[TADSLOS]

More acronyms to keep straight.

[FreedomPoster]

Soldiers in Iraq head out to a live-fire exercise to use of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station.

[Darksheare]

Ping to article, new weapons station.
Wish we'd had some in my old artillery unit, but we wern't authorised .50's at all.
:(
Oh well, hope it works well.
Guy who managed it took personal pride in the project.

Pinged to: Field Artillery/Mortar List, Stryker list, and Treadhead list.

[ChadGore]

From the article:

As a reservist, Lowe requested to extend his tour of duty in Iraq to work any remaining kinks out of the CROWS.

“He didn’t have to go to Iraq, and he didn’t have to go to my operational test,” Stoddard said. “We are fortunate to have that type of dedication. I think he took ownership of CROWS as a Soldier. He always wanted everything to be right. When we did demos he was out there early, making sure the rehearsals were done, that everything performed correctly. He took a lot of ownership and pride in this product.”

HERO !

[Calpernia]

The CROWS allow Soldiers in Iraq to engage the enemy from a light tactical vehicle without exposing the gunner at a distance.

“We’ll have a total of 245 systems in the hands of Soldiers by early spring,” said Lt. Col. Kevin. P. Stoddard, Product Manager for Crew Served Weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. Stoddard explained that an urgent material requirement provides a way to develop a product like CROWS because it’s based on an operational wartime need.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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40 years ago, exactly,

...t'was the newest of the new...


1st CAV's 1st Days in Vietnam:

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm
(Photos)


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[Lazamataz]

TERMINATOR
(starting the engine, backing out) The Skynet funding bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn, at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time, August 29. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.

SARAH
And Skynet fights back.

They accelerate back onto the highway.

TERMINATOR
Yes. It launches its ICBMs against their targets in Russia.

SARAH
Why attack Russia?

TERMINATOR
Because Skynet knows the Russian counter-strike will remove its enemies here.

SARAH
Jesus.
(then)
How much do you know about Dyson?

TERMINATOR
I have detailed files.