Monthly Archives: August 2017
Physical Security & VBIED Blast Protection
The following paper was written by Mark Lonsdale while serving as a senior security consultant on a Department of Defense contract at a combined US/Iraqi military base north of Baghdad in early 2004. This is also the period when the … Continue reading
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Armed Contractors in the Battle Space
The following paper was written for a December 2006 conference at the US Army War College hosted by the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), and later published in the October 2007 issue of the IPOA journal. The purpose of … Continue reading
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Convoy Security in a Semi-permissive War Zone (Iraq & Afghanistan)
The following paper is based on the author’s observations and experience in Afghanistan and Iraq as a military advisor and DoD security contractor from 2002 through 2006, while staying abreast of current operations and incidents through 2007. By Mark V. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Blackwater, CET, Contractor, CR, IED, Iraq, Kandahar, OEF, OIF, PSD, Tactical Training
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Rifle Calibers for F-TR and PRS Tactical Division – and Why .308 Winchester?
By Mark V. Lonsdale – STTU Based on a number of questions from shooters hoping to get into F-Class Target Rifle (F-TR) of Precision Rifle shooting, there is obviously some confusion floating around concerning rifles and calibers. One individual, who … Continue reading
Posted in .223 Remington, .308 Winchester, F-TR, Firearms, Leupold, Long Range Shooting, McMillan Stocks, Precision Shooting, PRS, Sniper
Tagged Accuracy, AR, F-TR, Firearms, FTR, Leupold, Mark 4, McMillan, PRS, Shooting, Sniper
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