 3rd Platoon, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company (ANGLICO), conduct a "talk on," directing an aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over potential targets from a rooftop in Haditha, Iraq. ANGLICO Marines incorporated fixed and rotary wing assets in the fight during Operation River Blitz. They were able to drop to 500 pound bombs and call in a barrage from an AC-130 Gunship.
 

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