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Special operation forces from Croatia conduct close quarter battle training to prepare for Exercise Combined Resolve II at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 15, 2014. The exercise is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, including more than 4,000 participants from 13 allied and partner countries including special operations forces from the U.S., Bulgaria and Croatia interoperability training during the exercise to promote security and stability among NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/Released)
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Iraqi Special Forces Qwat al-Khasah drill advanced marksmanship on a range near Baghdad,Iraq, Jan. 11, 2020.
This advanced marksmanship training enhances Qwat al-Khasah soldiers’ ability close with and defeat Daesh.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alec Dionne
Equipier du groupe action du 1er régiment de parachutistes d’infanterie de marine (1er RPIMa). Doté d'un équipement hightech : lunette balistique et casque avec un système de vision nocturne. Armé du fusil d'assaut : HK416 - Crédits : SCH P. Hilaire/SIRPA Terre
Pau. Du 14 au 21 octobre 2013 : l’exercice Garuda a rassemblé plusieurs commandos des Forces spéciales pour un entraînement soutenu. Le nom, emprunté à la mythologie, d’une divinité sous les traits d’un aigle géant et puissant, donne le ton à cet exercice ! Objectif ? Perfectionner les savoir-faire spécifiques et développer, en situation réaliste, le sens de la cohésion pour des actions en simultané. Extraction en grappe, mise au sol appui-feu, observation, renseignement, tirs : autant d’activités que ces unités d’élite ont accomplies avec des moyens ultra performants. Détermination, concentration, cohésion, sont des qualités essentielles pour ces militaires projetés, en premier, sur des zones de conflit. Souvent pour des opérations classées Secret Défense. A découvrir, dans cet album d’instantanés, les silhouettes de ces hommes de l’ombre.
British Ministry of Defense issued an urgent operational requirement for a 7.62x51 mm NATO semi-automatic rifle that could effectively eliminate targets from 500 to 800 meters. The gun was to perform the role of a sharpshooter rifle, as well as have the ability to be used in close-quarters battle conditions, including rapid tactical fire. This was of particular importance to British forces in Afghanistan. In the British Army, sharpshooters are one step down from full-fledged snipers.
Although the Accuracy International L96 bolt-action is suitable for a sniper, the sharpshooter may end up in situations where more rapid firepower is needed. The British wanted a modern rifle that was a significant improvement over the FN-FAL-based Self-Loading Rifle issued to British troops prior to the adoption of the L85A1 bullpup in 5.56x45 mm NATO. The competition was fierce, and many of the top modern riflemakers competed, including Heckler & Koch (H&K), Fabrique Nationale (FN), Knights Armament Co. (KAC), Sabre Defence, Oberland Arms and Lewis Machine & Tool (LM&T). The final two entrants in the trial were the LM&T LM7 and H&K 417.
The testing protocol was different from the U.S. Army and Marine requisites. American rifles, such as the Knights Mk 11 and the M110 SASS (both in the SR-25 family), were developed around match-grade ammunition (M118 and M118LR), which restricts interchangeability with standard M80 ball. The British wanted their rifle to fire standard Radway Green 7.62x51 mm NATO L2A2 ball ammunition and maintain consistent hits on a man-size target at 800 meters. There were three main areas in which the rifles were scored: the company’s response to the solicitation; the company’s technical and manufacturing capabilities; and the operators’ assessments. In the end, the best rifle had to be made by a reputable company with the ability to mass-produce military-grade rifles. The design selected as the L129A1 was the LM&T LM7 7.62x51 mm NATO MWS (Modular Weapon System).
Lewis Machine & Tool is owned by Karl Lewis, and the ISO 9001:2008 certified company has its manufacturing facility in Milan, Ill. The company has extensive experience as a government contractor and OEM manufacturer for many top defense contractors in the United States making 5.56 mm rifles and M203 grenade launchers. LM&T took the industry by storm with the introduction of the first Monolithic Rail Platform upper receiver (MRP). Not only were the upper and fore-end machined as one piece, but the barrel could be removed, and any length barrel could be installed in different calibers, bringing the Stoner-designed system to the next level.
The L129A1
The LM&T L129A1 is based on the AR-10 design with direct-gas operation and a multi-lug rotating bolt. The U.S. Ordnance Corps tossed the AR-10 on the scrap heap in the late 1950s, only to see it reintroduced by Gene Stoner and Reed Knight in the early 1990s. Sadly, Stoner would not live to see the adoption of his AR-10 —as the SR-25-based Mk 11 and M110 SASS—by America’s most elite soldiers a half century after its initial rejection.
The LM&T’s upper receiver is made from a single 7075 T6 aluminum forging, and there are quad STANAG-4694 rails allowing accessory attachment. All the sides are solid, ensuring zero retention on the rails, which are numerically indexed. There are also five mounting points on the upper receiver for quick-detachable sling swivels.
