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Watch This Marine Use His Suppressor To Fry Bacon
Have you ever wondered exactly how hot a suppressor can get when you’re pumping out rounds in rapid succession with...
A Marine Corps Gunner Lays Out When You Want To Go Full Auto And When You Don’t
“America! Ahhhhh!” roars Chief Warrant Officer Christian Wade as he unloads with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle — and not...
A Marine Corps Gunner Lays Out What It Means To Wear The Bursting Bomb
Few Marines know firearms better than a gunner, a specific designation for warrant officers in the infantry field, easily identified...
This Is The Mortar System That’s Been Dropping Rounds On The Taliban For The Last 16 Years
As Marines and soldiers redeploy to Afghanistan to provide support to coalition allies and Afghan National Security Forces, there’s one...
Get Ready To See Marvel’s Baddest Vet Before He Was The Punisher
Long before Frank Castle swapped his cammies, plate carrier and Kevlar for a set of black body armor emblazoned with...
The Corps’ Top Gun Guru Is Here To Prove Just How Well The M9 And Glock 19 Can Shoot
The 2nd Marine Division’s top firearms expert, Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Wade, is back with yet another gun video...
Watch These Marines Try To Wreck The Crap Out Of Their New Pack Frame
Uncle Sam's Misguided Children are getting a new, reinforced pack frame, eventually, theoretically, perhaps! Which is good, because as 2nd Marine...
How To Load Mags On The Fly Like A Marine Corps Gunner
The 2nd Marine Division’s top dog for all things “gun,” Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Wade is back with another...
A Marine Gunner Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Mags
When it comes to magazines, there’s no shortage of options — which is why the 2nd Marine Division’s firearm expert,...
You Don’t Have To Go To War To Fire A Machine Gun From A Helicopter Anymore
In case you’re feeling nostalgic about opening fire on a battlefield from a heavily-armed military helicopter, an arena in Las...
How To Zero A Rifle Like A Marine Corps Gunner
Nobody knows firearms like a Marine Corps’ gunner, which is why the 2nd Marine Division’s top gun guru Chief Warrant...
The Navy Is Testing An Augmented Reality Gunner’s Helmet Straight Out Of ‘Star Wars’
This high-tech helmet looks like something torn from the inside of Tony Stark’s Iron Man armor, or maybe the gunner...
Confessions Of A Tank Commander
Welcome to Confessions Of, a weekly series where Task & Purpose’s James Clark solicits hilarious, embarrassing, and revealing stories from...
