Mail Call (2002)
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Episodes 105
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Gunny's Deal of the Day
Mail Call The Best of Season 2 Xtra Gunny's Deal of the Day
Read MoreD-Day Special
D-Day Special
Read MoreTank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
Read MoreKnight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
Read MoreFlak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
Read MoreCivil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
Read MoreLanding Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
Read MoreMortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Read MoreRe-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
Read MoreRevolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
Read MoreThe Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
Read MoreNinja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
Read MoreGrenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
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The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
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Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.
Read MoreGrenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs
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.
Read MoreCivil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie Knife
American Civil War rifles from both sides; the first missile fired from the deck of a sub; deep-sea and crush-proof suits; breaking down a weapon; the Bowie knife; the evolution of a hedgechopper.
Read MoreAVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; Grapeshot
The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge; the Fulton Recovery System; a pilot's survival kit; the ancient Greek warship Trireme; battleship guns; grapeshot.
Read MoreMarine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank Destroyer
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.
Read MoreTrebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; Boomerangs
Medieval catapults; platoons, companies and divisions; the Browning automatic rifle; smart bombs; parachutes; the weapon version of the boomerang.
Read MoreLAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military Salute
Light Armored Vehicle; landing craft; World War I Doughboys; training troops; medieval chain mail; the military salute.
Read MoreVietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
Read MoreSelf-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels;Pirate Weapons
full title: Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels; Pirate Weapons; Depth Charges
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Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Read MoreAnti-Tank Rocket; Bazooka; HQ Tour; Tactical Operations Center; Downed Pilots
The bazooka's replacement; mobile command post; Air Force Pararescuemen; 21-gun salute.
Read MoreMedieval Weapons; Lewis Gun; Carrier Pigeons; Gliders in Combat; Anti-Tank
Medieval weapons; World War I Lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders; anti-tank missile; ejection seats.
Read MoreAmphibious Assault Vehicle; Jeep; Medieval Battering Ram; Urban Warfare; Ball Tu
Marines' 26-ton AAV stays afloat; jeeps; battering rams; urban warfare; World War II bombers; pictures on World War II airplanes.
Read MoreUnmanned Aircraft; Bogey; 1st Combat Helicopter; Forward Observers
Experimental planes; unidentified aircraft; first combat helicopter; directing artillery fire; commando knife.
Read MoreNewest Coast Guard Ship; Carrier Battle Group; Tanks; Sherman Tank; XM-29 Rifle
Motor lifeboat; carrier battle group; Sherman tanks; futuristic rifle; voice mail.
Read MoreLive from the Gulf
This episode was live in Kuwait. Gunnery Sgt. Ermey talked to the troops and answered questions.
Read MoreSuper Stallion Helicopter; Flying Banana; Navy Hazing; Seabees; GI Jargon; Tank Ammo
Helicopters; hazing ritual; building runways in the Pacific; the G-2; battle tank
Read MoreM-1 Garand Rifle; First Assault Rifle; JATO; Golden Knights Parachute Team; Barr
Rifles; jet-assisted take-off; freefall parachute team; barrage balloons; military jargon.
Read MoreRocket-Assisted Projectile; WWII German Gustav; Tent Tech; Pup Tent; Tomahawk;
Rocket-propelled artillery; artillery gun that fires the largest caliber shell; tents; tomahawks; slings.
Read MoreM-16; Viet Cong Booby Traps; Super-Secret Ravens; Wild Weasels; Vietnam River Patrol Boats; Green Berets
Military rifles in Vietnam; booby traps; the Ravens; the Wild Weasels; river-patrol boats; the Green Berets.
Read MoreMarine Sniper Rifle; BlowGun; Mulberry Harbor; French Resistance; Frontline Medi
Rifle; blowgun; floating concrete caissons bridge the English Channel; weapons of the French resistance; improvements in front-line medical care; origins of the word "berserk."
Read MoreMarine Sniper School; Hand Signals; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Motorcycles; Loading Palettes; C-119
Snipers; hand signals; Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail; motorcycles; tanks; the C-119 Flying Boxcar.
