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AMERICA AT WAR
LIGHTNING BATTLE DOWNS
NINE SUPER HEROES ..............................20
On 13 July, 200 to 500 Taliban came after a platoon of Ameri- Guy-Guy
can paratroopers fighting alongside Afghan National Army
personnel, igniting a firelight that would leave nine paratroop-
ers dead, but not after the Americans put up a fierce battle -
and dished out far more than they took.
By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes
MEDICS FLY INTO AFGHAN HOT LZS...... 50
The combat medics are some of the most unsung heroes in
the Global War on Terror: Always on alert, always training.
When one group of medics in Afghanistan gets a call for help
during the 13 July firefight that killed nine paratroopers, they
spring into action.
By SPC George Welcome, USA
TERRORISM SITREP ................................60
Bush Administration freezes arms sales to Taiwan, Zambian Guy-Guy
President - and Mugabe critic - dies after stroke, Pirates
Score Big off Somalia, Dutch Navy snags nearly five tons of
cocaine, Musharraf steps down, AI-Qaeda Femme Fatale
faces justice, NATO makes lame threats.
By Dr. Martin Brass
40-HOUR WEEK: BACKING
UP THE SHOOTERS ..........................................64
For every video of a Hellfire missile or JDAM sending terrorists
to hell, there are a lot of unsung heroes - particularly the per- Guy-Guy
sonnel who keep the warplanes, both manned and unmanned,
in the air and in the hunt. Meet the supporting cast behind
America's combat pilots while they are at work - and loading
the stuff that terrorists have seen up close and personal.
COLUMNS Guy-Guy
COMMAND
GUIDANCE..................6
The Future of the Second
Amendment is in Your Hands!
Why gunnies need to get out
and vote this November. By Lt.
Col. Robert K. Brown, USAR
(Ret.) and Steve Schreiner
FLAK............................8
The Russian Bear Returns, Guy-Guy
What is a Veteran?, "Mad Dog",
Memories Return, SOF for the
Troops, How do They Do It?
BULLETIN BOARD......10
Teachers and Staff Can Carry,
Your Local Dealer... Hamas?,
Australian Mortar Crews in Ac-
tion, What About Taiwan?, Re-
searchers Face Firebombs,
Michael Monsoor Tribute
SURVIVAL IN THE
WILDERNESS ..............52
What makes for a good survival
kit? You might be surprised to
find out that the biggest kits may
not be the best. Here are a few
simple rules for a building a
good survival kit.
By Jeff Randall
COMBAT Guy-Guy
WEAPONCRAFT ......78
John Farnam discusses Spring-
field Armory's XDM semi-auto-
matic pistol in .40 S&W.
By John Farnam
ADVENTURE ............80
QUARTERMASTER
Maxpedition Clip-On Phone Hol-
ster, DSA Arms TP-9, and Sabre
Defence's new government con-
tract
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ATTHE FRONT..........81
Photos of USS Ronald Reagan
on deployment from a long-time
reader. An American para-
trooper's family pays tribute to
his service.
COMMON SENSE......82
Report from a Forgotten War.
By Lt. Col. Oliver L. North,
USMC (Ret.) with 2/7 Marines in
Afghanistan
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HIGHWAYTO HELL ...............................'®^*^.....12
Soldiers and Marines are not the only people who have fought alongside
Iraqis for the future of their country - fighting alongside have been Private
Military Contractors. One of them tells his tale here, in an excerpt from the
book Highway to Hell. By John Geddes
SKORZENY'S SNIPER EXPERIMENT ..........................26
Nazi Germany's famous commando, Otto Skorzeny of the SS, finds himself
on the wrong end of 15-to-1 odds. However, he still finds a way to hold
Stalin's Red Army off for 30 days through an ingenious use of snipers on
the banks of the Oder River. By Maj. John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.) Guy-Guy
INTO THE JAWS OF CAMBODIA ..................................28
During the Vietnam War, the Studies and Observation Group fought and
died in secrecy while trying to shut down efforts by North Vietnam to funnel
troops and weapons into South Vietnam. One SOG team would have a big
score in that fight. By Jim Bo/en
MAD MIKE HOARE IN THE CONGO ..............................34
"Mad Mike" Hoare is one of the most famous of the mercenaries who were
involved in Africa throughout the decades. Here, his book Congo Merce-
nary, telling the tale of how he fought Communist guerillas, is reviewed. Guy-Guy
By Cap?. Joseph Columbus Smith, 1 Bn, Rhodesian African Rifles (Ret.)
THE PHONY, BRUTAL, SLOPPY,
AND INEPT INVASION OF GEORGIA...........................^
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Russia's invasion of Georgia turns out to be a case of a huge bumbling
army of Goliaths stomping on a small democracy. While Russia seems to
be having its way with its smaller neighbor, in reality, the Bear is still having
its problems. By Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, USA (Ret.)
GEORGIA CAN BE PUTIN'S AFGHANISTAN ..................47
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What to do about the Russian invasion of Georgia? It seems like a daunting
question, but answers do exist - from toothless sanctions and posturing at
the UN to other, more direct measures. One idea may be to take pages
from the Reagan Administration's playbook - and provide Georgia's free-
dom fighters with missiles like the Stinger and Javelin.
By Dr. Jack Wheeler, Editor, ToThePoinfNews.com
OBAMA VS. MCCAIN ......................................................57 gumpguy
The 2008 presidential election comes with very big questions: Will America
win in Iraq, or run from Iraq? Will America standup for Georgia, or just let
the UN wring its hands and do nothing? Who will be on the Supreme Court
when more Second Amendment cases arrive? Obama and McCain have
very different answers to these and other questions - which makes this de-
cision easy to make. By Bob Caldwell
PRIMARY WEAPON SYSTEMS' NEW PISTON SYSTEM ....66
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The M16/AR-15 has been one of the best battle rifles in history. Now, a new
gas-piston system makes it even better than before. By Gary Paul Johnson
TACTICAL TAILOR FOUNDER TRIBUTE ......................74
Logan Coffey, who died in a traffic accident this past April, was the founder Guy-Guy
of Tactical Tailor. He started designing gear while serving as an Army sniper
in the mid-to-late 1990s, then left the service to pursue his business en-
deavors full-time.
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On the Cover: Soldiers from 2nd Platoon,
C Company, 2-503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd
Airborne Brigade Combat Team offload from a
CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Paruns District Guy-Guy
Center in support of Operation Rock Axe in
Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, 26 June 2007.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac Graham, USA
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