Combat Forces

Artillery is known as the King of Battle and for over 100 years it has played a pivotal role in combat.

In the Vietnam War the USAF discovered that 90% of their casualties occurred during pilots first 10 missions.

Hand-to-hand combat, it is every soldiers greatest fear.

Today nuclear subs dominate the seas…yet their biggest threat is a diesel submarine.

Modern tanks are the equivalent of chariots on the battlefields of today. In Iraq and Afghanistan they are soldiers saviors or an enemy’s nightmare.

Silent, covert, deadly; they are every battle commander’s secret weapon. Snipers are the long-range killers on the battlefield.

House-to-house combat is one of the most brutal and intense types of land warfare.

Airborne soldiers are known as force multipliers because of their unique capabilities.

In the field of honor there is one group that stands above the rest, combat medics.

Every soldier, sailor and airmen has to pass one hurdle before coming a member of the military – basic training.

Combat requires that soldiers be tough, capable of strength and good cardio-vascular endurance.

Rangers are an elite light infantry whose sole purpose is to seek out and destroy the enemy.

Bullets, shrapnel, and IEDs, all are dangers for Infantry.

Knowledge is one of the key elements of success in combat – knowing an enemies strengths and weaknesses.

Today, as in the past, one of the best means to enter combat is with allies.

Fire and floods, the true danger at sea for sailors.

Boarding other ships has been around since the dawn of combat at sea. Today, sailors must train to do far more than their ancestors.

High technology is changing the modern battlefield.

Whether at sea, in the air or on land, modern warfare happens in all environments.