The U.S. Marine Machine Gun Section per the most recently published doctrine. Unlike the U.S. Army (which has maintained a rifle platoon-level Weapons Squad employing MMGs and sometimes anti-tank since the M60 was introduced) the U.S. Marines have always had a more classically structured rifle company-level Weapons Platoon that includes a Machine Gun Section. This section consists of 3 squads, and each squad has 2 M240B teams for 6 total per weapons platoon/rifle company. While the Marines'...

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 the details and...

This new video covers what's currently been published on the U.S. Army's new Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company (MFRC). It's basically the new brigade recon company/troop. I cover the organization of its 4 specialized sub-units down to the squad-level and present a tactical application of the MFRC during a brigade movement to contact on the map. I also briefly talk about what the MBCT's MFRC replaces from the old IBCT construct, historical context regarding the echelonment of recon and...