Read MoreArmored Scout Car; Water-Cooled Machine Gun; Fart Sack; Shuteye; Nazi U-Boats; Stealth Ship
Armored scout cars; water-cooled machine guns; sleeping bag; sleeping on the battlefield; German U-boats; Navy ship invisible to radar.
Read MoreClaymore Mine; 1st U.S. Nuclear Sub; Resupply at Sea; Patriot Air Defense Missile; Jody Songs
Anti-personnel mine; 16th-century Scottish sword; early nuclear-powered submarine; how naval vessels resupply at sea; the Patriot missile; cadence songs.
Read MoreWWII Half Track; Arctic Vehicles; Weird Weapons; Navy Hydrofoils; Combat Controllers; Gunnery Sergeant
World War II M2A2 half-track; Snow Train; strange weapons used by the Allies in World War II; Navy hydrofoils; Air Force combat controllers; Marine Corps gunnery sergeants.
Read MoreMilitary Pilot Training; Flak; Doolittle Raid; One-Man Submarine; Military Radios
Training of military pilots; flak; the Doolittle Raid; Sleeping Beauty submarine; radios; foxhole radio.
Read MoreF-15 Eagle; Flying Platform; Atomic Annie; Army Missiles; Tommy Gun v. Burp Gun; Measuring Bullets
F-15 Eagle; single-man vertical flight machine; howitzer firing both conventional and nuclear warheads; Army-controlled missile programs; submachine guns; measuring bullets.
Read MoreAvenger; Stinger & Red-Eye Missiles; Military Firefighter & Smokejumper; Kiowa Helicopter; Kilroy
Avenger Air Defense System; Stinger and Red Eye missiles; military firefighters; the Triple Nickels; Kiowa scout helicopter; "Kilroy Was Here."
Read MoreCobra Attack Helicopter; Sidewinder Missile; C-54 Skymaster; MPs; Flintlock Pistol
Attack helicopter; AIM Sidewinders; transport plane; military police; flintlock pistols.
Read MoreGolden Knights; U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; Blood Chit; AC-130U Spooky Gunsh
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.
Read MoreBlimp; Miitary Shotguns; Navy Graveyard; Poop Deck
Blimp; aerial reconnaissance during the U.S. Civil War; military shot guns; grapeshot revolver; Navy Graveyard; G.I. jargon: "poop."
Read MoreGuided Missile Destroyer; WWI Aircraft & Aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams
Guided Missile Destroyer; World War I aircraft and aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams.
Read MoreGrease Gun; Sten Gun; E-3 Sentry AWACS; J-Stars; Vietnam Fire Support Bases; Charlie
Submachine guns; high-tech aerial command and control centers; fire support bases; slang term "Charlie."
