Level Zero Heroes

Saw this video about some ''spec ops'' sniper fight with some Taliban insurgents; don't seem too professional to me, as i'm wondering half the time what they're actually shooting at? His buddies seem to be doing the same thing too, randomly spraying fire from the top of the valley at god knows what. Guess in war there is too much uncertainty, and the discipline drilled into us sometimes boils down to raw human emotion; a fight or flight instinct, no time to take aimed shots, or the fear of getting hit by a bullet. That's what seperates the pros from the GI's.

You can check more out at Level Zero Heroes, which supposedly details the adventures of MSOT team 8222 around Bala Murghab (or Morghab if ya a yankee) in Afghanistan.

 

"The Bala Morghab River Valley has been a Taliban stronghold since the beginning of the Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom). Located in the rural mountain region of northwest Afghanistan; Bala Morghab is being used by the Taliban as a rest and regrouping area during the winter season when fighting in the rest of the country is at a minimum.

Level Zero Heroes follows the twenty-two members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 (MSOT 8222) on their seven month deployment to this unknown valley. The story begins with MSOT 8222 making the dangerous five day convoy through the wild west of Afghanistan to reach the isolated outpost of NATO forces at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Todd. MSOT 8222 gets their first opportunity to test their training when they are engaged by a small Taliban element during a sunset firefight near the Turkmenistan border."

Apache Overwatch

I've always wondered how many klicks away these Apaches are watching the Insurgents without them realizing it, kidna scary knowing there's a 30mm gun trained on you, and at any moment, a hellfire missile can just drop from the sky a mere few feet away from you?

There was once during my reservist days when we were outfield, the Guards were using the area to practice heli-ops, basically loading/unloading of troops and gear via a chinook. Swear the chopper was no more than 200metres away in a clearing, and other than the initial 'whup-whup' sound when it was coming in to land, the darn thing was near silent when it landed with blades spinning and all! Even when it took off, it never made too much of a racket, but heckuva lotta dust though. :p

Lots of these videos on Youtube. Some 'gorier' than others. From their chatter, it'd seem the gunner/pilots are sometimes a little 'too' eager to shoot on the enemy... but this is war. A assumption now will cost the lives of your own soldiers later.

Stars Earn Stripes

Almost wanted to shout "Yo Joe!"

As Master Yoda would say "Holding Guns, looking cool, do not a warrior make" or something like that anyway, too many of these 'reality' shows out there. On one hand, it gives awareness to what the operators are facing, but sheesh, no way these babies are anywhere near what it takes to be a soldier. Where's the gun discipline? :p

I wanna see one of these Stars deploy to Afghanistan.. ;)