The MXT135 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 7,800 feet – and is to be deployed in Afghanistan soon. I would call it the “Equalizer.” Some call it the “Punisher”.

The rifle’s gun sight uses a laser range finder to determine the exact distance to the obstruction, after which the soldier can add or subtract up to 10 meters from that distance to enable the bullets to clear the barrier and explode above or beside the target. Continue reading →

A Fort Carson brigade will trade its tanks for eight-wheeled Stryker combat vehicles in a move that will make the 4th Infantry Division among the most flexible units in the Army.

After the change, the division will have armored, infantry and Stryker brigades, creating a force that can be tailored to meet various global threats. The post’s 1st Brigade Combat team will get the vehicles in as little as two months.

“The conversion, scheduled to begin in March 2014, is being made to achieve a needed operational mix of brigade combat teams within the Army, and will take an estimated 10 months to complete,” the Army said in a news release.

Fort Carson officials say the move will benefit the post in a number of ways. Continue reading →

PFC Timothy J. Dineen was killed by hostile fire during the Battle of Kontum, Tet Offensive, 1968.

Charlie writes:

Tim was part of security at the firing range ambush in Kontum in February, 1968, who was KIA when the NVA attacked him in the observation hut where he was on lookout.

He was buried in a crypt in Vallejo, CA that was vandalized for the metal gate and panel. Thomas Minero was a high school friend of Tim’s who has taken it upon himself to restore the crypt to honor the sacrifice Tim made in protecting his fellow soldiers. The information is listed below as to where to send your donation and what a great job Thomas has done in setting up the fund. Won’t you please join me in honoring the sacrifice that Tim made almost 50 years ago.  Please pass this info on to those vets who served with Tim to let them know what is being done to restore the crypt. I have included Thomas’s contact info in case you have any question;so please feel free to contact Thomas or Doc.

Thank You for respecting Tim’s memory and honor.

Charles “DOC” Shyab.

The crypt where his body is interred has been the victrim of vandalization over the past couple of years. Continue reading →

Combat Medic Training During the Vietnam War

Basic Training –  All soldiers received Basic Training together for 8 weeks, regardless of their future MOS (Military Operating Specialty).  The only exception was made for conscientious objectors who received their basic training at Fort Sam Houston for 6 weeks. Continue reading →

Historically, infantry divisions and regiments have been deactivated and that will occur to 1/22. The casing of the colors and unfurling of the replacement unit colors happens on Monday, 17 March 2014 at 5:00 PM at Fort Carson, CO. Continue reading →

During Ancient times if a soldier was wounded, he laid in the field where he had fallen.  There was no one to come to his aid.

Napoleon’s Army was the first to assign people to help the wounded.  They were called the litter-bearers, made up mostly of inept and expendable soldiers.   The American Colonel Army lead by George Washington, also had litter-bearers during the Revolutionary War. Continue reading →

  ARMY Unit Patches of Vietnam