Read MoreMedieval Madness; National Technical Systems; Fabulous Flops; P-51 Mustang; A-2 Flight Jacket
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Heavy Support Vehicles
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Army Air Ambulance; 1st Special Service Force; Johnson Rifle; MiG-15 vs. F-86
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Fastest Army Vehicle; Uncle Sam; Tank Destroyers; Anti-Tank Rifle; Dive Bomber
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Navy SEALs; Frogmen; Kettering Bug; A-10 Warthog; Rommel's Afrika Korps Gear
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Jump Gear; Weapons; Communications and Medical Gear
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Nuclear-Attack Submarine: Diving, Steering and Sonar; Torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles; Reactor; Chow
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Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPV
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Marine Corps Marksmanship; The BAT; Maritime Safety & Security Teams
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Silencers; Flashbang Grenade; WWII Japanese Gear; HITRON Teams
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Javelin Anti-Tank Missile; Tankgewehr 1918; P-3 Orion; SOG
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The War of 1812
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Military Sidearms; Glock Handguns; MG42; WWII British Commando Weapons; Gun Truck Alley
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XM8; Spencer; AC-47 Spooky; Small Diameter Bomb; Gotha Bomber
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Rapid Fielding Initiative; Anti-Tank and Anti-Anti-Tank; Blimp Sub-hunters; Cloud Car
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Zoaves; Flying Wing; ICBM; Swift Boats
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Celebrity Golf Tournament, Gala Ball, and Auction
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Ballista; Pedersen Device; Peashooter
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NORAD
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Afghanistan
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The Pentagon
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SS Lane Victory
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29 Palms
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Civil War Special
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Iwo Jima Special
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Gator Navy
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B-2
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Abrams M1-A1; Kasserine Pass and El Guttar
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Benelli M4 Shotgun; 1st Air Cav in Vietnam; Germany's WWII ME-163 Komet & Kubelwagen
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MK-19 Grenade Launcher; PPSH-41; WWII Weasel; Vertijet
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Beach Master; DLI; Hooch; Eureka MPTGS Type 3 Tent; Cabanatuan Raid; Arisaka Rifle
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German Renaissance; 9mm Luger P-08; AFN; Battle of Britain
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Hurricane Katrina
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DOD Firefighter; USMC Martial Arts Training; Little David
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IED; Guadalcanal; Sullivan Brothers; Rough Riders
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Army's National Training Center
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AAV; Wild West Guns; Merrill's Marauders; Screaming Mimi
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Ermey's Vietnam
Former U.S. Marines Staff Sgt. R. Lee Ermey returns to Vietnam for the first time since 1969; veterans recall their experiences from the war.
Read MoreMinot AFB
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Knob Creek Gun Range
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War in the Pacific
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Potato Digger; Smith; P-38; Wire Dawgs
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Iwo Jima Special
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Episode 3
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Ermey's Biggest Bangs
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Ermey's Biggest Bangs
New intro/Best of: M203 Grenade Launcher, Trebuchet, 1895 Colt Machine Gun, MP5 9mm Submachine Gun, M1 Garand Rifle, A4 .30 Cal Machine Gun, Claymore Mines, Knob Creek Gun Range
Read MoreErmey's Hottest Rides
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Ermey's Hottest Rides
New intro/Best of: Mid Air Refueling, Cobra Helicopter, Halftrack, The Jeep, Landing Craft Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC), Light Armored Vehicle, M5A1 Stuart Tank, 47ft motor life boat, promo - watermelon salesman
Read MoreNational Museum of The United States Air Force
Historic Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. First, Lee tours the museum and he reveals the fascinating story (and rare footage) of the highest bailout in history from an American aircraft. Then he tells the history of the Lockheed Starlifter, the Vietnam-era cargo plane made famous when one was designated The Hanoi. Lee also attends a reunion of the surviving POWs who flew on the Hanoi Taxi; then, he reveals the truth about UFOs and the Air Force's top secret Project Bluebook. Finally, Lee gets to take the controls for some real stick time in a vintage B-25 Mitchell Bomber.
Read MoreHurlburt Field, Florida
R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions on location at with a focus on Air Force Special Operations and hardware. Lee tours the Air Force Base and gets a taste of what the officer candidates call "Hell Week"; then, Gunny goes to school and trains in car bomb and explosives detection and fires assault rifles used by terrorists. Finally, Lee takes off in the meanest gunship in the Air Force, the AC-130 and squeezes off a few rounds with its 105 mm cannon
Read MoreFort Knox, KY
Gunny visits the United States Armor Center and check out our armored arsenal. We go along on a Recon Officer training course with Special Ops Army scouts; and then, Gunny goes for a flight on an Apache Attack Helicopter. View a profile of George S. Patton, hear the story of George S. Patton's ivory-handled revolver and see other historic relics from the Patton museum. Gunny gets to drive and fire the cannon of the only working vintage Vietnam-era M40 Ontos Tank shredder known as the Road Runner. A trip to the assembly plant to see the M1 Abrams tank built from the ground up.
