Operators Operating Operationally.

This is a military blog that features pictures and videos of weapons, vehicles, and the individuals who use them on a daily basis. I find a portion of these pictures from military_armies. Thanks to him for letting me use so many of his great photos. Enjoy.

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So my BN XO just dropped off steak and chicken for all the duties

WHAT IS GOING ON

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Wait, chow hall steak and chicken, or?

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It’s from the Ritz Carlton,

AND IT’S STILL HOT

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CONGRATS YOU’RE GETTING DEPLOYED

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A HERO AMONG US

So, like you, I have been lying here sifting through memes of Russia’s assassinated Ambassador and his movie-esque killer for the past hour now. But in light of WWIII, I’d like to bring a nice gift before the storm; the sound to the Aesthetic-as-fuck Chechnya jam (vid related) has been found by Dearmephisto and it’s basically made the rest of my year. I know a lot of us have been looking for a source, and he found it. Go give him a follow, or not.

vid:

source:

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VDV Soldiers with a BMD-1

(also of note: good reference pic for size comparison between a BMD and an avg. soldier)

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this blog isn’t a battalion anymore, guys

this blog is a regiment

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I’m at the Division level so you answer to me now, Colonel.

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please promo me, General

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In due time!

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Somewhere in a weird haze between Brigade and Division~

[zsuki]

I’m a Brigadier, top kek

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Make way for the General of the Corps. 

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A rebel during the Hungarian Revolution, 1956.

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Holy shit

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British soldiers and IRA doing showing neighborly love

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Lads on tour

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good video tbh

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This just in: scored Afghan-Soviet gorka.

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Hmm

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War_thunder_ATGMs.webm

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Allahdammit, Abu Hajaar!

[kasaron]

*scoot*

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RED ALERT

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Hungarian defence force

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Hírünk a nagyvilágban

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RED ALERT

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Yesterday’s gear; today’s war.

El Salvadorian infantry patrol the streets of Santa Marta in a country-wide effort to prevent gang-violence from erupting.

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Irregular Combat Loadouts

Ugandan soldiers sporting an interesting and aclyctic array of weapons and equipment. Pictured are Chinese Type 56′s, Chi-com chestrigs with MOLLE-covered PCs, PKMs with synthetic stocks, and a rare 35mm QLZ-85 semi-automatic grenade launcher (rifle??) attached with a six round drum and no visible sighting optic. It’s also worth noting that they seem to prefer attaching the rear of their slings to the wrist of their rifles instead of the attachment points of the stock.

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Winning Hearts and Minds.

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A Syrian Kurdish sniper looks at rubble in the Syrian city of Kobane. January 2015

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Base of Fire Though, already covered by Military Armaments on his post about Operation Rapid Trident, there were a few photos missing from his photoset that I thought were worth taking a second look at. Namely; these few that illustrate a frequently looked-over detail of Com-Bloc armored personnel carriers: their gun ports and top hatches. Though BTRs are frequently seen depicted as using purely their 14.7mm MG; it’s rarely touched upon or even illustrated that BTRs were built with the idea of being used as a base-of-fire for their infantry cargo. They even have provisions for the driver to shoot their carbine while stationary.