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The Army has developed a new Squad Machine Gun which maybe used to replace the  to be used to replace the Squad Automatic Weapon if it is adopted for use.

This new weapon is much lighter than the weapon that it may replace. This makes all of the difference in the world to the troop who has to carry it all day in hot weather or across treacherous terrain.

The new squad machine gun was developed under  the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies program (LSAT). It’s nearly  half the weight of the M249, and its cased telescoped ammunition is  significantly lighter than standard linked ammo.

The LSAT weighs 9.4 pounds compared to the M249  squad automatic weapon, which weighs about 17 pounds. LSAT’s cased-telescoped 5.56mm ammunition relies on a plastic case  rather than a brass one to hold the propellant and the projectile. This gives it the benefit of making the ammunition lighter also by about thirty seven percent. As far as the budget goes this may not be a good time for this technology because the plastic case is inconsistent with the brass casing that the Army currently uses. This means that there will have to be a lot of gearing up to produce the new casings and that translates into money that the Army may not want to spend at this particular time. www.militaryringexpress.com

The U.S. military is discussing significant changes in its war plans to adhere to President Obama’s strategic guidance that downplays preparing for conflicts such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and counts on allies to provide additional troops. I’m going to say amen to that. It seems to me that we get involved in everyone else’s business all of the time thinking that we are going to change them to think like we do and to act like we do also.

We go in and spend tons of money that Americans here could use, they hate our guts more after we have left, and the American people get saddled with the debt.

U.S. Central Command believes it can destroy or significantly degrade Iran’s conventional armed forces in about three weeks by using air and sea strikes, according to a defense source familiar with the discussions. This option could be a response to Iranian strikes on U.S. and international ships in the Persian Gulf and attempts to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil is transported.

The Pentagon is conducting a step-by-step surge of forces in the Gulf. It is maintaining two aircraft carriers in the region and increasing the number of mine-detection ships and helicopters in anticipation of military action there. As you know the problem is that the Iranians will not let go of their nuclear weapons program..

Aviation Week reported that the Air Force recently dispatched some the F-22 Raptors, to a base in the United Arab Emirates across the Gulf from Iran. These aircraft would give the US a definite advantage in air superoirity. It would also be able to penetrate deep into Iranian territory to deliver a payload. www.militaryringexpress.com

The highly trained men and women who serve U.S. Air Force maintenance units around the world are renowned for their technical expertise across a wide range of complex tasks. This is a field that is wide and the possibilities are almost endless.

Their job can be as complicated as maintaining the most complex fighter planes, weapons systems, ammunition, and complex technical instruments.

Their area of expertise requires intelligence and attention to detail because of the highly complex equipment that they are required to maintain. They have a career field that they can certainly be proud of.

The ring design above shows the Air Force Maintenance Insignia. This insignia is available to all who have served in this field who want to use it as a side panel design for their military ring. If you notice the design above you will see that it has different colors underneath. This is called the color shield. You can choose any two colors that you want depending on your personal preference.

Click the following link to go to our web site and review the many different Air Force Rings that are available for you to order. The Air Force Maintenance Ring Design

There is more to the Air Force Pararescue team than just providing emergency medical treatment. These highly trained members of the Air Force evacuate the injured, act as aircrew gunners, provide various flight duties, and provide landing sites for NASA missions. The history of this Special Forces unit is quite a story and it sheds some light on why it is considered one of the most unique units in the military today.

In 1943, 21 people jumped out of a C-46 that was in trouble over a jungle near the Burma/China Border. The crash site was in a such a remote area that the only way to get help to those who survived was by parachuting into the area. Two medical corpsmen and Lt. Colonel Fleckinger volunteered to parachute in. This was the beginnings of the idea for a Pararescue unit. For over a month, these three men, with the help of natives, took care of the injured until they could be taken out of the jungle.

Pararescue troops have conducted rescues almost everywhere in the world. In South East Asia, during Vietnam, Pararescuemen risked their lives on multiple occasions to get aid to and evacuate friendly forces that needed immediate help. There were 19 Air Force Crosses awarded to enlisted airmen during Vietnam and ten of those medals were awarded to Pararescuemen.

Even in times of peace, the functions of this unit are done every day. They provide medical treatment for injured men and women. The maroon beret, a symbol of those who serve in this elite unit, represents the blood sacrificed and the duty to aid others. “That Others May Live” is a fitting motto for this organization.

