Watch out, world

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 3:03 PM Share

Giving new meaning to the phrase "glamour shoot," Erin Simpson, the Nicole Kidman of counterinsurgency, is learning to handle an M-16 before deploying to Afghanistan. Read all about it.

Speaking of military small arms, the Woodstock of that world is coming up. Here is the one-stop shopping about hot new apps for MK-19 grenades, and such.

Snipers following the Battle of Königsberg/wikicommons

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TYRTAIOS

10:55 PM ET

November 17, 2009

Stone Cold Killers

Four stone cold killers holding Mosin-Nagant's. How'd you like to party with the likes of them? Na Zdorovie!

DWIGHT

6:48 AM ET

November 18, 2009

I'm confused, is the picture

I'm confused, is the picture suppose to be of Erin? This looks like a World War II Soviet picture of female snipers. For sure the rifles are not M-16s.

KUNINO

6:54 AM ET

November 18, 2009

Anybody recognize those Soviet decorations?

I doubt those ladies were deployed through a catering corps.

TYRTAIOS

3:03 PM ET

November 18, 2009

staged photo - just like Erin

kunino, none are wearing the coveted sniper badge on the right side - probably a staged propaganda photo. I wonder how I know this crap - probably observing one too many May Day Parades? :)

JIMMY W

3:59 PM ET

November 18, 2009

NDIA old slides

Tom,

Those NDIA slides are from May'09. Good reading, tho.

PAUL THOMPSON

11:35 AM ET

November 26, 2009

Not MF2

This definitely does not look like a modern day photo and those ladies are not about to be deployed to Afghanistan. Just look at their hairstyles and uniforms. No confusion here, it is a very old picture.

TIMBERLAND

7:33 AM ET

December 11, 2009

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