Troops in Iraq allowed to drink beer on Super Bowl Sunday!

[ODB]

This is what could be confusing many from a distance.

M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition (MCCM)


The MCCM, a non-lethal variant of the Claymore munition, is the Army and Marine Corps' first non-lethal area coverage munition. It provides crowd control and force protection and temporarily incapacitates a large, hostile group without causing life-threatening consequences to the targeted individuals. This gives the field commander the option to apply non-lethal force as a first line of defense against aggressive noncombatants.

The MCCM is similar in appearance to the Claymore mine but is filled with 600 32-caliber rubber balls. It has an effective range of 5 to 15 meters with 60-degree coverage. MCCM is command control initiated and disorients and incapacitates targeted individuals for approximately 10 seconds.

[Schmedlap]

And I thought we were too prudish when our Division Commander cancelled "two-beer night" in Bosnia and ordered all of the beer poured out...

These are photos from “the demolition of alcoholic beverages and obscene CDs” in Ahvaz/Khuzestan.

See more of the gory photos at the Pedestrian blog.

[jkm_101_fso]

That's so wrong, man.

[tpjkevin]

Let us hold a min's silence for dear old Gordon and Co.