The heart of the LM&T MWS is the quick-change barrel that can be swapped out at the user level. By removing two bolts, the free-floating barrel can be removed and replaced with one of a different length or even a different caliber. The L129A1 has a 16-inch-long stainless steel barrel rifled in a 1:11.25-inch twist. Each barrel is test-fired with a proof cartridge and then magnetic-particle-inspected for stress fractures. The prong-style flash suppressor is manufactured by SureFire and is capable of accepting a sound suppressor.
The L129A1 comes with Knight’s Armament’s new rear micro back-up iron sight (BUIS), which is adjustable from 200 to 600 meters and is significantly lower in profile than KAC’s previous designs. The folding front sight is also manufactured by KAC. The charging handle has the LM&T-designed enhanced charging-handle latch, which is shaped to shield the shooter’s face from gas when the rifle is fired suppressed.
In keeping with the original AR-10 design, the bolt and bolt carrier are chrome-plated. Chrome is much easier to clean than most finishes, is corrosion-resistant and has self-lubricating properties. The rifle uses an H3 buffer with three tungsten weights. The bolt carrier has a captive firing pin retainer pin—a major plus when cleaning a rifle in the desert. A cotter pin is easy to lose in the sand, and this design prevents that. The bolt, like the barrel, is test-fired with a proof cartridge, magnetic-particle-inspected and marked “MP” to indicate the testing was done. Also, Lewis improved the hammer/trigger pins by incorporating a swell on one end, making them easier to remove.
The lower is made from an aluminum forging as well, and the selector lever is ambidextrous with the settings marked with colored pictograms. The magazine release is also ambidextrous, and a lever under the magazine catch lifts upward on the catch from the left side. The bolt catch is necessarily heavy duty to halt the heavy 7.62 bolt group, and both the take-down and front pivot pins are captive. The trigger is a two-stage match unit. The receiver extension end plate has mounting on either right or left side for a one-point sling, and the extension has seven-positions of adjustment for length of pull.
The stock is a tan LM&T SOPMOD design with two battery compartments and a removable rubber butt pad. A detachable sling swivel may be inserted on either side of the stock. The pistol grip is a tan ErgoGrip. The rifle is delivered with eight 20-round-capacity Magpul PMags, although the L129A1 may come with KAC 20-round steel magazines and will function properly with CProducts steel magazines as well. The right side of the magazine well is marked with the NATO Stock Number (NSN), which is 1005-99-226-6708. Beneath that is “LEI” for Law Enforcement Int’l, the importer of the rifles into the United Kingdom. The left side is marked “LMT CAL. 7.62x51 mm L129A1.”
Optics For Sharpshooters
The primary optic chosen by the British for the L129A1 is a Trijicon ACOG 6X 48 mm powered by both fiber optics and a tritium lamp. The ACOG’s body is of 7075 T6 aircraft aluminum, the same as the rifle’s receiver. The fiber-optic powers the reticle during daylight hours—the tritium lamp in low or no light—and its chevron’s brightness is adjustable by the user. The unit’s reticle has a built-in bullet drop compensator for 7.62x51 mm NATO from 100 to 1,200 meters. Each adjustment is one click per 1/4 inch at 100 yards. To transition from long range to close-quarter battle, there is a Picatinny rail on the ACOG’s top that accepts a 1.2-ounce Trijicon 1X LED Rugged Miniature Reflex sight with a red dot powered by a CR2032 battery. The RMR’s housing is of 7075 T6 aluminum. Additional accessories include the OTIS 7.62 mm Sniper Cleaning System, a small Dewey rod to clean the chamber, a front sight adjustment tool and a rail-mounted, quick-detachable sling mount so the sling may be mounted anywhere on the rail.
October 3, 2025 - Canadian Forces Snowbirds performing the Finale at the Pacific Airshow 2025, Day 1, in Huntington Beach, California. This was the highlight of the entire Airshow! I am thankful that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds performed for us, because the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds were unable to perform for us due to the U.S. Government Shutdown situation.
Guinean Special Forces soldiers conduct weapons range training for both close quarters rifle and sniper skills during FLINTLOCK 20 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, February 17, 2020.
Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner-nation forces throughout North and West Africa since 2005. Flintlock is U.S Africa Command’s premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Parker
Culzean Castle is located near Maybole on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to the public since 1987 An illustration of the castle has featured on the reverse side of five pound notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States
Polish Soldiers from the elite 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów, 1 PSK (1st Special Commando Regiment, 1st Special Forces Regiment) during a training exercise - 2011
A team of ZEUS special-forces operators in desert-gear.
Under ZEUS Centcom, the various special services of the member-nations were unified under one command.
