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The Dragonfly XH-1 assault copter was first released in 1983, packaged with the action figure Wild Bill. [16] Armed with four Sidewinder air-to-ground missiles, two Sidewinder H.E. missiles, and a dual M-34 grenade launcher/2mm Vulcan nose cannon, it became a trademark for the G.I. Joe Team. [ 17 ]
Disavowed Continuity: KIA (vol. 2) #38 – Killed by Red Shadows assassins in Brazil. Packaged with the "Retaliator" helicopter. Disavowed Continuity: KIA (vol. 2) #37 – Killed by Red Shadows assassins in Fiji. The original G.I. Joe, given his first figure in the A Real American Hero line to celebrate thirty years of the series.
Cobra infantry troopers are issued a combination assault rifle and grenade launcher, with advanced night vision, telescopic sight, and range finder. Multi-layered body armor and composite helmets with built-in communications gear are standard issue. Vipers are superbly trained, formidably equipped, and highly motivated.
t. e. Operation Ivory Coast was a mission conducted by United States Special Operations Forces and other American military elements to rescue U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. It was also the first joint military operation in United States history conducted under the direct control of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [ 7]
The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft ( FARA) program was initiated by the United States Army in 2018 to develop a successor to the Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter as part of the Future Vertical Lift program. The OH-58 was retired in 2017; three prior programs for a successor were cancelled prior to reaching production: Light Helicopter ...
Adams’ attorney, J.R. Hobbs, declined to comment. Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor assault charge filed last October against Las Vegas The post Assault charge dropped against Raiders ...
The Low-Altitude Assault Transports (LAATs) are Galactic Republic airborne attack transport and multirole-ground attack gunships that appears in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Star Wars: Republic Commando, ferrying clone troopers, Jedi, and military hardware during battle. The ...
Raid (military) British commandos watch as an ammunition dump burns during Operation Archery, Vågsøy 27 December 1941. Raiding, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare "smash and grab" mission which has a specific purpose. Raiders do not capture and hold a location, but quickly retreat to a previous defended ...