Thursday, March 01, 2007
Photos From the Central Front
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment conduct a foot patrol in Khalis, Iraq, 2/21/07 (photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway).
I downloaded the high resolution version of this photo (which will appear if you click on it), and looked at the interesting pistol lanyard rig the third soldier (in front of the empty window) has on his hip. (It's quick release detachable and curly like a phone cord). This guy's serious about his weapons. However, I could swear that he's not carrying the M-9 standard issue pistol (which is the army version of the Beretta 92-F) but a Glock (perhaps a model 22 or 23 in .40 S & W). Why would he do that? Could it be that the M-9 in somewhat wimpy 9mm parabellum doesn't knock the target down each time while the .40 S & W does--every time? Just asking.
The bells and whistles he has on his M-4 Carbine are impressive too, but I don't recognize even half of them.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 5:37 PM 
