Tag Archives: APS
5.66 x 39 mm MPS cartridges documented near Kiev
This post originally appeared on The Hoplite, the ARES company blog. The seizure of former president Viktor Yanukovych’s estate in Mezhyhirya, an hours drive from Kiev, turned up a range of interesting arms and munitions. Nearby, a variety of ammunition was recovered from a private lake, including the cartridges shown in the image above. These are 5.66 x 39 […]
US MARSEC Capability Development Programs in West Africa: Current Status and Future Prospects
By N.R. Jenzen-Jones & LT Chad R. Hutchins, USN This piece originally appeared at Information Dissemination. USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team members train Kenyan naval personnel on proper apprehension techniques while in port Mombasa, Kenya during Africa Partnership Station – East 2010. West Africa[1] today is plagued by a variety of […]
The Rogue Adventurer 