Even though I was a member of the Army I did have an opportunity to train with some of these individuals during paratrooper training. They all seemed to be quiet and low key. They never seemed to have a problem with the tough physical training and seemed to be very professional in their bearing and conduct. You never seem to hear much about these quiet professionals but their service is indispensible to the military. www.militaryringexpress.com

The USAF Combat Control Team is a highly trained team of individuals who serve as ground facilitators for airborne operations during combat. They will accompany the Army or other ground forces into combat and perform those technical tasks that need to be done in order for those units to have effective air support.

I had the pleasure of working with some of these individuals when I was a US Army Forward Observer. They would accompany us and make our wishes come true when it came to close air support. They would filter our needs through their terminology and make the thing that we wanted to happen occur. They saved the day for me several times. I was impressed by their professionalism and their smarts.

Their mission goes much farther than just fire support. It also includes air traffic control, command and control, and communications. The thing that I liked about these individuals is that they were aggressive in getting the aircraft involved in the battle on the ground. Whenever there was a situation on the ground they would quickly find a way to get aircraft involved in order to help us. They were invaluable because of the help that they gave.

The insignia shown above is the Combat Control side panel design. You can use it as one of the designs of your custom military ring. Click the following link in order to go to our webpage and view this and the many other designs that we offer for the construction of your military ring. The Combat Control Side Panel Design 

The Air Force learned the importance of marksmanship and weapons training by a very unfortunate incident that occurred during the Korean War. When the Chinese overran Kempo Air Base in South Korea during that war the Air Force personnel stationed there were so poorly trained with firearms that many of them didn’t know how to shoot or evn aim their weapons. Many of the small arms there were in such a state of disrepair that they were inoperable. 

The result of this incident was a total massacre by the Chinese. In order to prevent this tragedy from occurring again The Air Force Combat Arms Training Program was instituted. The initial objective was to train personnel in weapons marksmanship and maintenance. The Air Force uses specially trained individuals to train the rest of the force in weapons marksmanship and maintenance.

The insignia below is the enblem that designated the Combat Arms Trainer. You can choose this emblem for your custom Air Force Ring if you desire. Click the following link in order to go to our wab site and begin designing your custom military ring. USAF Combat Arms Training

The U.S. and Afghanistan have finally reached a deal on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that assures the Afghans that we will basically take care of them after our troop pullout in 2014. Now if you ask me I would say that we should just let them rot. Karzai won’t waste time criticizing our motives and actions while he won’t say anything about the Taliban.

I could certainly use some of the tax money that we are giving him. Karzai does not appreciate the money, human lives, and equipment that we have sacrificed to help his country. He won’t criticize the Taliban but he will certainly let us have it whenever he feels like it.

Allow me to ask you a question and when I answer please don’t get my answer twisted. I am not condoning this action by any means but answer this for me. Why would pictures of US servicemen urinating on dead Taliban strain US relations with Afghanistan? The Taliban is the enemy. They kill more innocent Afghans than our military accidents do. They kidnap children to get back at the parents. They torture and kill innocent citizens, and they will bomb public gathering places without regard to the innocent civilians there yet US actions against them strain US and Afghan relations, huh? Somebody please tell me if maybe I am the one who bumped my head and got it twisted. www.militaryringexpress.com

The Chinese recently disclosed that they had developed a stealth fighter which was superior to our F-22 Raptor. When I first heard this report I doubted its validity but now I am not so sure. One thing that the Chinese have learned over the years is that it is easier to just find ways to copy our technology rather than develop their own. They allow us to do the leg work and spend the money developing the weapons. The plus side of this is that it saves them time, research, and money. The bad side of this is that they will always lag behind in the development of new technology.   

Chinese hackers stole the blueprints for America’s new Joint Strike Fighter planes, the F-35 and F-22. They have become adept at doing so and this is a critical risk to our national security. The worst thing about it is that most of the time when a corporation has its secrets hacked they never find out about it. If they do find out it is generally a year or more after the intrusion has taken place.

China’s cyber warfare capabilities and the espionage campaigns they have undertaken are the most prevalent of any nation state actor. China has created citizen hacker groups, engaged in cyberespionage, and established cyberwar military units. The US has established a Military Cyber Command which is devoted to this new dimension but the bigger problem is that private industries that develop many of our weapons systems don’t have a clue as to how to guard against the intrusions. This is one area that we have got to get under control or else it could spell disaster. The Chinese will use whatever advantage that they have to put us down for good. www.militaryringexpress.com