Norwegian Armed Forces Personnel from the Air Mobile Protection Team from NORTADII Guard a Norwegian C-130J Hercules aircraft in Gao, Mali as part of the UN Operation MINUSMA - 2019-06-24
Photo: Torbjørn Kjosvold / Forsvaret
Swedish Armed Forces' Special Forces Operators (FM SF) of the Special Operational Group (SOG) during a training exercise.
Photo: Jimmy Croona/Försvarsmakten
Latvian Special Forces during exercise Summer Shield - In Latvia, a training event is underway combining land, air and naval assets from Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Luxembourg, Canada and the U.S.
The annual event is referred to as Summer Shield, involving eleven hundred personnel. Summer Shield allows soldiers from NATO countries to train and improve interoperability in the Baltic region. This album includes various shots of soldiers on a firing range and on a exercise in a mock minefield.
Norwegian Special Forces during anti-piracy Ship Boarding exercise on the HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen – December 2013
Iraqi forces during fighting in west Mosul on April 8, 2017 in Mosul, Iraq. Despite air support from the U.S and U.K, Iraqi forces have had to engage Islamic State in house to house fighting as they continue their battle to retake Iraq's second largest city of Mosul. Despite now controlling most of the city, Iraqi forces continue to face extremely stiff resistance from I.S fighters who are now surrounded on all sides and are fighting to the death.
Photos: Carl Court
A C-17 Globemaster carrying reservists from the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sits on the flightline at Lajes Field, Azores, June 8, 2012. Members of the 419th LRS will join with the 65th LRS to complete annual training and to exercise the 65th Air Base Wing's force reception abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lucas Silva)
Lithuanian Special Forces undergo timed range evaluations during a bilateral exercise with U.S. Special Forces, held in Kaunas, Lithuania, March 10, 2022.
A Lithuanian Special Forces member rapidly fires during a timed range evaluation as part of a bilateral exercise with U.S. Special Forces, held in Kaunas, Lithuania, March 10, 2022.
These joint range day evaluations are used to exchange tactics, enhance mission readiness and maintain advanced combat marksmanship skills while promoting a strong partnership with allied forces.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President Kamala Harris, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Omar Jones IV, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capitol Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington render honors during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, January 20, 2020. Biden and Harris visited ANC after Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president of the United States in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol earlier that morning. In attendance were First Lady Dr. Jill T. Biden and Second Gentlemen Douglas Emhoff, as well as former Presidents Barack H. Obama, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
Green Berets instruct Soldiers of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team during a joint exercise on Fort Campbell, Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The soldiers spent two weeks training with Green Berets from the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), on battle drills, handling prisoners of war, tactical casualty care and evacuation, and mission planning.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Iman Broady-Chin
Choose Something Like a Star
~ Robert Frost
O Star (the fairest one in sight),
We grant your loftiness the right
To some obscurity of cloud—
It will not do to say of night,
Since dark is what brings out your light.
Some mystery becomes the proud.
But to be wholly taciturn
In your reserve is not allowed.
Say something to us we can learn
By heart and when alone repeat.
Say something! And it says, 'I burn.'
But say with what degree of heat.
Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade.
Use language we can comprehend.
Tell us what elements you blend.
It gives us strangely little aid,
But does tell something in the end.
And steadfast as Keats' Eremite,
Not even stooping from its sphere,
It asks a little of us here.
It asks of us a certain height,
So when at times the mob is swayed
To carry praise or blame too far,
We may choose something like a star
To stay our minds on and be staid.
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Our Daily Challenge
"Magnify"
(As in the magnification of revolutions - centrifugal force...as in the mechanics of the universe...gravity, etc.)
and
Working Towards a Better World
*Dynamics*
and
I Believe In Magic
Happy Birthday Joy!
Members of the Iraqi Special Forces carry a mock casualty during a final air mobility operations exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2017. Camp Taji is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training partner forces and enhancing their effectiveness on the battlefield. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm)
Exercice de saut en parachute à ouverture retardée. Préparation des chuteurs opérationnels du CPA 10 et des commandos marines avant le saut d'un Transall C 160 des FFDJ
Forces spéciales : Trépel, spécialistes de l’assaut
Basées à Lorient, les forces spéciales du commando Trépel sont spécialisées dans l’assaut à la mer et à la libération d’otages. Le commando porte le nom du capitaine Trépel, un des créateurs des commandos, disparu en 1944 au cours d’un raid en Hollande. La rédaction a partagé leur entrainement à 4 000 mètres d’altitude et dans le désert, à Djibouti.
