New U.S. Space Force Rank Insignia
- Sep 24, 2021
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New video examining the newly announced enlisted rank insignia for the U.S. Space Force.
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USAAF P-61 Night Fighter Squadron (14 September 1944)
Military Organization > United States > Night Fight Squadron (14 Sep 1944) This is a summary of the organization and major equipment of a U.S. Army Air Forces Night Fighter Squadron (T/O&E 1-67, September 4, 1944), as well as Changes No. 1 (14 December 1944) and No. 2 (19 August 1945). These were U.S. Army Air Force units equipped with P-61 Black Widows. Note this only covers the T/O organization and not task organizations. Flight A Flight B Flight C Illustration by Plane Enc
USMC C-Series Rifle Squad of the 1980s: 11-man and Short-Lived
When journalists or even Marines talk about the current 13-man Rifle Squad consisting of 3 teams, they often say that it has been the Marine's squad organization since World War II. This is more or less true, it has served continuously since 1944 if you include the era of the M79 Grenade Launcher where the squad had 14 men. However, in the early 1980s the U.S. Marine Corps briefly implemented an 11-man Rifle Squad organization in some units. The main incitation was the need
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Australia Rifle Section vs. France Infantry Squad (1967)
New video comparing the French Army's Light Infantry Rifle Squad (Groupe de combat) and the Australian Army's Rifle Section in 1967 (the year of one of France's organizational reforms and when the Australian's released an infantry platoon pam). For the Australians both the doctrinal and the Vietnam-specific variations are covered. This video covers the weapons and organization of both in detail, the basic formations each squad/section employed, and tactical vignettes. For the
Puma vs. Boxer Squads in the German Army
This new video covers the current organization and weapons of the German Panzergrenadier and Jäger Squads and Platoons mounted in Puma and Marder infantry fighting vehicles and Boxer armored personnel carriers. There is a focus on the squad's internal organization and their weaponry, with mention of the modernization gap in small arms between Puma and Marder units and the new infantry weapons entering service now (eg G95, Steyr GL40). I talked with 15 German soldiers to get t
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Cold War Japanese Military Manuals
A collection of Cold War Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Manuals, including on the Rifle Squad and Company.
21st Century US Marine Unit Organization & Manuals
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