The guy the pic came from described them as his "squad", so not SF. I thought batt. Is Wear in our UWOA these days? - he'd be the man to know.

As a result of NAIC Regulation XXX, I have a client which must post letters of credit or qualifying regulatory trusts to allow the cedants to take reserve credit for business ceded. In response, Goldman Sachs has proposed that we create a wholly-owned captive which will issue capital markets securities to fund excess reserve requirements. Since I have hardly a clue what any of that means, I have instead found every opportunity to flee vicariously to Iraq, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bragg, etc., rather than concentrate on work. This weekend, though, I can go outside and butt heads with idiot anti-GOP, anti-war and anti-American demonstrators, so maybe I can put aside the vicarious living for a little while.

But back to Najaf for a second. Regarding an earlier question about where the Oregon Guard stood in gear requirements, another Jim MacMillan photo:

And what have we here? :)

Batt boys?
 

I doubt it. Most of them know better then to use the piece of junk flash hider on the M24 and they have the UNS instead of that other piece of junk called the PVS 10.

See I told you someone would find a mistake! :D

I'll say Rangers, two of them appear to have unit combat patches.

Sling on the M24 Backwards.
 

Just looked at the picture again and noted that the sling on the M24 is on backwards. I nkow that a Batt Boy would know better then that. :rolleyes:

Looks like the same guy as the other pic.

In the 5 man pic, only three of them have pistoles on. These guys would be the snipers, with the other 3 being the observers?

You might speaky the England good but you don't addy the numbers too well.:)

That guy is the same one who looked like he was freaking out in the other two pics. Look at his face and also his weapon. He has an ACOG and also a PAQ-whatever on the right sidde of the weapon.

ACOG TA-31, AN-PEQ2A, Harris bipod. Needs a good suppressor though.

Someone has to take the picture ;)

Re: What's wrong with this picture?
 

Hmm, just got to this party, been out of town for a bit. Wow, there's a shit ton of speculation going on here and I'm not sure how I should take this.

First off, I know this guy personally, pro to the max, so some of the more bullshit comments about him are pretty fucking far off base. Certainly having your picture taken then having it publicly posted was not his desicion, (as at least one member on this board has personal experience with.). Obviously in the action, and shit happens. Ever loose your hat in an FFP and have to improvise? Ever stay in a hide for a week observing durring the day in very bright conditions? Talk about the nit pick police.

Second, The PEQ-2 is a fantasic tool for urban sniping. As long your dope is set up for the zero on the laser, you're golden. The camera angle makes it look a lot more fucked up than it probably is.

Third, Long side burns are still within Navy regs, it's tradition, enough said about that.

I guess I'm the lone frogman here so I'm used to most of the friendly rivalry. Hell I'll instigate it just for shits and grins. But when it turns into questioning the integraty and proffesionalism of one of my bros, we're going to have some words.

Re: What's wrong with this picture?
 

You better get ready to start typing or researching...some of your guys totally forgot what it's like to be in the "TEAMS"!;)

Yup.


It's o.k. a bit finiky on ammo, need a chin base rather than a cheek well, and you have to fully move your head from the rifle to action the bolt.

About as acurate as you can get for Roufus, but the dope is completely different for .50 match. The bolt has a tendency to freeze up when using TZZ .50 match.

Re: Re: What's wrong with this picture?
 

And you have worked with some of them. MR to be specific. What was your assertaion of his performance?

Izzy (TZZ) ammo is almost always loaded very HOT. I have seen 9x19 and .45 ACP from them that had to be relegated to SMGs only.

Have you tried the A-Max Match loads in the .50?

TR

Never worked with MR. I have worked with "TEAM" guys...just google the last company I worked for. ;)

Re: Re: What's wrong with this picture?
 

WOW man, I do believe it was obvious who the dude was and yes we were having fun. YES I have spent more then a week in a hide, yes in bright conditions, wet conditions, wet and cold. NO ONE was "questioning the integraty and proffesionalism of one of my bros". AS it was my comment about his drive on rag that must of fired up your hat comment, then I will say that I have laughed at guys during my active days for wearing it that way. It is my standing joke as it forms the shape if his head better and does not obsorb sweat at well. As you stated, you like to rag on guys we like to rag on guys.

Go easy, your heart will last longer and the ulcers will stay within normal limits of only a gut ache now and then. :D

O.k., blood pressure is back to normal now.


I've made the mistake before of commenting on something that was interpreted as something else. Although not my intention of being insulting, it certainly came out that way. I was more than apologetic and very embarrased.

My comments were not pointed directly at anyone, I've seen this picture scrutinized on other websites as well.

I fully welcome smart ass comments. "were's his vollyball?", "Will this picture be in the calender?", etc..etc.. It's difficult to understand tone when it's only written word, so my bad for overreacting.

No.

The TZZ Match was the latest and greatest when I left the teams in 2001.

For a .50, I really didn't find much use for anything other than the Roufus with the Finnish brass. I'd rather use a .300 win mag for personell anyway.

Just my .02

If you are referring to militaryphotos.net, that place alternatively amuses the hell out of me or pisses me off. They have 4-5 pages on just the first photo here, with a ratio of about 10-1 asinine comments, which is par for the course.

Here, the remarks are pretty tongue-in-cheek or were professional observations. Despite my thread title, as noted, while some things are "unorthodox" (and what aspect of special operations is orthodox?), the only thing "wrong" is that he appears to have gotten the flag patches on the wrong sleeve. I suspect he had more important things on his mind.

If there are comments you don't like, I or someone else will wave the magic wand.

Dave :)

Blow me Squid:lifter

Make the above comment go away. He always follows me into the rest room and peeks over the stall when I'm making poopies.

It's OK. He's a doc. LMAO

I never saw a grown man wear flippers into a public bathroom without getting arrested before.

At least here it's brothers in arms making the smart ass comments!:D

TS

And a ball on his nose?


Match:

PM me to talk .50 precision ammo.

TR