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2003-08-07 Iraq

X-ray glasses and Air Conditioned underwear in Iraq!

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Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-08-07 11:23:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Closer than you think, Cyber Sarge:
Exhibits ranging from new boots to the latest weaponry were displayed in the Pentagon courtyard by the Program Executive Office Soldier.
"Hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment" were sent to U.S. soldiers deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan for them to use and test, Moran said. Of these several were on display at the Pentagon, including the XM107 long-range sniper rifle, XM29 integrated airburst weapon system, and the M4 carbine (modular). The PEO Soldier mission is to "arm and equip soldiers to dominate the full spectrum of peace and war." The Air and Land warrior weapon platforms were conceived to do just that, PEO officials said. These were developed to increase, "soldier lethality, survivability, mobility and sustainment." The Air Warrior is heralded as the first fully integrated system for Army aircrews. As he wore the Air Warrior outfit at the Pentagon, Staff Sgt. Michael Resmondo said that it was more comfortable and convenient than other uniforms he has worn. The helmet contains an enhanced face shield and earpiece for communication. He said safety is key in that the suit contains a floatation collar, signal radio, flares, soft body armor. An extraction restraint also allows the soldier to be air lifted, alone or with another person, without the need of a harness.
Comfort has not gone unnoticed. Resmondo seemed to appreciate the cooling unit, which can cool up to 62 degrees. The infantry soldier can look forward to the Land Warrior. This soldier of the future outfit is not as far off as it may seem, PEO officials said. It is expected to be ready by 2008.
The Land Warrior has a helmet-mounted display that provides weapon information, map displays, night vision and thermal images. Messages can be received through a microphone earpiece or a multi-band secured radio. The platform has a 500mhz computer, soldier control unit, and GPS.
Resistance is futile!

Posted by Steve 2003-8-7 12:18:18 PM|| 2003-8-7 12:18:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Steve--Can you post your source for that excerpt?

Posted by Dar 2003-8-7 12:54:49 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-7 12:54:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Army News Service:
Land Warrior' takes Army from bayonets to body armor

Posted by Steve 2003-8-7 1:25:04 PM|| 2003-8-7 1:25:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 brilliant, unless you're in the reserves. I'm still running around with an m16a2 musket, and I"m supposed to be in a SOF unit.

go figure that one, and remember gentleman that there is a big difference between developed, "fielded" and what is actually on the ground.

Some of our guys in the stan bought their own body armor because they were going to send us out with flak jackets that don't stop anything really.

-DS

Posted by DeviantSaint 2003-8-7 1:34:11 PM|| [www.livejournal.com/~deviantsaint] 2003-8-7 1:34:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "With those glasses, he can definitely see through womenâs clothes," said the engineering student, Samer Hamid.
An engineering student - yeah, right. This is what we laughingly referred to in SaoodiLand as "Third-World Engineering" or "Third World Physics" - meets Arthur C Clarke's definition of magic regularly.

So, Mr Human Resources Mgr, next time you get an application from one of these guys, flashing his "Engineering" BS (how apropos) from Doodah University in Southern Doodah, and you figure you can get an equivalent cog for the Great Machine at half the price, please remember that he knows almost nothing outside of the one thin vertical slice of reality he was drilled in - and that was in rote style, for he had no foundation for a broader intellectual understanding. What a deal - you get zip for half the price.

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-7 1:50:17 PM|| 2003-8-7 1:50:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Is that you, PD?

Posted by Raj 2003-8-7 2:10:05 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-8-7 2:10:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Steve--Thanks for the source.

Group leaders are outfitted with a 17-inch screen with which they can track each soldier's movements.
I'll be interested to see how convenient it is to lug that around, even if it is a flat- or plasma-screen. For all the convenience of the lighter, cooler rig, seems you're going to be lugging plenty of batteries around for a lot of this stuff, too.

Bandwidth and frequency of broadcasting is also another question this raises. If your troops are constantly broadcasting their positions, then you're also broadcasting a lot of EMF--just like an active radar--and letting an enemy with detection equipment know you're nearby. I'm curious if they'll use only intermittent, on-demand broadcasts, like the Garmin Rino, to reduce traffic and broadcasting their positions.

Posted by Dar 2003-8-7 2:13:39 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-7 2:13:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 It's high time for US counterintelligence to start spreading its own lunatic rumors. Let's see. The US has contaminated the Iraqi dust and water with mind-control drugs. The electrical system has been and is being modified to broadcast secret wavelengths transmitting irresistible messages, all measures have been carefully designed by the CIA to compel true Muslims to depths of unimaginable depravity. US soldiers are immune because of their specially designed sunglasses, helmets, water supplies, and all the beer and pork products they consume. The only prevention is to avoid using electricity, to stop drinking any form of water except that imported from abroad, to wrap oneself completely with aluminum foil, to secure an airtight plastic bag over one's head, sealed to one's neck with several turns of duct tape, and to lay out in the noonday sun for several hours.
-- That ought to decrease the apparent over-supply of gullible nitwits in Iraq. All such suggestions will be carefully studied.

Posted by Tresho 2003-8-7 2:24:09 PM|| 2003-8-7 2:24:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's airdrop some old comic books on the Baghdad populace, then they can look in the back pages and buy their own X-ray glasses, along with some hovercraft and that neat trick candy that makes your friends pass instant gas.

Posted by (lowercase) matt 2003-8-7 3:30:23 PM|| 2003-8-7 3:30:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "There is fluid circulating throughout the underwear," said Mr. Hamid, the engineering student. "I am not sure of the exact mechanism, but we all know the Americans have very sophisticated technology." --- Soldiers getting shot at have had this technology for centuries! And it's not just fluid, either...

Posted by Sade 2003-8-7 3:46:21 PM|| 2003-8-7 3:46:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Sade--Ugh! Reminds me of the time I first read Gates of Fire, and Pressfield wrote of guys lined up for battle in their phalanx losing control of bladder and bowel as the enemy approached. I don't think it'd have been fun to be shoulder-to-shoulder next to such a guy who's wearing a kilt or skirt with no underwear while you're wearing open-toed sandals!

*DAMMIT!*

Posted by Dar 2003-8-7 3:55:44 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-7 3:55:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 "(After seeing those women through the X-ray glasses, they canât help but want to marry an Arab woman.)"

Yeah, Who would want to see one of them Arab women?

Posted by Patrick 2003-8-7 4:21:34 PM|| 2003-8-7 4:21:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Raj - Yep.

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-7 6:28:47 PM|| 2003-8-7 6:28:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Seen the Land warrior system on History Channel,Army also comming out with a new Infantry weapon(CIWS)that ain't nothen but BADD.
Over/under assault rifle/grenade launcher.Grenade s will detonet a a pre-determined point or on impact.

Posted by raptor 2003-8-7 7:07:50 PM|| 2003-8-7 7:07:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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