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Thermal Boresighting
We are continuing our discussion on the Boresight. Specifically, we will be boresighting thermals. The reference for this is TM 9-5860-226-13&P dated August 2007. The boresight needs to…
Read articleStop Marksmanship Training
Since this organization is very gun friendly and dedicated to knowledge I should now have your attention. I just said it and will reiterate. STOP MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING IN…
Read articleStandard Qualification for the M4
We are going to start a discussion on qualification standards. Specifically, we are going to address what the standard is for qualification with the M4. The references for…
Read articleRates of Fire for the M4 and M4A1
We are continuing our discussion on control. Specifically we will be addressing the rates of fire for the M4 and M4A1 platforms. The Reference for this discussion is…
Read articleLow Power Variable Optics
We will be discussing optics, and what trends there are in the civilian market that may carry over to the military force modernization efforts. One of the biggest…
Read articleFire Control for Machine Guns
We are continuing our discussion on Fire control for machine guns. Specifically, we are addressing what fire control is, and what methods are available to the Paratrooper. The…
Read articleEven More On Boresighting
We are continuing our discussion on the Boresight. Specifically, we will be boresighting lasers. The reference for this is TM 9-5860-226-13&P dated August 2007. The boresight needs to…
Read articleQ/A on IWTS
We are answering some questions that have been brought up in reference to the Integrated Weapons Training Strategy and how it is reported. As we discussed in previous…
Read articleFire Commands
We are going to address something that is common for machine guns and AT weapons to need to know; fire commands. The reference for this is FM 3-22.68…
Read articleMore Zeroing With Boresight
We are going to continue our discussion on the Laser Boresight. Specifically, we are going to talk about how to zero the enabler with a zeroed LBS. The…
Read articleMachine Gun: Ammunition Planning
We are continuing our discussion on machine gun theory, specifically we are addressing an oft overlooked thing for support by fire: Ammunition planning. I know most of us…
Read articleCalling the Shot
We are continuing our discussion on the functional element of control. Specifically we will be discussing ‘calling the shot.’ The reference for this is TC 3-22.9 Change 1,…
Read articleFollow Up on TC 3-22.9
A year ago, we finished the last edits on the TC 3-22.9 that published in May of 2016. For those that have taken the time to read this…
Read articleFunctional Element Of Weapon Control
We are continuing our discussion on the functional element of control. Specifically, we will be addressing workspace management. The reference for this study is TC 3-22.9 dated January…
Read articleInstitutional Inertia
“My greatest contribution as the chief of staff was to nourish the mavericks.” – GEN Matthew Ridgway, Commander, 82ND Airborne Division (1942-1945) and Chief of Staff, United States…
Read articleConflicting SDZ’s
We’re continuing our discussion on Surface Danger Areas (SDZ’s). Specifically, we will be discussing how they conflict with each other. I will be using Macridge impact area here…
Read articleHow To Zero The Laser Boresight To A Weapon
We’re going to do a talk through on how to zero the laser boresight to a weapon. If you have any questions on what this piece of kit…
Read articleSDZ’s Continued
We are continuing our discussion on Surface Danger Zones or SDZ’s. This is important to know, because to get certain range concepts approved by your range officer at…
Read articleIntegrated Weapons Training Strategy (Continued)
We are continuing our discussion on how to resource training utilizing the Integrated Weapons Training Strategy. The reference for this post is TC 3-20.0 dated July 2015. at…
Read articleMachine Gun Classes Of Fire
We’re going to continue our discussion of Machine Gun Theory. Specifically, we will discuss what the classes of fire are, and discuss them each in order. The old…
Read articleThe Art of Tactics
The art of tactics consists of three interrelated aspects: the creative and flexible array of means to accomplish assigned missions, decision-making under conditions of uncertainty when faced with…
Read articleSafe Weapons Handling
As part of our previous discussion on control, I’d like to bring up one of the primary points Paratroopers of every MOS need to be aware of; that…
Read articleWhy PMAGs Are Better Than Aluminum USGI Mags
This subject is currently at some higher levels and I put this together to give some end user perspective. I’ve been involved with PMAGs since almost the beginning…
Read articlePositive Weapon Control
We are going to be discussing the first few components of the element of Control. Training Circular 3-22.9, Change 1 dated January 2017 states that control is: “all…
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