Iraqi soldiers attached to the 61st Brigade emerge from a trench while assaulting a building during an urban operation training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2018. Camp Taji is a Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training partner forces and enhancing their effectiveness on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Antonio Lewis)www.dvids.hub.net
Iraqi Forces Battle ISIS Jihadists During an Ongoing Military Operation in the Al-Intisar Area of Eastern Mosul
Iraqi forces in the Al-Intisar area in eastern Mosul in an ongoing military operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, on January 1, 2017..Iraqi forces have retaken more than 60 percent of eastern Mosul from the Islamic State group since the battle for the city began in mid-October.
Photos: Ahmad Al-Rubye
Polish Special Forces during a training exercise as part of their pre-deployment training prior to serving in Afghanistan – 4th June 2012
Canadian Armed Forces personnel step off a Boeing CC-177 Globemaster at the Danylo Halytskyi International Airport in L’viv, Ukraine, on August 25, 2015 marking the beginning of Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s military training mission in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
OP UNIFIER - DND, Joint Task Force Ukraine .
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De personnel des Forces armées canadiennes débarquent d’un Boeing CC-177 Globemaster à l’aéroport international Danylo Halytskyi, à Lviv (Ukraine), le 25 août 2015, marquant le début de l’opération UNIFIER, la mission d’instruction militaire du Canada en soutien aux forces armées ukrainiennes.
OP UNIFIER – MDN, Force opérationnelle interarmées Ukraine.
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1st Special Commando Regiment in Lubliniec
The origin of the unit dates back to 1957, when the reconnaissance company, based in the barracks of 16th Assault Squadron, was founded in Krakow. Over the years, the unit changed its location (Dziwnów on Wolin Island) and the nature of organization (the company was transformed to the 1st Assault Battalion). In 1986, it was moved to Lubliniec in Upper Silesia. On 8 October, 1993 a Chief of General Headquarters of Polish Army issued a decree on the formation of a new unit: 1st Special Regiment. The unit reached operational readiness in 1994 and on 23rd November, 1995 the President, at the request of Minister of National Defense, has granted the new unit a banner.
The unit is a continuation of tradition of the following formations:
•1st Polish independent Special Battalion
•National Army Battalion PARASOL
•Independent Company COMMANDO
In addition, being a part of the Regiment, Noncommissioned Officer and Junior Special Operations Specialists School cultivates the heritage of the National Army Battalion ZOŚKA.
Today's 1st Special Commando Regiment from Lubliniec, directly subordinated to a Commander of Special Forces, is intended for conducting special operations in the country and beyond its borders in conditions of peace, crisis and war.
The regiment specializes in the following areas of activity:
1.Special reconnaissance;
2.Direct operations, especially subversive warfare;
3. Military support;
4.Unconventional actions.
1. PSK (1st Special Commando Regiment), took part in the following trainings involving soldiers from other countries - NATO members:
•07.1995 - taking part in "DWA ORŁY" exercise, (30 soldiers) along with 10th SFG company `C '- exercise area - Wędrzyn
•1998 - joint exercises under the code name " SZTYLET I i II” (250 soldiers)
•during April and August with groups 1 / 10 SFG, soldiers of 75th “Rangers” regiment, the GROM unit - exercise area - south western Poland;
•08.1999 - "ARTIST ULAN" exercise with 21st SAS regiment (300 soldiers) exercise area - Bieszczady, Kraków, Rudniki
•01.2000 - joint exercises of KGS (50 soldiers) with 10th SFG group – exercise area - Lubliniec
•01.2000 – participation of KGS (8 soldiers) in a training in mountains with the German 200th long distance recon company
•08.2000 - joint exercises of KGS (48 soldiers) with 10th SFG group, training area - Lubliniec
•04.2001 - joint exercises of KGS (50 soldiers) with 10th SFG group, training area - Lubliniec
•03.2002 - participation in an international training "Strong Resolve" (130 soldiers) - Słupsk;
•Autumn 2006 - international training "SHAMROCK KEY" - Lithuania
At present, the unit is in constant contact with 10th SFG of U.S. Army based in Germany, German 200th long distance recon company, Royal Noncommissioned Officer School from Netherlands and with soldiers from Multinational Corps in Szczecin.
Bojowy trening komandosów TF-50
Afganistan/Ghazni/październik 2013 r.: Żołnierze jednego z zespołów bojowych TF-50 (Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów) ćwiczyli na strzelnicy w bazie Ghazni elementy CQB (ang. Close Quarters Battle – walka w przestrzeniach zamkniętych, w bliskim kontakcie). Wśród trenowanych elementów znalazło się tzw. „obieranie banana”, czyli zmiana kolejności żołnierzy w szyku spowodowana np. zacięciem się broni jednego z nich. Wiele czasu komandosi poświęcili także strzelaniu zza zasłony, które wymagało wykorzystania, w zależności od ćwiczonego scenariusza, prawego oka i prawej ręki lub lewego oka i lewej ręki. W cel trafiali z każdej pozycji i za każdym razem.
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