Read MorePinnacle Armor; Apache Helicopter
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San Diego, California at the Strategic Operations Training Center
R. Lee gets in a little trigger time training with a group of insurgents in an Iraqi Village at the most realistic training facility used by the U.S. Marine Corps w/Roger Cannon, Brian Plescia Capt Steve Coast. An in-depth tour of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, dedicated to finding and the remains of all missing and unidentified service men and women w/Lt. Lentfort Mitchell, Dennis Danielson Col Claude Davis. Witness the guns and gear used by the British Red Coats against the American rebels during our War of independence w/George Mack. The story of US troops on Panama w/Rob Lihani Sgt. Patrick Nugent Finally, take a trip to Fort MacArthur in Long Beach, California to re-enact the great L.A. Air Raid of 1942 w/Stephen Nelson
Read MorePolaris MV; Textron M1117
Trigger time with an M4 Carbine and a Beretta M9. Camillus Knives - Woodsman's Pal, Tac Tool and Ermey updates to the latest gear: Spec Ops, Blackhawk, Oakley, CamelBak. Then he torture tests the rugged laptop from VT Miltope by running it over with his jeep and throwing water on it. Plus flashlights from Surefire - M6 combat, Aviator Hellfire.
Read MoreIraq Episode
Gunny talks via satellite one-on-one with troops in Iraq. At the Atlanta, Georgia headquarters of the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System and gets the scoop on the fight against the insurgency. Run by the US Army, DVIDS receives via satellite the combat camera and public affairs videotape of all operations involving the US armed forces with Ltc William Beckman, Ssgt Amy Forsythe. Iraq - Lt Michael Schulz, Cwl Ty Powell, Sgt. Kurt Edusada, Sgt. Louis Sanchez, Col Joie Stovie, Ssgt Ajeem Pandey, Col Paul Sutherland, Cpl Andrew Ringbloom, 1Lt Douglas Connor, Col James Polo. He also meets civil affairs specialists and engineers installing a water purification system for a remote village. Finally, the Gunny pays tribute to Army Corporal Ozwarthy who was recently killed while serving in Iraq.
Read MoreM8 Armored Car; Mauser C96 Pistol; Dogs in War
A WWII scout car nicknamed the greyhound. Gunny takes it for a test drive and fires off the M8's 37mm cannon with Bill Kirhkidis; then, Gunny features the Mauser C96 pistol (the pistol of choice for everyone from Winston Churchill to Star Wars' Han Solo) in a live fire demonstration. Gunny gives the gear geeks in the audience a field day with an overview of all the weapons, gear and gadgets used by the average German soldier during World War II with Anders Hudson. K98 Bolt action rifle, MP40, MG34, MG42, Stick Grenade, uniforms, boots, ammo pouch, bread bag, M3, 40, 42 helmet, camo, foodwagon. Gunny's Golf Tournament & Charities in Marriott DC - Young Marines with Shotgun Scramble won by Richard Grieco, Gunny's Ball with Bob Dole, ROTC - Maj Matt Donald, Ross Daly, Lt Col Todd Miller, Ohio State MSgt Dan Whitney, Terrorist Training - Robin Tullercash, War Dogs K( Corp - Sgt. Stubby of D-Dogs for Defense, War Dog Cemetery in Guan, Fort Benning training.
Read MoreTennessee Museum of Aviation
Tennessee Warbirds Museum of Aviation to see the P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbirds with R. Neal Melton, Franklin Luckman Jr, R. Nathan Davis.M6 double barrel survival rifle AR7, Scuttlebutt, A trip back in time to see just what kind of gear the WW2 Marines carried into battle - M1941 uniform, pack, boondockers, frog herringbone, 1903A1 rifle. Back to the skies for a one-of-a-kind ride in the Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor with Maj David Lane, XB70 Valkyrie. Even the Gunny makes mistakes, so R. Lee shows off a few of his most famous SNAFUs. Finally the Gunny gives a fond farewell to the venerable Navy F-14 Tomcat with Capt Bill Seizmore, Cdr Jim Howe, Cdr Curt Seth.
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