Learn how grenade launchers work; how a .30 caliber machine gun compares to a .50 cal; watch Ermey behind the wheel of a Flyer 21; and discover the origin of the word shrapnel.
Ermey demonstrates an AT-4 anti-tank rocket, finds out how commanders stay in touch at a Tactical Operations Center, learns the origin of the 21-gun salute and meets Air Force Pararescuemen.
How do grenades work? What is a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) Drop? What's the purpose of dog tags? Why did the German WWI helmet have a spike? What do American soldiers eat in the field today?
How did Civil War Cannoneers aim their artillery pieces? Exactly how does night vision technology work? How do you clear a minefield?
Can a bullet can penetrate body armor? How accurate was a medieval crossbow? How did WWI pilots shoot through their propellers?
What are the different pieces of a Knight's armor? What's in a WWI backpack? What's inside a Landmine?
Go aboard the Coast Guard's Motor Lifeboat; find out how many ships are in a carrier battle group; why the Sherman tank was a deathtrap and how WWII V-mail kept letters flowing from the front to home.
Ermey compares Civil War rifles; learns about the first missile fired from a sub deck; compares Navy deep-sea suits, examines the Bowie knife; and explains the how hedgechoppers were used on D-Day.
Simulated marksmanship training; fastest front-line combat jet and World War II tank; Greeks of ancient times use the phalanx; Civil War cavalry gear; dazzle paint.
Find out the history of medieval trebuchets and the Browning Automatic Rifle; how many troops are in a platoon, a company, and a division; how smart bombs work; and parachutes used by paratroopers.
Ermey rides a Light Armored Vehicle and finds out why landing craft don't sink, what the WWI term "Doughboy" means, how to make medieval chain mail, and the origins of the military salute.
Vietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
What were the wickedest medieval weapons? What is a WWI Lewis gun? How were carrier pigeons used, how do ejection seats and TOW anti-aircraft missiles works and did people use gliders in combat?
Ermey travels to Edwards AFB for a look at the latest in experimental planes, explores the first combat helicopter, and demonstrates the Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife on his favorite target.
Ermey demos a German MP-44 and an M-1 Garand, explains how barrage balloons protected London in WWIIl, explores a freefall parachute team and goes through the alphabet-military style.
Why was the M-14 rifle introduced? How did the Viet Cong use booby traps? Who were the Wild Weasels and the secret Ravens, and how did the Green Berets get their name?
How are Marine snipers trained and what hand signals do soldiers use? How did the Viet Cong move supplies? Can the military air drop tanks, and what was the C-119 Flying Boxcar transport plane?
What are water-cooled guns and fart sacks? How effective were U-boats and armored scout cars in WWII? How do troops sleep on the battlefield and does the Navy really have a ship invisible to radar?
Ermey demos the Claymore anti-personnel mine and a 16th-century sword, and answers questions about nuclear-powered subs, naval resupplies, Patriot missiles, and drill songs
Ermy flies in a F-15 Eagle, explores the Hitler Flying Platform, an Atomic Annie howitzer and Army missile programs and decides which was better-the US Tommy Gun or German Burp Gun.
Ermey examines Sting and Red Eye missiles, learns about the African-American Triple Nickles; explores an Avenger Air Defense System and a Kiowa Scout helicopter and explains “Kilroy was here.”
Lee jumps with the Golden Knights; history of the U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; blood chit; AC-130U Spooky gunship; P-61 Black Widow.
Blimp; aerial reconnaissance during the U.S. Civil War; military shot guns; grapeshot revolver; Navy Graveyard; G.I. jargon: "poop."
Ermey demos M3 and British Sten guns, tours the E-3 Sentry system and the Army J-Stars, finds out how US fire support bases were built in Vietnam and the origins of the slang term “Charlie.”
Ermey explores the history of Uncle Sam, Tank Destroyers and the failed Sea Dart, demos an anti-tank elephant gun and an Army Sarge dragster and finds out why dive bombers scream during attacks.
Ermey demos Navy SEAL weapons, views the Kettering Bug cruise missile and an A-10 Thunderbolt and learns about Rommel’s WWII Afrika Corps and why gas storage containers are called Jerry Cans.
Onboard the USS Salt Lake City nuclear sub, Ermey demos diving, steering and sonar, examines Tomahawk missiles, and gets up close to the sub’s reactor, before chowing down with the ship’s crew.
Ermey demos a WWII Bren Gun and rides a Tankette; checks out Operation Robin Sage; learns about Green Beret training and looks at the Predator and WWII’s Weary Willy.
Ermey tours a period camp from the War of 1812, demos a 7-barreled gun, visits Fort Miegs and the USS Constitution and explores the battle that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner.
Ermey gets trigger time with an XM8 and Civil War-era Spencer repeating rifle; examines the Vietnam-era AC-47 Spooky gunship and Manpack “people sniffer”; and checks out the German Gother Bomber.
Ermey explores the history of the USO, athletes who served on the playing field and battlefield and visits the private beaches and ski resorts where soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen go on leave.
Ermey demos a Spanish-American War rifle, catches up with the Sr-71 Blackbird, history’s fastest plane and the U-2 spy plane and finds out how weather helped the Allies in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Ermey explores the Navy Marine Mammals program; takes a ride in a WC54 ambulance and finds out how injured WWII solders were evacuated and profiles the Navy’s Desert Ducks mail delivery unit.
Ermey demos silencers; checks out Japanese WWII weapons and gear; catches up with the Coast Guard HITRON teams and profile the Ch-54 Skycrane helicopter.
Ermey gets some trigger time with a Glock and a German MG42; examines WWII British Commando weapons; and explores troop convoy protection training on Gun Truck Alley.
The history of NORAD includes a tour of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado.
Ermey tours the Pentagon; gets trigger time with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s UMP40 submachine gun; infiltrates Army Operating Center; and looks back on how 9/11 changed the Pentagon.
Ermey boards the SS Lane Victory; explores the role of Merchant Marines, Navy Armed Guard and the Navajo Code Talkers in WWII and examines armed-robot SWORDS being deployed on the battlefield.
Ermey travels to the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima with 86 veterans of the WWII invasion to relive the US Marine Corps' most heroic battle.
Ermey rides a B-2 Stealth Bomber with the 509th Bomber Group at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The Gunny pays tribute to the 509th’s Enola Gay and other World War II bombers.
Ermey trains with an Abrams M1-A1 tank; explores the Battle of Kasserine Pass and WWII reporter Ernie Pyle; and tests a new kind of full body armor.
