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COVER FEATURE

NIGHT VISION OPS GO CIVILIAN
TNVC has provided night vision products for a long time. But the classes have often been kept to military and law enforcement, until now.
By Dr. Martin Brass

SPECIAL REPORT

FAST AND FURIOUS REVELATIONS
The scandal surrounding Operation Fast and Furious has exploded in a flurry of activity, including the removal of an acting ATF director and the emergence of e-mails revealing efforts at a cover-up.

AMERICA AT WAR

MARINE BRAVES THE JAWS OF DEATH, FIVE TIMES
Though bleeding from shrapnel wounds in his right arm, Marine MOH recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer, aided by fellow Marines and Army advisors from Embedded Training Team 2–8, braved a vicious hail of enemy machinegun and shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket fire in the village of Ganjgal to help rescue and evacuate more than 15 wounded Afghan soldiers, and recover the bodies of four fallen fighters.
By Lance Cpl. Reece Lodder, USMC

DEATH FROM ABOVE
When troop are pinned down, the Air Force comes through. When they call for close air support, the A-10 Thunderbolt and the Marine AV-8B Harrier are often the planes of choice.
By Harold Hutchison

FLAK: THE LONG WAR
Some “ground truth” from a 30-year Marine Corps combat veteran who was retiring out of the Pentagon.
By Maj. Drew Frick, USMC (Ret.)

FEATURES

ULTIMATE SNIPERS, PART II
Several top U.S. snipers discuss their craft and reveal their secrets of sniping in the latest Ultimate Sniper DVD.
By Mark Gongea

KAREN FREEDOM FIGHTERS GO HI-TECH
For six decades, Karen freedom fighters have stood their ground in the remote jungles of Burma. Now they have gone jungle hi-tech.
By Ian Maxwell Sterling

COUNTER-STRIKE FROM THE SKY
Rhodesians Develop New Tactics to Stem Terrorist Tide. Find out how the Rhodesian military fought off terrorist and guerrilla forces and delivered a punishing blow to the bad guys.
Dr. J. R. T. Wood

LASER DEVICESʼ CLASS 1 IR LASERS
Laser Devices has three new Class I lasers available for commercial markets, including the DBAL 1-2, EOLAD 1I and the OTAL Classic.

AIMPOINT OPTICS AND SIGHTING DEVICES
Take a close look at Aimpoint’s Micro T-1, Patrol Rifle Optics Pro LP1 and CompM4a optics and
sighting devices.

TACTICAL NIGHT VISION, INC. IS LAUNCHED
TNVC visionary Victor Di Cosola, fed up with busting his chops to try to find a proper night vision device, decided to fill in the gap and start up his own operation.

SOF PROVING GROUND: THE RIFLEMANʼS PISTOL
ArmaLite has become the generic name for all things pertaining to America’s assault rifle, the 5.56x45mm M16 and its military and civilian variants. Now it has added a handgun, a replica of the iconic Swiss SIG P210.
By Bob Pilgrim

COLUMNS

COMMAND GUIDANCE
RECON BY FIRE
Publisher Robert K. Brown has always believed that boots on the ground in combat photography and journalism tells it like it is, provided that the journalist is not bogged down by political correctness baggage. Gays in the military impact troop effectiveness? We'll see.

FLAK
Firearms Safety Blooper, Well Done on ATF Coverage! Keeping Us Informed, Bravo From South Africa, CUTV, Doesn’t Make Sense, How Can I Be a Soldier of Fortune?

BULLETIN BOARD
V-22 Proves Itself; New Ammo for the .50 Cal; Army to Buy 26,000 Trucks; Wins; Ten Years Later, Gaps Still Exist; ATF Gets One Right; CCW Reciprocity Bill Moving in House; Petraeus to CIA; A Snub?

ADVENTURE QUARTERMASTER
Colt 6940; Surefire Lights; Kimber Model 8400 Advanced Tactical Rifle; OPSGear Defensive Tactics Series; Militec Supplies Troops With Free Lubricant; US Agency Watches, FAST Carbon Helmet

TERRORISM SITREP
70 Mercs Captured in Libya!; Al Qaida to Use Biological Weapons, U.S. Officials Warn; Turkey-Kurd Clashes Kill Hundreds; BOKO HARAM terrorizes in Nigeria; 12 Arsonist Drug Maniacs kill 53 in Mexico; Guatemala a Narco State? FARC Murderer on Interpol List Nabbed; Major Drug Ring Taken Down in Panama; Black Terrorists Kill More White Farmers in Zimbabwe; Arms Deal Corruption Blamed on Former President; Border Dispute between KLA and Serbs Heats Up in Kosovo; Brits Kidnapped in Kenya; Pirates Active in Benin.
By Dr. Martin Brass

COMMON SENSE
Dancing the Ayatollahs’ Tune
By Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, USMC (Ret.)"