April 13, 2008
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle has been in the field long enough to get meaningful feedback. Here is an excellent example:
At the end of the linked article is a link to another excellent MRAP article.
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February 24, 2008
M*A*S*H 25 Year Commemoration 23 February 2008
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Yesterday was a commemoration celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the last episode of the M*A*S*H television series. The commemoration was held on the site of the M*A*S*H outdoor set, in Malibu Creek State Park, Malibu, CA. Here is the Olive-Drab.com page that describes the festivities with photos:
January 18, 2008
Since the M-151 jeep was phased out in the 1990s, there has been no new direct descendent of the WW II jeeps. Now, Chrysler LLC has introduced the Jeep J8, a military version of the four door Wrangler Unlimited. This vehicle will not be available in the U.S. due to regulations, but will be offered to government and military buyers internationally.
May 12, 2007
DARPA has worked with Carnegie-Mellon U. to produce an awesome new autonomous military truck. This is no fragile laboratory curiosity — its a six ton behemoth that moves out, up and over whatever gets in its way.
The Daily Eclectic Blog has a good write up with video and links.
May 2, 2007
The U.S. military has a new regulation that drastically restricts posting to Internet sites by active duty personnel, Army Civilians and Contractors. Some of the news stories about Army Regulation 530-1: Operations Security (OPSEC) predict the end of the milblogs. That would be very unfortunate since milblogging has been one of the primary sources of unbiased information from the war zones, providing real time facts to counter the generally anti-war slant of much of the traditional media.
The Army News Release about the revised AR justifies the crack down on the basis of inadvertant leaks of information that could be helpful to adversaries.
Here is a good article about AR 530-1 from Wired News:
Milblogging.com is a service that provides a portal to a large number of military blogs, as noted on the Military Resources — Portals and Other page of Olive-Drab.com.
April 18, 2007
Popular Mechanics has a detailed feature story about the development of the Land Warrior system for battlefield communications. They conclude that it is well-intentioned but overweight and underpowered, not really very useful for most soldiers in the real world.
The Army’s New Land Warrior Gear: Why Soldiers Don’t Like It
February 18, 2007
The GI Film Festival will be held on Memorial Day Weekend 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The festival will honor the accomplishments and sacrifices of the American Armed Forces as recorded through the art of film. Many Hollywood celebrities and military people are taking part in the festival which will feature the work of film makers from around the world.
This and other military television and movie entertainment are listed on the linked Olive-Drab.com page.
January 17, 2007
In December, the U.S. Army took delivery of the newest U.S. military helicopter, the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter. A page has been added to the Chart of Helicopters for it:
December 5, 2006
Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems L.P., Sealy, TX, (division of Armor Holdings Inc.) was awarded two contracts worth $649 million on 30 November 2006, for the delivery of additional FMTV (Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles) trucks and trailers. These contracts are extensions of existing multi-year FMTV production contract with the U.S. Army.
November 11, 2006
Today we gratefully acknowledge the service of all the veterans of past times and those who are serving in the military right now.
Olive-Drab.com lists many fine organizations that are providing help and support to veterans and their families on this page:
