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US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/ ... tone-test/

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US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/ ... tone-test/

good think they didnt confuse it with elon musks rocket

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US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/ ... tone-test/

good think they didnt confuse it with elon musks rocket

Or an Iranian airliner

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Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

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https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us ... n-1.653194

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[DiverTexas]

Without a doubt, part of the greatest generation.

[Animal]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

[CaptQuint]

https://www.army.mil/article/9615/comba ... n_warriors

[Blast]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

Never heard of combat camera? There are actual military members whose job is reporting and photography along with embedded reporters.

[Animal]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

Never heard of combat camera? There are actual military members whose job is reporting and photography along with embedded reporters.

Oh, I've heard of combat photographers. But look what the guy is doing that is being photographed. Does that really look like a scene where a photographer would be sitting nearby to take photos?

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[Wut]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

Never heard of combat camera? There are actual military members whose job is reporting and photography along with embedded reporters.

Oh, I've heard of combat photographers. But look what the guy is doing that is being photographed. Does that really look like a scene where a photographer would be sitting nearby to take photos?

Could be using a zoom lens.

[Wut]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

Never heard of combat camera? There are actual military members whose job is reporting and photography along with embedded reporters.

Oh, I've heard of combat photographers. But look what the guy is doing that is being photographed. Does that really look like a scene where a photographer would be sitting nearby to take photos?

This article includes a series of pictures from that battle, the photographer was right there.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7xgbdy/ ... hell-house

[Animal]

Lt. Jesse Grapes, commander of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, lays in a pool of blood from one of his wounded Marines as he prepares to fire into the second floor landing, of the "Hell House" during the battle of Fallujah on November 13, 2004.

how is it that there is a photographer there?

Never heard of combat camera? There are actual military members whose job is reporting and photography along with embedded reporters.

Oh, I've heard of combat photographers. But look what the guy is doing that is being photographed. Does that really look like a scene where a photographer would be sitting nearby to take photos?

This article includes a series of pictures from that battle, the photographer was right there.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7xgbdy/ ... hell-house

wow. thanks.