Gents,

Well good news and bad news. bad news first. The CQB house is a no go. An avaition unit moved into it.

The good news however, is working with MACV the Arizona Army National Guard has come up with an alternate event, and its still FREE and open to 16 year olds and up (with written waviers)

OPERATION BUSHMASTER will be at Papago Park on AUG 25th, but it will be an outdoor event using real trainning lanes and different senerios with an operating and dressed OPFOR, all participants will be in a squad led by Soldiers acting as a squad leader/advisor/OC. Awards will be given to the teams demonstrating the best teamwork.

Further mission details will be posted next week.

Pictures of the trainning ground will be posted soon (think A-stan) if your a phoenix local its the papago buites by the phoenix zoo on the scottsdale/phoenix border on 52nd St and Mcdowell

There will be Medics on site with a Combat Ambulance as well other Tactical Vehicles.  

This will be FREE, and open to anyone 16 years and up, a waiver will be needed for anyone under 18.
 
AA rules apply except that 16 and 17 year olds are welcome. (skill levels of younger players will be considered when teams are picked)

And remember the more teams, and players that show up the better the chance for another skirmish using real military assests and eqiupment.

OPERATION BUSHMASTER - August 25th, 2007

Hey gents, I'm back from A.T. 07. Two lovely weeks in Ft Sill, Oklahoma. The weather was awesome, 95-100 with 85-95% humidity! good times.

Anyway I'm gonna post more pics when I get them, and some vid's of the Field Arty direct fire....... very good stuff!

Hey gents,

I was just looking at pics on another MILSIM airsoft website, I'm sure most of you highspeed super troopers already know a few things about military uniforms.........

i'm not gonna break out my Army 670-1 or Marine Corps TM-10120-15/1 (yes updated). But heres a few things I've noticed on other sites.......

- Both Uniforms, Boot Laces not tucked. Both Marines and Soldiers will unblouse thier trousers before allowing laces to hang out, that is just dumb.

- Marine Corps Uniform, Marines tucking thier trousers into thier boots (real Marines NEVER tuck trousers into boots EVER ask any Marine.

- Army Uniform, Flags being worn on both sleaves the US Flag is worn on the right arm 1/8 of an inch from the seam or on the top Pocket of the new ACU uniform. If a combat patch is earned it is worn bellow the US Flag on ACU, or 1/8 of an inch ABOVE the US Flag on the right sleave, with the US Flag 1/8 of inch below. On the left sleeve 1/8 of an inch bellow the seam is were the current unit patch is worn. If wearing the the ACU it is placed on the pocket. The "Airborne tab" is worn Directly above the unit patch if the unit is designated "Airborne". All other "skill tabs are worn on the pocket flap. They should be worn in order Special Forces - Ranger - Sapper. (None of wich should matter if you haven't earned it you shouldnt be wearing it!)

- Marine Corps Uniform, Marines wear the Olive green t-shirt undershirt (which is really a green color) the Army wears the Brown t-shirt with the Old BDU/DCU Uniforms and the "Sand Tan" t-shirt with the ACU.

- Army Uniform, According to the newest 670-1 Soldiers are no longer allowed to wear ANY Blood type, Drug Allergies, Medical, CLS, NBC, or any other velcro patches on the ACU uniform, other then NAME, RANK, UNIT, and US FLAG. All other patches - Combat, Skill Tabs are optional.

-Marine Corps Uniform, this is just to help you guys sound right when you talk about Marine uniforms, The old Uniforms are call "Cammies" and the desert ones are called (you guessed it) "Desert Cammies", the new MARPAT is called "Digies" and "Desert Digies" short for "Digital Cammies"  

Oh and god I hope you guys aren't buying Army/Marine Corps uniforms loading them up with ribbons and wearing them around, or giving out "medals for pretend wounds and combat action" To be honest its against the law. And if the right person finds out they will go for the throat. (I'm not bagging on the guys that are doing it for re-enactment purposes, or TV/Films)

Anyway I also got an idea for guys that wanna wear rank and have a rank structure for playing, Use the ROTC cadet ranks, that ain't the real military!

If anyone knows Soldiers, with either the 153rd Infantry or B Batt /180th FA. Please give your deepest remorse for one of our fallen Soldiers.

Last weekend we lost Sgt Browning a 2 time volunteer for the Global War on Terrorism was killed in Afghanistan, from an IED.

He was attached to the 153rd Infantry. He was a volunteer from B Batt 2/180 FA out of Tucson, Az. He rose his hand to go again less then 7 months after returning from a 15 month deployment from OIF III.

Sgt Browning was a good Soldier, took care of his troops and was a huge asset to his battery. He was the text book Infantryman, as well as a great Red Leg. His knowledge of weapons systems and troop movement was incredible.

He carried that dedication over to the 153rd Infantry when he volunteered to go, again.

I knew Sgt Bowning personally, I attended 13B school with him, and i did a few field drills with him. He was a good Soldier and my heart goes out to his family. May he rest in peace.